All Entries in the "Tips and Advice" Category
Surrounding Children With Safe Products
Our Children are faced everyday with all sorts of products that are not healthy for their growth and development. Most adults do not think about the materials or chemicals toys, cups, clothes or cleaners are made of. These items are bought out of convenience and most of the time love but what they are made of does not go into account. Here are some items to think about:
How to Spend Your Summer Vacation
Summertime is finally upon us and like a splash of cool water on your face during a humid Miami afternoon, your monthly EDGE newsletter article is here to make your life easier. This month, the column focuses on planet-friendly (and wallet-friendly!) ways to utilize those much-needed vacation days. Following these steps, you’ll reduce your carbon footprint, save money on transportation, and set a good example for your kids!
My Carbon Footprint
By: Jenifer Hildebrant
Recently, I finally calculated my ecological footprint. I had been putting it off for quite some time. I consider myself to be a pretty “green” individual, but the results shocked me. If everyone on the planet lived like I live we would need 4.71 planets worth of resources. Answering the questionnaire and reading the results is not the best five minutes I have ever experienced, but the results of doing so will most certainly help me adjust my lifestyle more because the environment matters to me. It was sort of like looking at a bank statement after avoiding them for a couple months and living without regard to where or how much I spend.
The overall global population uses the approximately 1.4 planets to provide resources and absorb our waste. It takes the Earth a year and five months to restore what is used in one… Read the rest
Car Idling is a Nasty Habit
How many of you let your car idle while waiting for your morning cup ‘o joe from the drive-thru window, waiting for your kids to get in the car after school, or waiting for the construction peeps to let you pass? Apparently, most of us will spend on average a total of fifteen minutes per day letting our cars idle and waste gas (not to mention our money) instead of shutting the car off. I’ve been known to let my car warm-up a bit for a few minutes on a winter morning before driving it — but no more! By parking and walking into the places we normally drive-thru, turning your car off when waiting for someone or walking to pick up the kids we could each save $100 a year in fuel costs (over 2 billion gallons of fuel as a nation) and save the earth from further… Read the rest
