Fort Collins, Co. offers $50.00 toilet rebate

Source:http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100323/COLUMNISTS94/100322012/1024/lifestyle/Green-living-Reward-environment-and-yourself-by-saving-water-inside-and-out Conserving water in our semi-arid region is vitally important to us all. Taking a few small actions to use water efficiently inside and out can make a big difference. All toilets are not created equally — some are thrifty while others are water-guzzlers.  All toilets are not created equally — some are thrifty while [...]

Another Reason to Get Outside

In the recent study, The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature, University of Michigan researchers, Marc G. Berman, John Jonides, and Stephen Kaplan, discuss the cognitive restorative benefits of a natural setting, rather than an urban setting. Their findings show that memory and attention improved 20 percent after an hour of interacting with nature. http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6892

Single-serve ground coffee pods

Somebody gave me a box of Starbucks Single-Serve Ground coffee pods, because it was near the expiration date and could not have sold in the store. Anyway, this box contains 12x 0.25oz pods, so a total of 3 oz. The retail price for this box is $4.95. Since I don’t have the kind of Espresso [...]

Think outside the bottle!

Join me and break the bottled water habit! Getting rid of bottled water is a win-win! You save money and water and help lessen the amount of plastic in landfills! You can now even win a trip to Glacier National Park. Please learn more about the campain here  http://water.newdream.org/campaigns/water/register/78023085e295e74b21a82b2bb7894a34/  Break the Bottled Water Habit, Win a Prize and Cut [...]

Water is LIFE

    A few months ago, on World Water Day, I saw Stephen Colbert’s show dedicated to Water. Colbert Report, March 20, 2008 Regardless of the opinion you may have of him as a comedian or on his political views, he made some very valid points and had some very interesting interviews. Please visit Water [...]

The Story of Stuff

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between [...]