Showing posts with label Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green. Show all posts

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Green your laundry

Green your laundry: Green laundry tips:

1) Switch to a phosphate-free and plant-derived detergent like�the�Ecos�from�Earth Friendly Products.

2) DIY Oxygen Bleach:

1/2 cup baking soda

1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide

2 cups of water

Mix all in a BPA-Free container to spot treat or just add straight to laundry if presoaking.
You just have to shake it before you use each time.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Zero tillage: Brazil's own green revolution - SciDev.Net

Zero tillage: Brazil's own green revolution - SciDev.Net: "A Brazilian farming method that is greener and boosts growth is reaching its small farmers and maybe the world, reports Bernardo Esteves.

Brazil's large farms have long pioneered a green cultivation technique that boosts growth. Now its small farmers — and possibly the rest of the world — are following suit."

Monday, August 2, 2010

Coming of the Green Computers — Datamation.com

Coming of the Green Computers — Datamation.com: "Driven primarily by two European Union directives, the U.S. computer industry is in a state of flux that may place ecological considerations on par with profit, speed and bandwidth in the development of new equipment.
In February, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives, went into force. Basically, these two directives require computer makers to implement product lifecycle management programs (including free take-back programs) and the elimination of certain hazardous substances like lead, by 2008 from production lines."