50 Ways You Can "Go Green" With The Giant Squids!

In this day and age, everyone who produces waste(and we all do) should be composting. There is no excuse. Composting isn't just about making a pretty nutrient rich soil for your garden. It's about reducing the waste in our landfills (it doesn't brea...

Whether you're a health nut or a tree hugger, going green and reducing your environmental impact is a good thing. It's not just healthier for the environment - it's healthier for people, too! That double benefit is what makes it worth your while as a...

One of the most prevalent and influential aspects of the oceanic (and even the world's!) environment are algae--also known as "sea weed". Algae are sort of misunderstood because they are assumed to be "plants"--but they more resemble bacteria in thei...

As people work to develop sustainable forms of energy, one fun development has been the rise in bicycle-powered generators and appliances.  Drawing on the ready supply of human energy, these devices let the spinning wheels of bike riding produce...

Use a healthy, natural body detox periodically, preferrably a herbal body detox, to maintain your health. With the use of antibiotics, drugs (prescription too!) or alcohol; add to that a poor diet or fast food lifestyle, and you have contributed to m...

Building a log cabin has been a dream for a longtime.; I live on a mini homestead which I rent, so once I buy some land up north then I will use this lens.; The first goal is to build a 20x20 small cabin.; As with everything on the homestead I want t...

Cheapcycle is a new form of recycling...putting items that you can no longer use with people who can use them, which keeps the items out of the landfills, and out of the old pile of junk that you never use, but can't seem to get rid off. Unlike Freecy...

1. When was the first Earth Day celebrated? A. March 21, 1970 B. April 22, 1970 C. May 21, 1970 D. June 22, 1970 A. March 21, 1970 QQ: First celebrated in the U.S. on this date, it has been celebrated each year thereafter at the United Nations, brin...

On March 29, 2008 at 8:00 pm millions of people, businesses and governments around the world switched off the lights for one hour during Earth Hour. Did you join them and turn off the lights? Earth Hour 2008 was a global event created to symbolize...

Each person CAN make a difference, Get involved with your local recycling effort, or start one your self if you don't have one going. This lens is dedicated to showcasing some of the best Eco Friendly T-shirts and Gifts, plus very useful tips to help...

The Eco Friendly Guide, will give you the resources for raising green kids. Tools to create awareness in the minds of our future. Teaching them early, about the importance of their planet's health. "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, w...

Sometimes I hear of people not willing to investigate, use or buy hybrid or other alternate fuel vehicles because according to them, "they don't have very much efficiency". That's a ridiculous argument. Because, (duh) there are NO 100% efficient ener...

A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), also known as a compact fluorescent light bulb or an energy saving lightbulb, is a type of lamp (light bulb) designed to fit into roughly the same space as an incandescent lamp, but with the advantages of a fluoresce...

We can all make simple changes in our lives to live green.  It is our responsibility to protect our environment and provide a healthy home for our children and the animals that share the world with us. I am very passionate about our environment...

Is your desk chair good for your back? Is it recyclable at the end of it's life? Is it made from Recycled components? Anyone spending day in, day out sat at a desk or workstation knows the importance of something good to sit on. For years I've sat on...

Green Real Estate | Sustainable Eco Friendly Homes | Recycled rainwater, solar chimneys, rooftop gardens, geothermal cooling systems, solar panels, natural ventilation: These are just some of the tricks in an arsenal of design techniques builders are...

Using a green web hosting provider is a great way for webmasters to help the planet. Wind and solar web hosts offer affordable hosting with green benefits and competitive prices.

It is a way for us to easily organize our recycling and make it easier to transport it from our house to the drop-off locations we use. Our recycling center is made up of 4 large plastic garbage cans with well-fitting lids.  As they are located o...

Consider doing something else with your old batteries.  Unlike glass, paper, and plastic, which fill up landfills, but are relatively benign, batteries are filled with reactive chemicals.  Take a minute to learn more about how you can prope...

Not many people has ever recycled any paper. After all, paper is the number 100 pounds of rubbish we throw, 35 pounds are papers. Papers consist of 14% of the landfill spaces, not including those used for packaging, of which consist an additional 15%...

"The Freecycle Network is made up of 4,342 groups with 4,921,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and kee...

Consider the following: Going green is the most important issue that will shape our future-we have reached a tipping point on the environment. Going green is about our kids, our families, our lives. Investing in green will be to the twenty-first cent...

