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Week of December 21, 2008 -------------
Clean your furniture with OLIVE OIL and Lemon Juice! You can use 1 cup olive oil and ½ cup lemon juice, put in a non-PBA plastic spray bottle, point and shoot! Furniture polish you can eat!
Thanks to our very own Bag Lady, Lisa Hawkins, for this tip! |
How many pounds of pesticides were sprayed on the 12.6 million acres of cotton grown in the United States last year?
Answer: Fifty-five million pounds!!!!
Mrs. Green’s note: those pesticides end up on our skin, in our homes, in the earth, in our water supply and are carried everywhere by birds and bugs! THINK AND BUY ORGANIC!!!! |
Week of December 14, 2008 -------------
Christmas Tree Tip - Two! Make sure to make a fresh cut on the bottom of your tree when you purchase it and get it in water as soon as possible. AND use of lights that produce low heat, such as miniature lights to reduce drying of the tree. |
1. How much of a Christmas tree’s weight is water?
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How many Christmas tree recycling programs are there in the US?
Answer: 1. Over 50%
2. Over 4000 so PLEASE recycle!
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Week of December 7, 2008 -------------
Laundry Tip – to remove ballpoint pen marks, dab rubbing alcohol on the stained area. Place a clean cloth under the spot if possible. Gently rub, repeat if necessary and then wash as usual. |
What year was Habitat Tucson founded?
Answer: Habitat Tucson was founded in 1980 by George Tolman, Jerry McFarland, and Mary Kelley and was the first affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International west of the Mississippi |
| Week of November 30, 2008 -------------GREEN your holidays! Use gift wrap made out of recycled paper or better yet – use materials around your home to dress up your packages! Stop buying nonrecyclable wrapping paper printed with petroleum-based inks and dyes. |
How much do Americans spend on gift wrap every year?
Answer: $2.7 billion. That’s more than the entire gross domestic product of many countries in Africa and Asia. |
Week of November 23, 2008 -------------
Keep Thanksgiving simple! Don’t overdo the cooking unless you are going to eat all the leftovers! Play games, watch football or a favorite movie, take a walk. Also, PLEASE remember to bring your reusable bags to the grocery store and to store your leftovers in SAFE containers – not baggies. Most importantly, don’t forget to give thanks!
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The emissions from duraflame biowax firelogs are carbon neutral and produce what percentage LESS greenhouse gas emissions than gas fireplaces?
Answer: 70% |
Week of November 16, 2008 -------------
Buy & Use safe reusable plastic or stainless steel water bottles, preferably stainless steel. |
Kids lunches create how many billion pounds of waste per year?
Answer: 3.5 billion |
Week of November 9, 2008 --------------
Lower your thermostat! You don’t have to freeze to be green and it will save you money. Adjusting your thermostat down by just three degrees (that’s one sweater’s worth) you can save about $114 on a 1500 square foot house AND will keep two and a half TONS of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The biggest savings are during the winter months. For EVERY degree you turn the heat down, you will bring your energy bill down by as much at 5%.; |
The vast majority of processed foods contain derivatives from what four major GM crops?
Answer: soy, corn, cottonseed and canola. (Ingredients found in almost ALL fast foods) |
Week of November 2, 2008 --------------
“Starch” Your Carpets – cornstarch that is! It is possible to fully clean and deodorize carpets without resorting to chemical-laden carpet cleaners or shampoo. Simply vacuum, liberally sprinkle cornstarch or baking soda, leave one hour, then vacuum again. To remove tough stains, try cold club soda or repeatedly blot with vinegar and soapy water instead of automatically reaching for a stain remover! |
The average adult inhales how many tablespoons of household dust daily?
Answer: 2 tablespoons! |
Week of October 26, 2008 ---------------
Read the labels on your cleaning products! Don’t use anything with triclosan in it! Triclosan is a toxic pesticide that is often sold as an anti-bacterial agent! Stick to the tried and true: vinegar, baking soda, bon ami and of course any biodegradable green products out there. These are inexpensive and safe. |
Question: If every household in the U.S. used vegetable based dishwashing liquid instead of petroleum-based, how many barrels of oil would it save in ONE year?
