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Green N Brown Discount

Green Living Tips — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Green N Brown, an online store for sustainable products, describes themselves as "a one stop shop for greener future". GLT readers can get an extra 5% discount on their entire range - that's on top of any offers currently running. Learn more about the company, their approach to selecting products and grab the coupon code.

New vs used cars and the environment

Green Living Tips — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0000

If you're tossing up whether to buy a new or used car and the environment is an issue you want to incorporate in your purchase decision, here are some issues to consider.

Planned obsolescence

Green Living Tips — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0000

It's one thing for a product to generally wear out, quite another for a manufacturer to ensure a part of it does within a desired timeframe. Planned obsolescence fuels hyperconsumption which impacts heavily on wallets - and our environment.

Recycling energy savings

Green Living Tips — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Does as much energy go into recycling materials as it does in extracting them in the first place? Find out more about the energy savings in recycling plastic, metals, glass and paper.

The many uses of soy

Green Living Tips — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000

The soybean is an amazing crop, with uses extending far beyond what you're likely familiar with. Like any "miracle" crop, it also has its down sides; mainly related to how we exploit it - sometimes soy products are by no means environmentally friendly. Learn more in this article.

Plastic milk jug recycling and uses

Green Living Tips — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Plastic milk jugs are still entering the waste stream in huge quantities, yet another burden on our environment. While plastic milk jugs cannot be recycled in the true sense of the word, they can be upcycled, downcycled and repurposed for many uses around the home.

Plastic milk jug recycling and uses

Green Living Tips — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Bees and your food

Green Living Tips — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Bee Colony Collapse Disorder is a crisis that still gets little coverage given the major threat it poses. Bees give us so much more than honey. Bee pollination of crops, something that most farmers heavily rely on, is responsible for as much as 30% of the U.S. food supply.

What is downshifting?

Green Living Tips — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000

While many are seeking to climb the material ladder in life, others have reached the upper rungs and found out it's not all it's cracked up to be; choosing to set a different course - downshifting. For others, particularly in this economic climate, downshifting is more a forced phenomenon. Either way, downshifting means less consumption - and that's good for the environment.

Light pollution

Green Living Tips — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Light pollution is an underrated environmental problem. It affects plants and animals directly and it also steals the magnificent night sky from us. Learn more about the issue in this article and what you can do to help reduce light pollution.