Environmental Talk

Environment Channel Posts

• Do You Fully Understand Carbon "Offsets?"
  First of all, whether we want to admit it or not, we all have carbon offset. But what is a carbon offset? It basically is a commodity offered by a company or even a broker that allows you to pay a [...]
• Have a green picnic
  If you’re planning to go on a picnic, use some of these tips for making your outing greener. Use recycled paper napkins or cloth rather than virgin paper napkins. Use reusable [...]
• Saturday's Song & Making Poverty History
  Saturday’s song is World on Fire by Sarah McLachlan. Instead of spending a fortune on making the video, she decided to donate the money to numerous charities instead. One of those is CARE. They [...]
• More Ways to go More Green in Your Life
  1. Use vegetables dyed jute or paint on your walls in your home. There are many options that have low VOCs and always use non-toxic paints in nurseries and in children’s play rooms and [...]
• Check the Pesticides Your Children are being Exposed to as well
  There is a claim that the diet children are eating, the typical American diet is exposing children to high amounts and sometimes sickening levels of pesticides. Many parents are going for the more [...]
• Pollution and Your Pet, How to Protect Them
  1. Don't use lawn herbicides and be sure and remove your shoes inside your own house to avoid tracking in the chemicals from other people's and business lawns that you will walk across during your [...]
• Shopping Green is Easy
  Shopping more green for your household may be a bit confusing. Here are some simple suggestions to help reduce your impact when you shop. • Always Choose Recycled: This should be no matter [...]
• 20 More Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Foot Print
  1. When it's trade-in time opt for a hybrid or the new water ran vehicle. 2. Reuse your hotel towels. 3. Offset your travel with carbon credits. 4. Choose close-to-home adventures and [...]
• Water as an alternative fuel
  Denny Klein originally designed a water burning engine for tools like his welding torch that can burn metal in seconds. He expanded by designing a water burning engine to fuel cars. There are plans [...]
• Saturday's Song & Bird Poop Facial
  Saturday’s song is I like birds by the Eels. I do like birds but not so much that I would partake in a facial with their feces. Have you heard about the crazy $200 bird crap facial? I do [...]