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Looking for quick updates for your kitchen? Don’t hire a contractor – there are easy things you can do yourself. Better Home and Garden’s Remodeling Center has a lot of ideas. Jayme Tip: Check out second hand stores for inventory before purchasing from Home Depot or Lowes; not only will you save money, you [...]
Continue reading...Free Recycling Event! – Sunday 6/6
5. June 2010
Date: Sunday, June 6th Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Bellevue College, Bellevue Wa. 1 Green Planted and Eastside FC U-18 Boys & Bellevue College are partnering to provide a free recycling event at Bellevue College on June 6th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be books for you to pickup. Suggested donations are [...]
Continue reading...Time to Swap the Designer Rear-End Wipe for an Environmentally Friendly Version
6. December 2009
Jayme Tip: Next time you are in the grocery store, pick up the environmentally-friendly toilet paper which is unbleached, chlorine-free and, if possible, 100 percent recycled. Did you know that two-ply designer toilet paper is an expensive luxury? The two-ply toilet paper you see in the stores is normally from plantation-grown or native forest trees. [...]
Continue reading...Halloween is Over, Don’t Dump that Pumpkin!
2. November 2009
Kirsten Hudson with Natural Home Magazine provided the following ideas on how to re-use your uncarved pumpkin. I am very impressed with her ideas. Uncarved pumpkins can last weeks to months depending on how they’re stored. If left sitting outside in the cold fall weather, they probably aren’t good to eat. Check to see if the [...]
Continue reading...No! to Grocery Bag Tax
1. September 2009
Ever run late, stop at the store, buy the groceries you need for dinner and head home? You are thankful for the convenience of the friendly neighborhood store. Those few seconds when you are asked “paper or plastic” seem to be the sweetest words you could ever hear. Now, can you imagine having nothing to [...]
Continue reading...Father of LEED, Talks Green
5. May 2009
Rob Watson is CEO of EcoTech International and the Founding Chairman (1994-2005) of the LEED Green Building Rating System of the U.S. Green Building Council. In this compelling interview, Rob discusses green buildings, LEED and what people can and should do now to reduce the impact of buildings on our environment. This interview is a great [...]
Continue reading...Learn About the Green Access Home at Suncadia
9. June 2010
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