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Little St. Simons Island – Where Celebrating the Earth Happens 365 Days a Year Earth Day is here and Little St. Simons Island, tucked away off the Georgia cost, wants to reminder you and experience with you the great outdoors; while you refresh the spirit and enjoy the earth and its beauty. Sustaining the earth [...]
What tastes better then wine? Answer: Wine that comes from a vineyard who has received certification from the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Gold Certification from the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Wow, that’s got to be good wine! I must confess I have not tried any wine from this particular vineyard [...]
Scholastic, the well known global children’s publishing, education and Media Company has done it again. Scholastic has come out with a new book just in time for earth day. The book is called The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge. The books purpose is to educate while inspiring and entertaining kids between 7-10 years [...]
Do you know how much water you consume in a day, or a week, even a year? Thanks to the Underwriters Laboratories I do and it’s not good. According to Underwriters Laboratories (UL) the average household uses about 400 gallons of water each day. Underwriters Laboratories is hoping to help consumers determine how much water [...]
Meet the Greenzys! No, the Greenzys aren’t my new neighbors but Peat the Penguin, an Eco friendly toy from Greenzys is my daughter’s new friend. Greenzys is a new, Eco-friendly, literary based brand that makes products for children. Greenzy promotes the fact that their plush toys are made in socially responsible factories from soy fibers [...]
How can you save 1 million dollars? All Ford Motor Company had to do is turn off their computers. That’s a lot of computers! Ford Motor Company announced its PC Power Management program. Under this program, the power settings on Windows laptops and desktop computers are centrally controlled to reduce energy waste and optimize software [...]
When I think of the word education I certainly don’t equate that to General Motors but that is exactly what GM is trying to do; educate the public. GM is taking a (Green Motors) approach. General Motors states that they understand that as the demand for automobiles grow so does the need for energy. They [...]
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5 years ago I went through leadership training with my local chamber and we had to create a drawing of our future. The type of drawing that had bridges, road blocks, and white picket fences and should depict dreams and challenges. At that time I was … Read More...
There is something about coloring that is like therapy. It is relaxing and the concentration of staying in the lines – it feels great! When I decide to color outside of the lines I feel silly, crazy and like I’m rebelling! If you haven’t … Read More...
I learned today that the banana is America’s number one fruit and they have no fat, cholesterol or sodium! My kids love bananas but because they’re available year around and they are affordable, we get bored eating them. Slicing them in cereal, … Read More...
I know vacuums. I’m a mom and what mom doesn’t clean up dirt on a continual basis? I’ve been in the market for a new vacuum and for me the vacuum has to go from carpet to hardwood with ease. As a green mom who cares about healthy indoor air I … Read More...
Both my husband and daughter are allergic to dust mites. This means washings the bedding on a very regular basis to kill those nasty dust mites that cause them to sneeze, snore and sleep miserably! My new Whirlpool Duet Washer and Dryer makes this a … Read More...
Cloth diapers can be a bugger to wash. I hear this often from cloth diaper using folks and because I’m out of the diaper phase it is hard for me to give solid advice on washing and drying cloth diapers effectively. Over the years I’ve heard of … Read More...
