Ok, here is an easy and cheap thing you can do to improve the comfort and efficiency of your house in the winter. This applies mostly to houses with older windows and doors, but it will also improve newer ones as well by letting less heat escape. A plastic film that is like a shrink wrap and often known as “Window Film” can be applied to your drafty windows and doors. It can be purchased at mostly any home improvement store and is relatively cheap. It will more than pay …

An interesting initiative has begun just outside of a relatively small city just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A 500 year project whose main concern is to restore an area of forest to what it may have been like if left untouched for 500 years. The old growth forest project in an initiative of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, the Guelph International Resource Centre and the Ontario Farmland Trust.
There was a time when southern Ontario was covered in dense forest. Giant Maple trees and Oak trees would have …

Eco Friendly Website and Resource Directory Launched
A brand new directory has just been launched. The Big Eco Directory features all of the best eco-friendly and green related websites on the web. Great sites get featured regularly, and it is completely free to be listed. The one and only rule is simple…..a link back to the directory from your site for inclusion. Which, if you think about it could be really useful in helping your readers reach out to more great eco friendly information.

Eco Friendly Categories
Categories range from …

Severn Cullis Suzuki, founder of Environmental Children’s Organization (ECO), a group of children dedicated to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues will be speaking at the river run centre in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Severn Cullis-Suzuki, whose father is David Suzuki, is one of the world’s most remarkable young environmentalists. Severn travels around the world speaking to people and encouraging them to define their values, act with the future in mind, and take individual responsibility for our planet.
On March 24, 2009, join Severn and others at the Presidents …

I was surfing around the web today, and I couldn’t believe the amount of eco friendly, organic and fair trade clothing I was able to find with one simple search! Its seems the green trend is everywhere, and I thought it appropriate to share some of what I found with you.
In 2005, Passenger Pigeon became what they are today. What happened at that time was that the company, originally called “Called Your Bluff” went through a conversion to environmentally friendly textiles. Organic cotton and hemp, harvested and manufactured …

There are countless ways to renovate you home. Many of us would love to have a wonderful patio in the back yard, or possibly a large sun room to turn into your own private rainforest! Green and eco friendly home renovation ideas are a great way to spruce up your living quarters and outdoor areas and gardens. Here are a few home renovation ideas that you may wish to think about if you are planning some remodeling around you home.
1. Install rain collecting rain barrels …

It’s a fact that all carpets will get dirty over time. Carpets and rugs take a lot of abuse from children and pets, spills, dirt tracked in on people’s feet and countless other ways. It is inevitable that carpets have to be cleaned. Like other cleaners, carpet cleaners may contain toxic ingredients, some of which are not listed on labels. Spot cleaners seem to have the most harmful chemicals of all the carpet cleaners. When using carpet cleaners and other chemicals always wear gloves, goggles and other safety equipment. Open …

Remember those little sandwich baggies that your mom used to send in a paper bag with your lunch? Or those times when you cut up just a few too many veggies to snack on and you popped them all in a zip-lock bag to keep them fresh for tomorrow? Well, those little baggies are a thing of the past! That’s right, read it again…..those little baggies are a thing of the past.

Ziploc Bags Aren’t Cheap!
Whats a box of Ziplocs cost? Five dollars? Probably somewhere around …