6 Green Tips to get your Office on the Sustainability track. Everyone has Green Tips that they are doing, maybe you have started carrying a re-usable water bottle, bought a hybrid vehicle, planted your own vegetables, but why stop there? Here are a few Green tips that you can take to the office. The possibilities [...]
LED light bulbs are the future of lighting, it is the Greenest light available in all aspects. With LED light bulbs you get – Energy saving, recyclable, carbon reduction, does not put out heat or UV and a beautiful source of very controllable light. Puts green in your pocket with huge savings over it’s [...]
DIY Recipes for Natural Beauty Products Nature is the newest trend in skin and hair care. For years, we’ve been putting toxic chemicals into our bodies that build up and make us feel tired and sick, regardless of whether we eat them or if they seep though our pores. And people are finally catching on [...]
How To Build Your Own Rain Barrel: A Guest post by Mike Zook A lot of people these days are looking for ways to live more environmentally friendly lifestyles. They traded in their gas guzzling vehicles for smaller sedans or even public transportation tokens. They have stopped using the grocery store’s disposable plastic bags, [...]
This Holiday Season = If you have a message to share, create special Card for that special someone… anything you want! The list of choices goes on and on. And it couldn’t be easier! EnnouncementCards.com is the Green way to go. EnnouncementCards.com is a FREE service providing fun, classy and dynamic E-cards [...]
I just wanted to take a minute to share my opinion and some great information about what we put in our mouths and our bodies. Prop 37 is about your right to know what is in your food and making companies responsible for properly labeling what they sell. Prop 37 is being distorted by the [...]
What if instead of filling landfills with Garbage, we could reuse it to build homes? Beer cans, bottles, car tires… doesn’t sound like a construction list, right? It does if you are renegade eco-architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing building energy-independent housing. For more than 30 years Reynolds [...]
Vanessa Hill of Organic Please takes you into the market to share some of her favorite tips for finding organic, buying organic and saving a little Green at the same time. For people new to Organic shopping, she will take the fear out of it and help you with the process. Take a stroll through [...]
Recycling is one of the easiest ways to start down the road to Greener living. Nobody is going to be completely Green, but like I’ve said before, “take baby steps! Every little step adds up. For every action there is a reaction.” If you make positive actions, no matter how small they may seem, the [...]
We are all fed up with the over use of plastic bottles. Everywhere that you go and everywhere that you look there are plastic bottles. Sadly most of them are water bottles, which makes it even more disturbing. We have access to water most every where that we turn but yet we find it [...]
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Would you be surprised by what is labeled Organic baby formula? So you are buying organic baby formula because you think it is the best formula choice for your baby right? And of course you have heard that DHA is imperative for proper brain development so it has to be in your formula! It just [...]
Tell the FDA: No BPA in food packaging! On March 31st, the FDA will decide whether or not to continue allowing Bisphenol A (BPA) to be used in food packaging. Why do we want to remove this chemical? Here are some reasons: Scientists have linked Bisphenol A (BPA) to a higher incidence of heart disease, [...]
I never really thought about houseplants, although it seemed that everyone had them when I was growing up. I don’t see them as much today. Could the lack of houseplants be part of the problem with many of today’s health concerns. Many health problems have been traced to the chemicals that we use in our home, [...]
Hey everyone! Today I am going to share one of the most surprisingly fabulous recipes I have ever tasted in my life! This raw vegan sweet kale smoothie is my absolute favourite way to introduce people to the joys of green smoothies. You will not believe this until you try it. But, this sweet kale smoothie [...]
I just received the above tweet from a follower. @Babbleaboutbks – Great question, “Is Nuclear power classified as a renewable?” You will get a different answer depending on who you ask so I will give you my best assessment. There are many definitions for Renewable Energy but most agree with this one from [...]
Stella McCartney’s has done it again with her Summer 2012 collection of styles that are worthy of coveting. Can I say “I Want”? The fabrics are light, the lines modern and relaxed, the colors of dusty rose, royal blue and a few prints add a freshness to the collection. I would be remiss if I [...]
With the temperatures here in Los Angeles starting to creep up and the summer months lurking just around the corner, I got to thinking about something that I had heard about a few years back. White Roof? From Energy Secretary Steven Chu in a CNN report back in 2009, “Whitening the world’s roofs and roads [...]
Are you tired of all the talk about Global Warming, saving the earth, eco-friendly, GreenLiving and so on? It can be a little overwhelming right? Well, it doesn’t have to be! Welcome to Go Green America TV Here you will find that it really is easy to be Green. We want to make [...]
While doing research for a recent post here at Go Green America TV, I stumbled upon this video by a very wise young boy, Birke Baehr. 11 year old Birke Baehr publicly calls out Monsanto. Birke was a speaker at a Ted Conference. The annual TED conferences, bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and [...]
