Posts Tagged ‘green tips’

Pollution Fighting House Plants

Friday, August 12th, 2011

There is a way for you to clean the air in house without chemicals and 100% green. Purify the air in your home by keeping some of these plants around, and they will do what they do best. The purifying plants will help you and your family inhale clean air year around.

  • Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) – Very popular with beginners, this plant propagates despite neglect.
  • English Ivy (Hedera helix) – One of the most popular forms of Ivy, this plant is perfect for cascading or trailing from elevated planters. (more…)

7 Great Mobile Apps for Environmentally Friendly Eating

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

The seemingly small eating choices that we all make every day can have a huge cumulative effect on the environment.

Choosing in-season fruits and vegetables, local produce, less meat and foods that are grown with fewer pesticides can make your impact on the Earth a bit lighter.

Keeping track of all the information you need to make the right choices can be a bit overwhelming, but these seven mobile apps store all you need to know in your pocket. Be sure to let us know in the comments which apps you found most helpful or what you plan to do start eating environmentally friendly. (more…)