This upcoming weekend will be the 234th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. What are you doing this year to celebrate?
Independence Day is traditionally celebrated on the 4th of July. Along with the fireworks, barbeque’s, parties and such, there’s usually A LOT of garbage that accumulates.
I can’t think of a better way to show how much you value the natural resources that this beautiful county provides, than by putting some “green acts” into the day of Red, White & Blue. Here’s some practical and easy tips:
Don’t use …

Some things you read can really make you stop and think. Today, I saw a quote posted by one of my Twitter connections, @SharonBoggs, that did just that! Here’s what it said:
“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”  – William James

Now, I’ve read, shared and pondered many a quote or words of wisdom, but this one actually kind of gut-punched me.  Probably, because I have recently been doing a lot of self-evaluation on where I am in my life and if I …

Did you know that over 20 billion pounds of clothing ends up in our landfills every year? An estimated 1 in 10 clothing items gets bought, never worn, and simply thrown away?
The alternative to donate and/or consign clothing has taken on a life of it’s own more recently. Repurposing and reusing, previously owned clothing, is considered chic with environmental enthusiasts and many others.
True, there’s always been a market for used garments, but most typically the stereotypical shopper was buying used merchandise out of financial necessity. While that still holds true, …

After almost one month, the daily reports coming in from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster are still very discouraging. Everyone is disappointed and outraged that this even happened, as well as the lack of success in stopping the spill. Without a doubt, this crisis will stimulate some serious discussions and actions for ensuring environmental accountability. 
But why does it always take a life/environment altering event to inspire action? Why can’t we be more proactive with environmental accountability, instead of just reacting after the crisis?
There are probably numerous “good” answers to those questions, but …

Are you making environmental and ethical choices in your day-to-day activities?

I realized after creating the title to this post, that it could be written two ways: ‘Waste’ versus ‘Waist’…LOL !! Since, this is my environmental focused blog, I do believe I’ll stick with the ‘household waste’ issues for now
According to the folks at RecycleWorks.org, household waste increases by more than 25% from Thanksgiving to New Years Day. There is added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, etc.
Not only can you make easy choices to be less wasteful this Thanksgiving, they may even cost less than your usual …

I don’t think it’s any secret that I have a passion for environmental stewardship. No act is too small to improve one’s carbon footprint on the planet. Therefore, I am pleased to announce a local Recycling Awareness Event that will be held in my Treasure Valley, Idaho community on November 21, 2009.
Motivated by the AmericaRecyclesDay.org coalition, this grassroots Recycling Awareness event will be held at Silverhawk Realty in Fruitland, Idaho from 10 am to 2 pm. The event will focus on recycling resources in the Payette County area. There will …

Celebrating its 12th year, America Recycles Day (ARD), will be on November 15th. It’s a day set aside to better inform people about the importance of recycling and buying recycled products.
I am a staunch supporter of recycling and do a decent job at it personally, but I know that I can do much more. So, I’ve taken the ARD Pledge on the America Recycles Day website to try and ramp up my recycling habits.
It’s a No Brainer, that recycling keeps the landfills from filling up so quickly. But, in addition …

I’m so proud of San Francisco and Mayor Gavin Newsom. I’m literally busting at the seams!
San Francisco already has made huge strides in recycling, but now, they have raised the bar by signing into law, mandatory composting in my favorite City. Seventy-two percent diversion from the landfills wasn’t enough for Mayor Newsom and his colleagues, and so now it’s the law!
In an article in the Huffington Post, the progressive Mayor outlines the chronology of San Francisco’s war for reduction in their landfills and repurposing much of the byproducts of waste.
Please …

DRIP, DRIP, DRIP…No, there’s not any name calling, going on here today. Instead, we’re going to share some practical tips for being more environmentally responsible AND saving money too. -Take that Recession- POW!
A couple of posts back, I talked about the ecobutton™ and the Smartstrip, as ways of reducing electrical power consumed. The power used from idle devices, or even some devices when turned off, is known as Phantom Power.
The next suggestion was eluded to, in the title of this post: water dripping. Three easy suggestions are: Getting leaky faucets …