Answer: 80,000 |
Week of October 19, 2008 ---------------
RECYCLE your plastic bottles. In the US we use TWO MILLION plastic beverage bottles EVERY 5 MINUTES!!! If you use them, recycle them. (The lids are NOT recyclable but Aveda will accept them.) There are countless new products being made from recycled plastic every day and more are on their way. The best thing for your health, your wallet and the planet is to cut down on your use of plastic bottles. |
Question: The average person generates pounds of waste per day? Answer: 4.5
Question: Organic waste in landfills becomes what kind of clean, renewable source of energy? Answer: methane gas |
Week of October 12, 2008 ---------------
TUNE YOUR CAR UP – it will run more efficiently and your gas consumption will drop! A few ways to boost gas mileage – check your tires weekly (can save 2% on gas consumption); tune-up can boost your mileage anywhere between 4 and 40%!!; take rack off your car if you have one – stop gas-guzzling wind drag. |
Biodiesel can be manufactured from what three substances? I will give it to you if you can name two!!! Answer: Biodiesel can be manufactured from vegetable oil, animal fats and recycled restaurant greases. |
Week of October 5, 2008 ----------------
If you have a car charger for your cell phone, charge it while you are driving! You won’t have to use electricity to charge it when you are home! |
How many gallons of water does it take to make 500 phone books? As of 2007, more than half of American households had broadband internet access. And yet, 615 million phone books were distributed in the U.S. last year — nearly two for every man, woman and child. Answer: 7,000
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Week of September 28, 2008 -----------
Grab that tote, use that bag
1) Leave bags by the front door or in the trunk of your car and dangle a reminder from your key chain or the rearview mirror to grab them.
2) Put a reminder on your grocery list and reward the kids when they help you remember.
3) When stuck in the checkout line without your reusable bag, choose paper or plastic based on the one you think you’ll reuse the most!
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Which alternative fuel vehicle does the Environmental Protection Agency rank the cleanest internal combustion engine on the PLANET? Answer: The dedicated natural gas Honda Civic!
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Week of September 21, 2008 ------------
Bring your own containers for your doggie bag when you eat out. Put them in your car right after you read this. If you forget, ask the manager when they are going to get biodegradable take home containers – imagine if we ALL did that just for the next week. |
What is the worst material for a “doggie bag” container AND what is the best, earth friendly solution? Answer: Styrofoam, which becomes a permanent part of our environment, is the worst. The best? Bring your own container!!! |
Week of September 14, 2008 ------------
Recycle your inkjet and laser cartridges! Each year over ONE BILLION cartridges reach landfills world wide with 80% of those thrown out after only ONE use!
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How many gallons of oil does it take to make ONE laser cartridge? Answer: One |
Week of September 7, 2008 -------------
Tip 1: Take the caps off of all bottles you recycle. They are made from a more toxic plastic.
Tip 2: Looking for GREEN promotional items? Garment Graphics has a free book with a sampling of GREEN, Eco-friendly promotional items. To get your copy email Scott at scott@garmentgraphics.net.
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On average an American meal consists of food with ingredients from how many countries? Answer: FIVE!!
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Week of August 31, 2008 ----------------
Plant trees! Over the course of a year, the average home could save between $150 and $250 on energy costs simply with smart landscaping. |
One tree can filter up to how many pounds of pollutants from the air EACH year? Answer: 60 |
Week of August 24, 2008 ---------------
PULL THE PLUG! Even while not in use household appliances and electronics (microwaves, computers, DVD players & TVs) use power when plugged in, increasing your electric bill and overall energy consumption. Unplugging is a simple step to a healthier planet! |
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Answer: Based on the typical burrow a woodchuck digs, a scientist at Cornell University estimated the answer would be close to 700 pounds. |
Week of August 17, 2008 ----------------
Instead of buying someone a birthday gift, take them out to breakfast, lunch or dinner. It doesn’t have to be a 5-Star Restaurant. You are giving the gift of your time, celebrating them and not creating one ounce of trash! |
How much trash does the average American throw away each DAY?
Answer: 4.5 pounds! |
Week of August 10, 2008 ----------------
Get rid of antibacterial soap in your house!!! The AMA & Environmental Groups are all on board with this. The culprit is a toxic pesticide called triclosan that is powerful enough to threaten children's health, pollute breast milk & compromise immune systems. |
Tucson has been dedicated as a Solar American City. How many Solar America Cities are there in the United States?
Answer: 25 |
Week of August 3, 2008 -----------------
To remove tea stains from cups/mugs: Rinse inside of cup and scrub with clean, moistened dishcloth dipped in baking soda. Wash thoroughly. NO CHEMICALS and INEXPENSIVE!! |
Which one of these teas does NOT come from the same plant? Black tea, green tea, red tea, white tea?
Answer: Red tea |
