Archive for the ‘being green’ Category
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Staying Organized (and Green) with Cloth Bags
It seems like almost every store is selling cloth shopping bags or totes. To encourage customers to use reusable cloth shopping bags, many stores have begun to charge you for plastic bags. To purchase a cloth bag will only set you back about $1 but they are priceless, if you know how to use them.
Here [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips, shopping | 05-Oct-09 | no comments
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This week: Dress for Success & Earth Week Event
There are two events we want to share with you this week: one is a local fundraiser, and the other is a special Earth Day event.
IMPACT- AN EVENT FOR CHANGE
In an earlier blog post, we shared information about IMPACT - An Event for Change, a Dress for Success Fundraiser, organized in part by Clarity [...]
Filed in being green, site news | 20-Apr-09 | no comments
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3 Inexpensive Ways to Organize Your Kitchen: Recycling
Are your kitchen shelves an unorganized mess of miscellaneous cans, jars, and mixes? Do you find it hard to find exactly what you need, when you need it?
Organizing your kitchen doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, by recycling materials that you probably already have on hand, you can inexpensively organize your kitchen.
RECYCLE SMALL BOXES
Many [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips | 12-Mar-09 | no comments
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White Christmas, Green Christmas
Merry Christmas, everyone!
We’re having a very unusual white Christmas here in Vancouver, and I hope everyone is driving safely and enjoying the snow.
I would like to remind you, though, to try for a green Christmas despite all the snow. By green, of course, I mean merry for the Earth as well as for us. Today [...]
Filed in being green | 25-Dec-08 | no comments
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An Alternative To Traditional Gift-Giving
Think about all the gifts that are given at Christmas and throughout the year, in your family, on your street, across your city, and throughout the world. How many of them do you think are really wanted? How many soaps and chocolates and candle holders and sweaters are actually making someone’s dream come true?
Naturally, children want [...]
Filed in being green, service websites, websites | 08-Dec-08 | 2 comments
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Inspiration For Entrepreneurs and the Planet
I’ve already told you about one of my favourite companies, Frogfile.
I’ve just discovered that way back in January, before I’d even heard of them, they were featured in The Vancouver Sun. The article is available online, and makes for interesting reading.
As an entrepreneur, this is particularly inspiring for me because it shows that a newer, smaller [...]
Filed in being green | 20-Nov-08 | no comments
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It’s Not Too Late To Consume Less Stuff
I came across an interesting statement the other day:
“In our society, success equals happiness and happiness, we’re told, can be fulfilled by consuming more stuff. When will we learn that more things don’t bring lasting contentment; they only fill up our homes, empty our wallets, and create havoc with our precious environment?”
-Ben Sharp, St. John’s [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips | 10-Nov-08 | no comments
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Frogfile For A Greener Office
Did you know that offices contribute almost ten percent of the waste that goes into Canadian landfills? I don’t want to be a part of that! But have a look around any major office supply store—you’ll see a lot of vinyl, plastic, and chlorine-bleached paper, and maybe one small section with recycled envelopes.
That’s why I feel [...]
Filed in being green, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 27-Oct-08 | no comments
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Happy Thanksgiving
Here in Canada, it’s Thanksgiving Monday. Last night, I enjoyed a nice dinner with my family, as many of you probably also did—others may be celebrating with a holiday feast tonight. The food and love were plentiful. I am very lucky.
Thanksgiving, or any holiday for that matter, is a good time to give to the less [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips | 13-Oct-08 | no comments
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Give Your Junk A Fresh Start
A great way to dispose of clutter from your house is to use a recycling company rather than a junk removal company. Junk companies just take everything to the dump, regardless of what it is. A recycling company, on the other hand, works to limit the environmental impact of your old stuff as much as possible.
Choosing to [...]
Filed in being green, service websites, websites | 29-Sep-08 | 2 comments
It seems like almost every store is selling cloth shopping bags or totes. To encourage customers to use reusable cloth shopping bags, many stores have begun to charge you for plastic bags. To purchase a cloth bag will only set you back about $1 but they are priceless, if you know how to use them. Here [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips, shopping | 05-Oct-09 | no comments
There are two events we want to share with you this week: one is a local fundraiser, and the other is a special Earth Day event. IMPACT- AN EVENT FOR CHANGE In an earlier blog post, we shared information about IMPACT - An Event for Change, a Dress for Success Fundraiser, organized in part by Clarity [...]
Filed in being green, site news | 20-Apr-09 | no comments
Are your kitchen shelves an unorganized mess of miscellaneous cans, jars, and mixes? Do you find it hard to find exactly what you need, when you need it? Organizing your kitchen doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, by recycling materials that you probably already have on hand, you can inexpensively organize your kitchen. RECYCLE SMALL BOXES Many [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips | 12-Mar-09 | no comments
Merry Christmas, everyone! We’re having a very unusual white Christmas here in Vancouver, and I hope everyone is driving safely and enjoying the snow. I would like to remind you, though, to try for a green Christmas despite all the snow. By green, of course, I mean merry for the Earth as well as for us. Today [...]
Filed in being green | 25-Dec-08 | no comments
Think about all the gifts that are given at Christmas and throughout the year, in your family, on your street, across your city, and throughout the world. How many of them do you think are really wanted? How many soaps and chocolates and candle holders and sweaters are actually making someone’s dream come true? Naturally, children want [...]
Filed in being green, service websites, websites | 08-Dec-08 | 2 comments
I’ve already told you about one of my favourite companies, Frogfile. I’ve just discovered that way back in January, before I’d even heard of them, they were featured in The Vancouver Sun. The article is available online, and makes for interesting reading. As an entrepreneur, this is particularly inspiring for me because it shows that a newer, smaller [...]
Filed in being green | 20-Nov-08 | no comments
I came across an interesting statement the other day: “In our society, success equals happiness and happiness, we’re told, can be fulfilled by consuming more stuff. When will we learn that more things don’t bring lasting contentment; they only fill up our homes, empty our wallets, and create havoc with our precious environment?” -Ben Sharp, St. John’s [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips | 10-Nov-08 | no comments
Did you know that offices contribute almost ten percent of the waste that goes into Canadian landfills? I don’t want to be a part of that! But have a look around any major office supply store—you’ll see a lot of vinyl, plastic, and chlorine-bleached paper, and maybe one small section with recycled envelopes. That’s why I feel [...]
Filed in being green, shopping, websites, websites to learn from | 27-Oct-08 | no comments
Here in Canada, it’s Thanksgiving Monday. Last night, I enjoyed a nice dinner with my family, as many of you probably also did—others may be celebrating with a holiday feast tonight. The food and love were plentiful. I am very lucky. Thanksgiving, or any holiday for that matter, is a good time to give to the less [...]
Filed in being green, practical tips | 13-Oct-08 | no comments
A great way to dispose of clutter from your house is to use a recycling company rather than a junk removal company. Junk companies just take everything to the dump, regardless of what it is. A recycling company, on the other hand, works to limit the environmental impact of your old stuff as much as possible. Choosing to [...]
Filed in being green, service websites, websites | 29-Sep-08 | 2 comments
