Category Archives: At Home

How to reduce carbon-footprint in your home.

Kicking the Catalog Habit

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Jane Lindley

You know what’s weird? I don’t even order from catalogs anymore – who does?  I might page through a catalog every now and then; but, one online order seems to spawn 100 catalogs. What’s the carbon impact of catalogs you … Continue reading →

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Look at What My Husband Bought Me!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Jane Lindley

A compostable bottle of detergent! Yippee Skippy! He said its way too expensive to ever buy again (he kind of exaggerates, so we’ll see on that one). What an innovative idea. The outer container is recyclable or COMPOSTABLE (my new … Continue reading →

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Time for Product Reviews!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Jane Lindley

On Monday Green Steve posted a link on FaceBook of his radio interview about how the UK (where he lives) could save half a million tonnes of C02 if everyone switched to recycled toilet paper. I chafe more at the whole … Continue reading →

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Why Compost?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Jane Lindley

Ever feel late to the party? A few years ago I got on the composting bandwagon because I knew it was a good idea and most of my friends had composts and we had a little land, so why not? … Continue reading →

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Do the Slow Thing

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Jane Lindley

I’m constantly looking for ways to simplify my carbon reduction so I don’t have to think about it so much. To that end, one of my favorite blogs/sites is Do the Green Thing. It identifies seven things everyone can do … Continue reading →

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Hot Tub vs. Bath Tub

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jane Lindley

Ok, I was pretty sure I knew the answer to this question before I started to do any research: which consumed more energy: running the hot tub full bore all winter or taking baths? But, I had to do the … Continue reading →

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Books are my Weakness

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jane Lindley

I don’t mean to turn this blog into some kind of a confessional, or anything, and I do want to guard against over-sharing — that’s just embarrassing, However, I need to admit one little thing…for some reason my subconscious has … Continue reading →

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Need a New Year’s Resolution or Two? Carbon Calculators to the Rescue!

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Jane Lindley

I tried four carbon footprint calculators and even though they used varying methodologies the basic message was: while I’m not as swash-buckling as most extreme users of our natural resources, I have a long, long way to go to get … Continue reading →

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CO2 Baseline

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Jane Lindley

The idea that a person should be concerned about the parts per million of CO2 in our atmosphere entered my consciousness four years ago when I read an article about NASA’s James Hansen with the unsavory message that our CO2 … Continue reading →

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