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Rain Barrels Can Collect Air Conditioner Condensate

gerry — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:06:04 +0000

The lack of rain in your area does not excuse you from not installing a rain barrel.

Many homeowners who live in dry areas have air conditioners. And air conditioners produce water condensate that can be collected in a rain barrel. This condensate can be recycled for everyday watering of your plants and garden. All you have to do is to collect the condensate drain pipe from your air conditioner to your rain barrel!

[ More information about collecting air conditioner condensate ]

Solar Digestion – What to do when you don’t need the compost

gerry — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:09:10 +0000

Many homeowners don’t compost just because they don’t garden. However, there is a new way to eliminate waste, without having to deal with the compost: solar digestion!

Solar digesters accept household kitchen waste and leftovers. However, unlike composters, a solar digester’s purpose is to break down the material and allow the residue to seap back into the soil in an eco-friendly manner. Popular models in the market include the Green Cone, and Algreen’s Solar Digester.

Make sure you WASH your Reusable Grocery Bags

gerry — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:22:58 +0000

Researchers have recently found that over half of reusable grocery bags contain harmful bacteria. So remember to wash your disposable bags ocassionally!

Introducing Algreen’s newest Dual-Batch Tumbling Composter!

gerry — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:44:47 +0000

[ New Tumbling Composter ]

What are the top 5 greenest pets?

gerry — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:39:28 +0000

According to Samantha from Animal Planet, here are 5 ways you can make pet-ownership more eco-freidnly:

1. Adopt a pet
2. Keep the cat indoors
3. Get a pet that has a dual-purpose (e.g. lays eggs)
4. Small dogs
5. Low-maintenance pets

My suggestion?

Put your pet waste in a solar digester or pet poo converter!

BMW’s New Zero-Emission Electric Vehicle

gerry — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:41:55 +0000

As part of a joint venture between Bosch and Samsung SDI, BMW has announced that they will launch an electric vehicle (using state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery technology) as a sub-brand of BMW. Let it be known that when BMW talks about sustainability, they back up their word with actions.

[ Link ]

Algreen’s Win A Composter Contest

gerry — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:59:56 +0000

If you own an Algreen rain barrel, here’s your chance to win a gorgeous new Terra composter!

[ Contest details ]

Algreen's Terra Composter

Canada and the US to Open Clean Energy Dialogue

gerry — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:32:32 +0000

Today, during Obama’s visit to Ottawa, Canada, he made it clear that he wants to move quickly, within the first year, to establish U.S. credibility on the environment. Both Obama and Harper have pledged to work together to catapult environmentally-friendly technologies into action in order to cut emissions from dirty energy sources in both countries.

Could this be the first step towards a continent-wide clean-energy policy? Hope is definitely in the air.

Source = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/590043

Loblaws charging for plastic bags

Courtney — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:58:00 +0000

On Monday, Loblaws started charging $0.05 for the use of plastic bags in Toronto. By April 22nd (Earth Day), all the stores across Canada will be charging for plastic bags.

Personally, I think this is a great idea, and I applaud them for making the effort to do something that would reduce waste in our landfills. I already bring my own canvas bags and grocery bins. But if I didn’t already, would this encourage me to? I don’t know. I’m a little skeptical that 5¢ is going to make much of a difference. It’s the whole convenience factor – spend 5¢ or bring your own? Yes, it would add up quite quickly – imagine for a four person household how many plastic bags would be used per week for grocery shopping… but are they charging enough to make people want to change their habits?

Year in Review

Courtney — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:00:39 +0000

Did you do anything new and exciting with your garden this year? How about around your home – were there any exciting changes to make your life more green? Let us know, we’d love to hear about your accomplishments! Send any pictures of your garden or green choices, and we’ll post them on our blog!