When I first got the notion to live a little greener, I truly struggled trying to learn the basics. One of the biggest things that I had a difficult time getting used to was recycling. For something that seemed to be so easy (I mean, who doesn’t have a recycling bin outside, right?) it sure [.[...]
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October 20th, 2009 - 9:47 pm § in Living, Living Tips
E-Bills: Go Paperless
These days, it’s pretty obvious that wasting paper is a big no-no with greenies everywhere. However, everyone has bills to pay each month, and we all need to know what we owe. Companies worldwide send us statements detailing each month’s money owed, but do we really need to view this s[...]
October 16th, 2009 - 7:30 pm § in Living, Living Tips
Take a Hike: Walk Around Your Town
Now this may not apply to you lovely ladies who live in the middle of nowhere, so please bear with us through this one. For those of you who live within 5 minutes of your daily errands…pay attention. From now on, if you are taking a quick trip to the bank, pharmacy, coffee shop, or elsewhere [[...]
September 22nd, 2009 - 8:27 pm § in Living, Living Tips
Know Your Impact
Just as in any industry, there is jargon for specific topics. In the green industry, one of the most important terms is carbon footprint. The carbon footprint is just a slice of the ecological footprint pie. According to UK Carbon Trust 2008, a carbon footprint measures the “total set of GHG (gree[...]
September 21st, 2009 - 11:04 pm § in Living, Living Tips
What Is Being Green?
At Her Guide To Green we believe that being green is whatever you want it to be. Each of us make decisions to be more eco-friendly or not. No step is too small, and no goal too big…together we can make a global difference.As a collective, women around the world are making intelligent decisions suc[...]
September 17th, 2009 - 1:32 am § in Living, Living Tips
Buy In Bulk
How is buying in bulk being green? Well, when you buy in bulk you cut down the amount of packaging for the products you buy. For any product that you buy, there is an amount of packaging to insure protection until used, and cut down on transportation costs. If you were to buy many of the same [...][...]