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Casa Verde: Eco-Friendly Candles to Help You Unplug
If you're having a tough time stepping away from the Internet, maybe you should partake in Sabbath Manifesto's National Day of Unplugging this Saturday. Taking the tech-free weekend further, spend your evenings dining, talking, and playing board games by the soft light of some clean-burning candles like this romantic D.L. & Co.
Casa Verde: Wine Heals All Moves
Moving into a new home can be overwhelmingly exciting, but it often consumes a bit of time and money. Perhaps the toughest and most tedious project of all is packing up glasses and other small fragile items. While many folks wrap up their breakable wears in bubble wrap and spacious boxes, I've got an eco tip that will keep the earth and your purse greener.
How-To: Conduct Your Own Energy Audit
Energy bills rise as soon as temperatures drop, but your home's heat may not be the only thing cranking up your bill each month. Before blaming the power company or accepting the astronomical bills, investigate the problem by conducting your own energy audit. An energy audit helps homeowners and renters locate where their pads are not being efficient, and provides insight on where improvement is needed.
Casa Beta: Mother's Lil' Helper
Stains, you've met your match. Few people know more about pesky blots than moms. When red wine ends up on your carpet, who do you call for advice?
Casa Verde: An Eco Glam Office
Earlier today, I showed you the impressive before and after pics from Bollare's office renovation. However, I only teased you with one of many photos of the gorgeous space. When Bollare, a full service fashion, beauty, and lifestyle public relations firm located in West Hollywood, CA, decided that it was time to move its office, the company turned to Green Tangerine to help transform the raw space into something both fab and green.
Casa Verde: The Andrea Air Purifier
Are you concerned about the indoor air quality in your home? If not, maybe you should be: harmful toxins in the air within the home, including ammonia and formaldehyde, are commonly found in carpeting, cleaning products, paints, and wallcoverings. One way to combat these toxins is with an air purifier.
Casa Verde: eBay Gets Green With DIYs
eBay, purveyor of thousands of used goods, is pretty green to begin with. But now the online auction house is asking you all to be earth-friendly, too. The eBay Green Team and sustainable style blog Ecofabulous have aligned forces, asking you to turn everyday items into fab must haves for a chance to win a $1,000 "shopping experience" on eBay and a personal consultation from Ecofabulous.
5 Common Myths About Going Green at Home
One of my favorite resources, This Old House, recently updated readers on 10 myths about green living at home. Definitely read all of This Old House's advice on the topic — you may be surprised! Here are the five myths that I thought would most interest Casa readers.
Casa Verde: Wooden Furniture That's Green and Budget-Friendly
Slate magazine recently answered a reader's question about affordable, earth-friendly furniture. Are the two concepts compatible? And what are the best options?
Casa Verde: Quaker Oats Fuel This School
I love to see America's universities taking a lead in environmental awareness and sustainability, so I was thrilled to hear about the University of Iowa's biomass project. For the past few years, the university has worked with a local Quaker Oats plant to replace the burning of coal with the burning of oat hulls, which are a waste product from the Quaker Oats factory.
About 60 tons of discarded oat hulls from Quaker Oats are delivered daily to the UI power plant, and this organic material is burned with coal to produce energy for the school.
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