Sustainable Contra Costa County - No Impact Project - Join Us for a One Week Cleanse
| April 18, 2010 | to | April 24, 2010 |
The No Impact Experiment is a one-week carbon cleanse starting on April 18. It is a chance for you to see what a difference no-impact living can have on your quality of life. It’s not about giving up creature comforts but an opportunity for you to test whether the modern “conveniences” you take for granted are actually making you happier or just eating away at your time and money. For more information visit www.noimpactproject.org and/or Sustainable Contra Costa’s Facebook page
Read to Book, Watch the Movie, Listen to it on Audio of Kindle. Make your own decision.
Two Cool Concepts I read in Go Green, Live Rich
In my opinion, I think I found my #1 green resource book for this year. David Bach & Hillary Rosner.
“>Go Green, Live Rich is about 50 simple ways to save the earth. Although I am already familiar with many of the subjects they discussed such as driving an energy efficient car, changing my light bulbs and recycling I did find several new concepts that I hadn’t thought of and am looking forward to exploring this year.
Concept #1 - Green Investing
Investing green as a way to build your portfolio. Developing more of a conscience regarding where you invest your money is something I never really thought about. As I invested in my 401K, I innocently let everyone else decide where it was going to be invested. Now that I am older and wiser (haha) I want to change the world and one way to do that is to invest more responsibly, I want to reward and endorse companies that are producing sustainable products and services that are socially and environmentally responsible. How else are we going to make a change? These days change certainly isn’t coming quickly enough through our voting power.
A couple of places to begin your research is Morningstar.com. David Bach also has his own investment alerts at www.greengreen.com
Concept #2 - Take a Volunteer Vacation
In this current economy everyone is talking about taking “staycations.” In my opinion this is not a real vacation. A volunteer vacation is 
where you save money and have a terrific adventure by providing valuable manpower on a project that is helping the plant and all its inhabitants. Depending upon the type of project you choose, you can be a place with spectacular scenery with time to spare to enjoy it. In most cases by volunteering your food and lodging are included.
A couple of places to check out are the Sierra Club www.sierraclub.org and Habitat for Humanity ” www.habitat.org
As I stated before Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying
“>Go Green, Live Rich discusses 50 simple ways to save the earth. I highly recommend this book if for no other reason than to tap into all the internet resources that are available.
Kids driving you crazy this summer? Read the Green Parent?
Looking for an affordable, green reference manual for house cleaning?
May 25, 2009 by Diana
Filed under Do It Yourself, Reviews
The Green Clean Book offers simple recipes, tips and advice in a no-nonsense, easy to understand format.
Why would you want to read this book?
1) You want to become environmentally responsible but you don’t know how. Learn how to “Clean Your House SPOTLESS Without The Use Of Dangerous And Deadly, Chemical Filled Cleaning Products.”
2) You want to save money. Did you know that it is cheaper and just as effective to make your own cleaners? The average household spends $1000- $1200 a year in cleaning products.
3) You want to learn cool housekeeping tips. Read about a “secret place” in the bathroom where you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oils so that it continually releases a pleasant fragrance in the bathroom.
It is never too late to begin striving towards a healthier standard of living. You can use “The Green Clean Book” as an inspiration for continuing your journey of eliminating chemicals from your home one at a time.
