Guide to Reusable Shopping Bags
The sea is full of them. Our drainage systems get clogged by them. They kill wildlife, who die terrible and unnecessary deaths. That’s plastic bags for you: a hundred billion a year in the US. Manufacture...
Green Gift Wrapping 101
Every year millions of pounds of gift wrap serve their purpose for a few hours, before being ripped up and tossed in the trash. Maybe you think so what? It’s paper. (more…)...
Green Baby Care: Keeping Things Natural
Products with harsh chemicals whose effects on the human body are poorly understood are bad enough for adults. Concerns treble when it comes to babies, whose immune systems are still developing and whose sensit...
Green Your Summer Picnic
By TreeLiving Good food always tastes even better in a wonderful location, and that’s what the traditional picnic is all about. Of course you could picnic on top of a skyscraper if you wanted, but the bes...
How to be Green at Home Without Spending a Lot of Green
By TreeLiving Why do we have a global ecological crisis looming? A big part of it is that we’ve turned into a consumer society on a massive scale and our carbon footprint is many times the size of our gra...
Going Green: 10 Easy Tips to Green Your Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of the home, and making it a green and eco-friendly environment should be a top priority. If you’re going green but cannot afford a “green kitchen” makeover, you can easily run your exi...
A True Story of Love Goes Viral on Facebook
John Unger, a resident of Bayfield in the state of Wisconsin, adopted Schoep 18 years ago, when the dog was only 8 months old. Schoep was physically abused by his previous owners and John took several months to...
Saving the Environment for Our Kids
How many animals are going to disappear before today’s kids are adults? Some of our planet’s most magnificent creatures are under threat. Think of tigers, with very few left in the wild. Think of th...
Children & Nature
Did you know that being active in nature makes kids healthier? This infographic explains why. By National Environmental Education Foundation....
Smoothies For Your Health
Everyone knows that fruit and vegetables are good for us. The problem is that they’re not as nice or as convenient as a cookie or a bar of chocolate. Or so we tend to think. Smoothies are a great way to h...