In In Defense of Food the author, Michael Pollan, expands on something most of us already know but might have forgotten. We should be eating real food. His simple seven word diet is a mantra each and every one of us should be repeating many times dai...

Perhaps you are tired of hearing about how we need to live a greener life. Global warming isn't really going to happen is it? Well most scientists believe that climate change really is happening. Today. Now. No waiting around to see if we can get aw...

I believe in "going green" and living healthy naturally. All the products I will mention here are safe and easy formulas and products that do not harm the environment. I'm writing this in May and I can feel summer is just weeks away - a time to plan...

Make cool stuff and help the Earth at the same time. If you like to knit, crochet, or any other yarn craft have a go at using recycled materials. You can make your own yarn using plastic bags, thrift store sweaters, scraps, and t-shirts.

It doesn't take much to make a difference with regard to our environment. There are all kinds of fun products and things to do that will help heal the damage done by things we have done up to now ... and to turn the tide toward a green planet.

Fact: More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail. 42% of timber harvested nationwide becomes pulpwood for paper. Fact: The energy used to produce and dispose of junk mail exceeds 2.8 million cars. Fact: About 28 billion...

Paper or Plastic? Paper or Plastic.... this is a tough one. One causes deforestation and the other one litters the ocean and kills fish if you are an environmentalist. You can carry many more bags at once with plastic than with paper but paper bags a...

Yep, there are a lot of plastic hangers out there that you need to be concerned! You need to be concerned about WHERE these plastic hangers are ending up. Why? Well, these plastic hangers have a limited shelf life. What does that mean? It means these...

With nearly 75 million dogs throughout the US, you can bet your pups are leaving their paws prints on the environment. So what can you do? Help your dog go green! By purchasing environmentally responsible pup products, utilizing environmentally safe h...

How to Make Money For Your Old Cell Phone!  Did you know that cell phones contain toxic materials such as arsenic, lead and zinc? According to a new study by environmental research group Inform, people in the US will soon be getting rid of about...

Lawn-mower makers have gone green - at least some of them - to meet the needs of the green mower revolution. The environment will benefit from less pollution. People will benefit from less pollution and less noise. Therefore your health will benefit....

Recycling, brought to you by real estate agents, Joe and Colleen Lane of The Lane Real Estate Team. Recycled issues and recycle news, and ways you can contribute positively to the environment in Richland Washington specifically, and a lens on recycli...

Ok, maybe you can't really save the entire world with PB&J, but opting for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich instead of a burger at least once a week does have positive consequences for our planet. Find out why.

I've had a booth at the local farmers market since 2001, when I was laid-off from my restaurant chef job. I had decided at that point that I wanted to be my own boss. It was a bold and energizing decision and I've never looked back. It's a new life,...

When technology is used to derive usable energy from the light of the sun one calls it solar power and the use of solar energy has been known and used by traditional technologies for centuries and is most used where 'other power supplies' are not pre...

My baby blue Crocs has been through it all in the two years since I bought them. Traipsing through the sand on a Mexican beach, clomping around my local mall, squelching through the mud in Sudan. As a result, they're starting to look a bit battered a...

A lensography of the best lenses about pollution, global warming, safe energy and endangered species. The money earned on this lens will go to the charity Ecotrust'.

Tires are one of the most difficult items to recycle today. But a solution is needed. Millions of tires are dumped yearly at landfill sites or illegal deposits. This lens will try to show what you can do and why tires are difficult to recycle properly...

Join the hottest revolution, and plan a green wedding! Here are some tips, ideas, and links to resources on how to do just that. Creating a green wedding is easy, and fun to do. Impress your guests with your green know-how, and keep your wedding hi...

What can you do with your used soda cans? pop cans? beer cans? What are your choices? Think your have two options: trash it or recycle it? I assure you, there are many more options than that. People worldwide are using aluminum cans in creative and a...

I chose to name this lens "Why Recycle" because it is a question that a lot of folks ask.  Why take the time to recycle old newspapers, tin cans, plastic bottles, etc.?  What do I get out of it?  Well, I hope to answer these q...

Yep, I am a rabid Prius owner. I got it for the environment. I love it for the mileage, especially after the gas prices here jumped over $3! When hybrid cars first came out in Japan, I thought I'd wait a few years until they'd worked out all the kinks...