Archive for November, 2010


How To Find Genuine Green Cleaning Products

A number of green cleaning products are available on the online market today. Blindly selecting a product without first researching it may result in a loss of time and money. Read the article to know How to find a genuine green cleaning product online.

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ABC 15 Smart Family segment – Green Products

Daphne Munro interviews our Editor-in-Chief Tishin Donkersley about green products on ABC 15 Smart Family.

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Heating with Oil or Gas: What’s to Like?

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We may not like it, but heating with oil or gas is really convenient.

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I think it’s safe to say that nobody likes to burn oil. Maybe it’s the people I hang around with, but we go straight from talking about the cold weather we’ve been having to how much oil we’ve been burning (for myself, it’s in our Buderus oil-fired boiler that we heat with, along with cordwood in the house and a pellet stove in the adjoining garage apartment). Whether it’s because of financial or planetary concerns, everyone seems to wince when they talk about how many gallons of oil or gas they’ve been through.

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Direct-Gain Passive Solar

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Heat for a house that requires no combustion, no electricity, and no moving parts

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Over the past two weeks I’ve written about two relatively obscure passive solar heating strategies: isolated gain using sunspaces; and indirect gain using a Trombe walls. This week I’ll cover a far more common and cost-effective approach: direct-gain.

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4 Reasons to Make the Switch to Green Clean

Green cleaning is when a cleaning company uses eco-friendly products and practices. Switching to a green cleaning company will enhance staff morale. It will show by example to staff and customers that your business cares about the environment. Using a green cleaning company will improve staff health and most importantly contribute to the improvement of our local and global environment. Here is why your business should make the switch to green cleaning:

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