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Hybrid vessels lead the way, but U.S. tax incentives are needed
Hybrid vessels lead the way, but U.S. tax incentives are needed Guest Post Reprinted by permission from Professional Mariner Magazine Originally Printed Aug 22, 2012 01:38 PM by Capt. Kelly Sweeney In 2009, even before the general public had a chance to ride the vessel, I was lucky enough to take a trip on the [...]
Green Chemistry: California Leads the Nation
Amber Keenoy, Senior Consultant – Antea Group, LEED AP BD+C The state of California is set to launch a new green chemistry initiative. The driving forces behind the impending legislation are public health (children’s biology), marine biology, ocean litter, and skyrocketing costs of toxic waste sites. Children are especially susceptible to exposure from toxic chemicals. [...]
Understanding the Value of Water – Guest Post from Nick Martin
Guest Post by Nick Martin, Associate, Antea Group and as originally published in the NAEM e-news – http://naem.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/Docs/enews-2012-03-antea-spo.pdf Understanding the Value of Water Generally speaking, water is undervalued. On average, my family pays $28/month for water. I pay twice that much for a landline phone I rarely use and three times that much for cable [...]
Why Are Kids Today So Sick? Food For Thought!
So I was reading a Parenting Magazine recently (which I don’t normally do as the hypocrisy ….for things like “how to have healthy kids” articles next to articles about how to make sugary snacks for your kids…but that is for another blog) and came across an article that really struck a cord with me. It [...]
5 Creative Ways to Upcycle Your Baby Clothes
5 Creative Ways to Upcycle Your Baby Clothes – Guest post by David Copley Upcycle Your Baby Clothes and make them live on. In a realistic sense, recycling is only just beginning to catch on with the masses as something that they not only should be doing but could be doing with relative ease. [...]
Do You Really Need Organic Clothes For Baby?
In my business I’m constantly asked about organic clothing (especially for children) and whether it’s worth the extra money. My short answer is yes! Definitely. Let me tell you why. WHY? Buying organic clothing for your children reduces their exposure to pesticides… and cotton is one of the most heavily sprayed crops out there. [...]
Building Green? Join The Go Green Guy at AltBuild Expo 2013
10th Annual AltBuild Conference & Expo, May 10-11 Offers Cutting Edge Discussions by Industry Thought Leaders on the Future of the Los Angeles Region and Related Building Issues to Pros and Public FREE Expo Also Offers Popular ‘Ask an Expert’, Compost and Vegetable Garden Workshops, Wildlife Backyard Certification On May 10-11, 2013, the [...]
LED Light Bulbs from Cree, I love this new one!
The new LED light Bulbs from Cree! As I sit here at my computer thinking about all that we can do for the environment and how much momentum we are getting from people around the world… I can really see people finally getting an idea of the big picture and the small steps to get [...]
Eco Artists love Bristle magic and so do I
Eco Artists, If you ever paint, have painted, plan to paint… you get the picture, you have to try this amazing brush cleaner. Not only does it work it is environmentally responsible and safe! And Eco Artists love it! Bristle Magic is: * Non-toxic * Biodegradable * Sustainable * Non-flammable * No-fumes * [...]
Saving Profits from Metal Recycling
One of the most important things to metal recycling scrappers is making money. The more knowledge and resources you have for scrapping, the more money you can make. Knowing when to strip copper wire loads or how to take apart computers are all useful steps to making more money. What happens after you make the extra money? After scrappers [...]
A Family That Scraps Together, Stays Together
Scrapping copper, aluminum, brass, steel, and other metals can be very rewarding to your wallet if you do it the right way. While your scrapping can be rewarding with money, it can also be rewarding with your family and children especially. Teaching the rights and wrongs of the industry and how to make money recycling [...]
Understanding the Two Types of Metal When Scrap Metal Recycling
Understanding the Two Types of Metal that are Regularly Recycled: Guest post by Kylie Elcano Year in and year out, millions of tons of metal are recycled in the United States alone, helping scrap metal recycling generate billions of dollars in profit for scrappers. Some of the recycled metals are exported to other countries to meet [...]
Green Technology Trends in 2013
Green Technology Trends in 2013 a guest post by Lindsey Mcmahon Green technology has come a long way. As little as 20 years ago, few people gave thought to the long-term effects of their lifestyles. Today, more people and companies than ever are jumping on the green trends to help make our world a better [...]
The Greener Way to Get Around: Eco-Friendly Travel
The Greener Way to Get Around: Eco-Friendly Travel a guest post by Sam Marquit Being a commercial contractor gives me some insights into certain aspects of businesses in the eco-friendly travel industry. There’s a greater trend recently towards green materials and eco-friendly building, mostly to become LEED certified. However, that’s not where hotels and tourism [...]
Grow Up Green – Start with the children
Helping Kids Grow Up Green a guest post by Allison Foster It was a different place entirely when I grew up back in the late fifties and early sixties. I know older people often say this but it was. It was a different kind of world. We did not have a lot of plastic [...]
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