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Tips for becoming a greener, more earth friendly family. Every member of your family can play a role in protecting and minimizing impact on our environment.

Getting More From What We Have Helps The Environment

August 21, 2011 / Michael Bloch

Waste not, want not is a saying I heard many times growing up and it’s taking on even more importance now with our environment under assault on so many fronts and many natural resources rapidly dwindling.

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Back to school with the environment in mind

August 1, 2011 / Michael Bloch

As parents prepare to shell out a stack of green for school supplies; thinking about a different type of green can help alleviate associated environmental impact – and sometimes also cost.

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Beware of the green rebound effect

June 8, 2011 / Michael Bloch

We are by nature greedy. Until we acknowledge it and then fight that tendency; the struggle to save the environment will be an uphill battle, or more accurately, a downhill run. Even if we do buy "green" everything, we need to be wary of the green rebound effect.

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Scarcity, consumption and the environment

April 30, 2011 / Michael Bloch

Most of us see super specials and limited offer sale messages on a daily basis. They aren’t always for real. Generating demand through artificial scarcity is a common practice, one that significantly boosts consumption and has a massive impact on the environment.

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Tips For Caring For Our Natural Places

April 17, 2011 / Michael Bloch

Natural spaces are a great treasure and we need to do all we can to protect them while enjoying what they have to offer. Whether you’re planning a trip to the beach, a park, a forest or the outback; here’s 10 tips for minimizing any negative impact of your visit.

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Tips for a more environmentally friendly wedding

April 14, 2011 / Michael Bloch

Weddings are often extravagant events generating a great deal of consumption and waste, so here’s a selection of green wedding tips to make your big day a little more environmentally friendly!

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Attachment To Objects And The Environment

March 15, 2011 / Michael Bloch

The general wisdom is we shouldn’t become attached to objects, but we do – which may not always be such a bad thing environmentally speaking.

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The reusable cloth and disposable diapers debate

March 8, 2011 / Michael Bloch

Diapers, also known as nappies in many parts of the world, have been the subject of great debate in relation to which is a more earth friendly option – disposables or reusable cloth?

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Talking to children about environmental issues

March 5, 2011 / Michael Bloch

How do we talk to our kids about environmental issues in a way they’ll take notice – and without scaring the heck out of them?

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Transitional ethics and the battle to go green

February 8, 2011 / Michael Bloch

Sounds like a fancy term describing something complex, but transitional ethics is a simple concept and relates very well to dealing with some of the challenges of going green.

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