Comments on: How To Be Greener http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/ Hire a Blogger Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:10:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: 54 Tips For Green Living - Earth Day 2009 | http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-11983 54 Tips For Green Living - Earth Day 2009 | Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:10:52 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-11983 [...] more than half of these tips, which is huge for me. I’ve definitely come a long way since last year. But it’s not enough. My goal is to incorporate more and more of these tips until they become [...] [...] more than half of these tips, which is huge for me. I’ve definitely come a long way since last year. But it’s not enough. My goal is to incorporate more and more of these tips until they become [...]

]]> By: Calley http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-532 Calley Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:03:13 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-532 Thanks for the link. Keep reading! Thanks for the link. Keep reading!

]]> By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-501 MomGrind Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:39:08 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-501 @ Diana: I agree - she might change her mind once she has a child. @ Diana: I agree – she might change her mind once she has a child.

]]> By: Diana http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-500 Diana Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:55:07 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-500 Every step in the right direction is better than the last! Good for you for making an effort! I've got a good friend who refuses to even consider the idea of worrying about the environment. If it's not an immediate threat to <i>her</i> she really couldn't care less. She's pregnant with her first child, I'm secretly hoping that motherhood will make her a little more conscious of future generations. Every step in the right direction is better than the last! Good for you for making an effort! I’ve got a good friend who refuses to even consider the idea of worrying about the environment. If it’s not an immediate threat to her she really couldn’t care less. She’s pregnant with her first child, I’m secretly hoping that motherhood will make her a little more conscious of future generations.

]]> By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-499 MomGrind Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:48:19 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-499 @ Andre: thanks for the tips. It's good to know that driving less in an SUV is better than driving more in a fuel-efficient car. @ Chris: your Earth Day post was SO funny. :) @ Miranda: re-using those plastic bags is great idea. Thanks. @ MilkYourMoney: we've been trying to do that, especially in winter when it sometimes gets so hot over here, we are in T-shirts. @ Computer Addict: "I hate throwing away stuff that can still serve a purpose". I like your outlook. I hate clutter, so I used to just throw away stuff after decluttering, but I am learning that even if I don't use something any longer, others can still find it useful. @ Andre: thanks for the tips. It’s good to know that driving less in an SUV is better than driving more in a fuel-efficient car.

@ Chris: your Earth Day post was SO funny. :)

@ Miranda: re-using those plastic bags is great idea. Thanks.

@ MilkYourMoney: we’ve been trying to do that, especially in winter when it sometimes gets so hot over here, we are in T-shirts.

@ Computer Addict: “I hate throwing away stuff that can still serve a purpose”. I like your outlook. I hate clutter, so I used to just throw away stuff after decluttering, but I am learning that even if I don’t use something any longer, others can still find it useful.

]]> By: Computer Addict http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-498 Computer Addict Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:23:03 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-498 I'm a big fan of reuse. I hate throwing away stuff that can still serve a purpose. eBay is good, donating to Goodwill is good. I’m a big fan of reuse. I hate throwing away stuff that can still serve a purpose. eBay is good, donating to Goodwill is good.

]]> By: MilkYourMoney http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-497 MilkYourMoney Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:16:57 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-497 Keeping your home a little warmer in the summer and slightly cooler during the winder is a great one. Fans run very cheap and help with you stay cool even with a higher setting on the thermostat. Keeping your home a little warmer in the summer and slightly cooler during the winder is a great one. Fans run very cheap and help with you stay cool even with a higher setting on the thermostat.

]]> By: Miranda http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-496 Miranda Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:01:58 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-496 Thanks for the great tips! We used to save all those plastic grocery bags. Now we re-use them. We bring those to the store and keep on using them. We also have the re-usable bags that you can buy, but we bring a couple plastic bags along, just in case. That way if we don't have enough room, we can still prevent the use of more plastic bags... Thanks for the great tips! We used to save all those plastic grocery bags. Now we re-use them. We bring those to the store and keep on using them. We also have the re-usable bags that you can buy, but we bring a couple plastic bags along, just in case. That way if we don’t have enough room, we can still prevent the use of more plastic bags…

]]> By: Chris http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-495 Chris Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:17:17 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-495 Nice tips! Becuase I have 5 children, I do enough damage on the environment. Can I send them to the recycling factory...LOL My daughter is reading my comments as I type and she is laughing beside herself. Nice tips! Becuase I have 5 children, I do enough damage on the environment. Can I send them to the recycling factory…LOL

My daughter is reading my comments as I type and she is laughing beside herself.

]]> By: Andre Kibbe http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-494 Andre Kibbe Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:01:17 +0000 http://momgrind.com/2008/04/21/today-is-earth-day-the-environmental-impact-of-organic-farming/#comment-494 I'll add a couple: <b>Minimize driving</b>. Batch your errands and work commute so that the entire drive for each day is consolidated in a single loop, if possible. An SUV owner who drives 6 miles a day is "greener" than a hybrid owner to drives 16 miles a day. <b>Carry filtered water in stainless steel or polycarbonate bottles</b>. Companies like >a href=http://www.enviroproductsinc.com/>New Wave Enviro</a> or <a href="http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/" rel="nofollow">Nalgene</a> sell reusable bottles that are just as comfortable and trendy-looking to carry around as Fiji Water. I’ll add a couple:

Minimize driving. Batch your errands and work commute so that the entire drive for each day is consolidated in a single loop, if possible. An SUV owner who drives 6 miles a day is “greener” than a hybrid owner to drives 16 miles a day.

Carry filtered water in stainless steel or polycarbonate bottles. Companies like >a href=http://www.enviroproductsinc.com/>New Wave Enviro or Nalgene sell reusable bottles that are just as comfortable and trendy-looking to carry around as Fiji Water.

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