The Audi 2010 green car Super Bowl commercial was hilarious in my opinion but it’s unleashed a wealth of opinions that border on whack job. First watch the commercial… Now I’ve seen two major trains of thought surrounding this commercial. This commercial proves the green folks are nuts. This commercial is making fun of people who are honestly into green living. Not working for Audi, I’m not 100% about what their agenda was, although I’ve got sinking suspicion that their major goal is to sell cars (gasp). But of course people over think everything. At SuperBowl Commercials, many comments relate that this commercial proves green people are insane OR that Audi went too far trying to make people feel guilty about... [Read more]

Garden seeds, if you think about it are pretty amazing. Just a few seeds can grow enough veggies for many summer salads, baskets of flowers, and enough seasoning for all your dishes year round. However, while seeds do have seemingly magical qualities they’re also fragile if not treated right. You need to care for your seeds carefully, not only to preserve the chance to grow a lovely garden but to save money and time as well. It’s much nicer not to have to buy new seeds each year. How to care for your seeds… Until you’re ready to plant or soak seeds for planting, always keep seeds perfectly dry. Moisture is the death of seeds, at least until they’re in the soil. If you collect and save your own seeds allow them... [Read more]

Sony Ericsson is on a serious roll this year. Just in time for Christmas last year they introduced two new green phones in their line-up of Green Heart products and now a few days ago they announced the release of another green phone, the Sony Ericsson Aspen. The Sony Ericsson Aspen is a windows mobile QWERTY phone primarily for heavy message and calendar users. This newest Green Heart edition is feature rich and allows for easy multi-tasking combining the touch experience and a real QWERTY keyboard. You can organize and adapt panels to change during the day and use a Slide View for quick access to common features. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align:... [Read more]

Can you guess? Earth911.com, one of my fave places to get recycling info, and a provider of the nation’s leading Local Recycling and Disposal Directory, just released the results of its 2009 Annual Recycling Report. They added up consumer searches at their site along with other data and came up with a list of the most recycled items. THE WINNER: Electronics such as computers, batteries and televisions lead the way when it comes to recycling. According to Earth911, the top 10 products consumers looked to recycle in 2009 using Earth911’s Database were: Computers Batteries Televisions Paint Aluminum Cans Used Motor Oil CFLs Glass Fluorescent Lamps Christmas Trees Earth911, if you didn’t know, is a super handy resource if you want to... [Read more]

If you’re new to green living a smart move is to make small changes rather than large. It’s easier and each small step can lead to other, larger steps.  One excellent way to make small green changes is to choose an area of your home, green it, see how it goes, then move on to another area. With this in mind you’ll need to choose a spot to green up and your kitchen sink is as good a place as any. Steps to greening your kitchen sink: Green your dish washing habits – if you have a dishwasher, use it. Using a dishwasher for full loads is more eco-friendly than hand washing a full load. It saves water and energy. If you don’t have a dishwasher fill your sink with water then wash. Never leave the water running as you... [Read more]