Archive | September, 2009

DIY Tubular Skylight Installation

A tubular skylight, or solar tube, is a device which can provide natural light for rooms that don’t have windows. What it does is to collect sunlight on the roof and bring it into the room using a reflective tube. This is ideal for dark kitchens, hallways, and bathrooms.

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Best Reasons To Learn How Build Algae Photo-Bioreactors at Home?

We have all heard of the Green Energy Initiatives of our new President Obama. But did you also know it has sparked a gold rush of sorts?

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Best Reasons To Learn How Build Algae Photo-Bioreactors at Home?

We have all heard of the Green Energy Initiatives of our new President Obama. But did you also know it has sparked a gold rush of sorts?

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Aromatherapy Massage

Aromatherapy massage is a special massage technique that combines the benefits of Swedish massage, shiatsu and effleurage type massages, with individual techniques added by the massage therapist. This massage is often accompanied by music chosen for its calming and relaxing character.

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Aromatherapy Massage

Aromatherapy massage is a special massage technique that combines the benefits of Swedish massage, shiatsu and effleurage type massages, with individual techniques added by the massage therapist. This massage is often accompanied by music chosen for its calming and relaxing character. The client is allowed to lie on a massage table while the massage therapist [...]

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Laundry Day: Try Green Wash Ball

What’s round like an orange, textured like a porcupine and green like a lime? It’s the green wash ball. This ball works by bouncing around natural ceramics inside the ball that raise the ph level of the water. This process is much like how traditional detergent works but instead of friction they use chemicals to raise the ph level. Also the texturing on the ball helps loosen dirt and at the same time softens clothes without the use of chemical fabric softeners.

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WHAT’S FOR DINNER: Nutritional and Green Meals for Kids

As kids are going back to school and schedules become more hectic, families are looking for inexpensive, quick, nutrional meals. All three of these requirements can be met by using the “other white meat;” tofu, tempeh, seitan, and textured vegetable protein.

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Clean and Green: Method’s Home and Personal Care Products

I, personally, love to clean. I love the look of a sparkling kitchen and a tidy bathroom. However, I am not as fond of the toxic smell of chemicals, which is usually a side effect of having a clean home. So, I was thrilled when I finally tried Method’s line of soaps, surface cleaners and detergents. They are ‘people against dirty’ (read, people after my own heart) and they stand for great design, sustainability, safety and good-smelling cleaning products.

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The Advantages of Going Green

All of this hype about “green” business can easily exhaust even the most dedicated environmentalists. “Green”, “eco-friendly”, and other environmental buzzwords were not in the lexicon of the average citizen until a couple years ago.

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