http://www.ourgreenerlife.com Our road to an eco-friendly life Sat, 03 May 2008 03:12:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why stop at home? Try these tips for creating a greener office. You can share them with co-workers, or provide a more eco-friendly working environment for your employees. Happy plants make happy workers It is proven that plants make people happier. They also can help clean up the air in your workplace. ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2008/05/green-your-office/ It is that time of the year again - packed shopping malls, irresistible goodies sitting around waiting to be eaten and, unfortunately, lots of garbage output. All the gift giving and parties adds up to tons of new garbage in our landfills, so it’s a great time to be conscious ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/12/greener-holidays/ Did you know that Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every 5 seconds? How about that 1.14 million brown paper supermarket bags are used every hour? Or, that 2 million plastic beverage bottles are used in the US every 5 minutes. Since I keep encountering more statistics like these, I’ve become ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/06/avoiding-excess-baggage/ One great way to reduce your household energy consumption is to switch to Compact Fluorescent light bulbs (CFL for short). They are basically the same as the “tube” style florescent light bulbs, just reduced down to fit in most places where incandescent bulbs are used. Benefits: CFLs use 70% less energy than ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/06/switch-to-compact-fluorescent-light-bulbs/ Ever thought of ways to make your computing more environmentally friendly? Since computers, monitors, printers and other miscellaneous peripherals use electricity, you can do so by reducing the amount of energy they consume. This will also save money on energy bills which is always a great thing. Here are some ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/06/green-computing/ Summer is just around the corner, and it is already heating up in many parts of the country. If you use an AC system to cool your home, set your thermostat to 78 to reduce your energy use. You can also purchase a programmable thermostat which will allow you to ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/05/quick-eco-tip-reduce-your-ac-usage/ Since our move to Albuquerque a month ago, we have been making it a habit to walk more, rather than driving our car. We were lucky enough to find a house in a great section of the city, which is very central and close to Nob Hill (a great area ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/05/the-world-on-foot/ Can you count how many times you’ve been asked this question at the grocery store? No doubt, more times than you can remember. What was your answer, and why did you make that particular choice? In the past, I typically would choose the plastic bags. What was my rationale ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/05/paper-or-plastic/ Your carbon footprint is a measure of the impact your activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced. It is measured in units of carbon dioxide. The Carbon Footprint Calculator will determine your current footprint, based on a number of factors including fuel ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/05/what-is-your-carbon-footprint/ It has been about a year since I first began thinking about my impact on the environment. In all honesty, I had spent the first 25 years of my life wearing blinders. For example, I never took recycling seriously – usually never thought twice about tossing an empty soda can ... http://www.ourgreenerlife.com/2007/05/thinking-about-green-living/