Comments on: Listmania! Go Green! http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/ Celebrating the Joys of Parenting and Childhood Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: La BellaDonna http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-10128 La BellaDonna Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:02:21 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-10128 And, since I don't see it here - clean green! Baking soda and white vinegar will clean shiny clean, without nasty chemicals! And, since I don’t see it here - clean green! Baking soda and white vinegar will clean shiny clean, without nasty chemicals!

]]> By: Susan http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7780 Susan Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:33:39 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7780 Great list! Cutting down on plastic use can make a huge difference and really is not hard for everyone to do. Bottled water is a big one, definitely get a filter and a glass/metal refillable bottle. There is a lot of good information about bottled water's impact on the environment at www.BottledWaterBlues.com Great list! Cutting down on plastic use can make a huge difference and really is not hard for everyone to do. Bottled water is a big one, definitely get a filter and a glass/metal refillable bottle. There is a lot of good information about bottled water’s impact on the environment at http://www.BottledWaterBlues.com

]]> By: Maternal Mirth http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7724 Maternal Mirth Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:01:33 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7724 Wood blocks are my kids favorite toy ... all of them. The grade-schooler, the pre-schooler and the toddler. We have over 700 in a big ottoman in our family room and it's usually never closed. Wood blocks are my kids favorite toy … all of them. The grade-schooler, the pre-schooler and the toddler. We have over 700 in a big ottoman in our family room and it’s usually never closed.

]]> By: Glinda http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7674 Glinda Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:42:18 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7674 @Nevicata- There are small amounts of mercury in CFLs which is the concern for a broken one. I do agree with you that LEDs are actually the future of lighting, but I'm not going to wait for them to become widely and cheaply available before I switch from the incandescent. I don't think we have a whole lot more time left to start altering our energy consumption habits, so I'll stick with my CFLs for now and just be really careful! Thank you for the information, though, that is very important to know. @Nevicata- There are small amounts of mercury in CFLs which is the concern for a broken one.

I do agree with you that LEDs are actually the future of lighting, but I’m not going to wait for them to become widely and cheaply available before I switch from the incandescent. I don’t think we have a whole lot more time left to start altering our energy consumption habits, so I’ll stick with my CFLs for now and just be really careful!

Thank you for the information, though, that is very important to know.

]]> By: Glinda http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7673 Glinda Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:01:16 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7673 @JaneC- Crikey! I thought I checked all of those! Thanks for alerting me to that! @mamacita- Of course you would know absolutely nothing about that! ;) @Leah- Thanks for letting us know about the book, I agree with you that people can get overwhelmed. @nursemyra- Good for you for composting! @Cherry- Most people don't know there are so many options out there, so I was glad to help! @JaneC- Crikey! I thought I checked all of those! Thanks for alerting me to that!

@mamacita- Of course you would know absolutely nothing about that! ;)

@Leah- Thanks for letting us know about the book, I agree with you that people can get overwhelmed.

@nursemyra- Good for you for composting!

@Cherry- Most people don’t know there are so many options out there, so I was glad to help!

]]> By: JaneC http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7670 JaneC Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:37:41 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7670 Great post! I've been wondering about dimmer versions of those fluorescent bulbs. You might want to check your link to the lunch bag, though--it goes to the page with the pen instead. Great post! I’ve been wondering about dimmer versions of those fluorescent bulbs. You might want to check your link to the lunch bag, though–it goes to the page with the pen instead.

]]> By: mamacita http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7669 mamacita Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:35:13 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7669 I can second the recommendation of the BuiltNY lunch totes. I love that they are machine washable; it's handy when you find Friday's lunch remains in them on Monday morning. Not that I would know... I can second the recommendation of the BuiltNY lunch totes. I love that they are machine washable; it’s handy when you find Friday’s lunch remains in them on Monday morning. Not that I would know…

]]> By: Nevicata http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7658 Nevicata Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:26:03 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7658 I don't know if you've seen this, on broken-bulb cleanup? "If a bulb breaks, get children and pets out of the room. Ventilate the room. Never use a vacuum -- even on a rug -- to clean up a compact fluorescent light. Instead, while wearing rubber gloves, use stiff paper such as index cards and tape to pick up pieces, then wipe the area with a wet wipe or damp paper towel. If there are young children or pregnant woman in the house, consider cutting out the piece of carpet where the bulb broke. Use a glass jar with a screw top to contain the shards and clean-up debris." From the Boston Globe http://tinyurl.com/34a9mn I think I'll stick to incandescents, at least until LEDs become practical. Replacing carpet square by square doesn't sound too earth-friendly to me. I don’t know if you’ve seen this, on broken-bulb cleanup?

“If a bulb breaks, get children and pets out of the room. Ventilate the room. Never use a vacuum — even on a rug — to clean up a compact fluorescent light. Instead, while wearing rubber gloves, use stiff paper such as index cards and tape to pick up pieces, then wipe the area with a wet wipe or damp paper towel. If there are young children or pregnant woman in the house, consider cutting out the piece of carpet where the bulb broke. Use a glass jar with a screw top to contain the shards and clean-up debris.”

From the Boston Globe
http://tinyurl.com/34a9mn

I think I’ll stick to incandescents, at least until LEDs become practical. Replacing carpet square by square doesn’t sound too earth-friendly to me.

]]> By: Leah http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7653 Leah Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:55:26 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7653 I bought Langholz and Turner's "You Can Prevent Global Warming (and save money!): 51 Easy Ways," recently for my parents, and I've found it to be a great place for people to start making small changes to their lives, especially because it talks in clear terms about the impact of your change, both in the world and for you personally. It also gives you an estimate of how much money your changes save you, usually in energy costs--a pretty convincing argument for the average household that feels overwhelmed by huge issues like climate change but can really be motivated by lowered energy bills. I bought Langholz and Turner’s “You Can Prevent Global Warming (and save money!): 51 Easy Ways,” recently for my parents, and I’ve found it to be a great place for people to start making small changes to their lives, especially because it talks in clear terms about the impact of your change, both in the world and for you personally. It also gives you an estimate of how much money your changes save you, usually in energy costs–a pretty convincing argument for the average household that feels overwhelmed by huge issues like climate change but can really be motivated by lowered energy bills.

]]> By: nursemyra http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7650 nursemyra Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:00:25 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/02/listmania-go-green/#comment-7650 don't know if this is relevant to readers who aren't living in a drought but we keep a bucket in the shower to collect water for the garden. we also compost our kitchen scraps don’t know if this is relevant to readers who aren’t living in a drought but we keep a bucket in the shower to collect water for the garden.

we also compost our kitchen scraps

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