Category: Green Choices
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You don’t have to give them your phone number
Has it become automatic to you at Bath and Body Works, etc. to give out your phone number when making a purchase? Are you ever puzzled at the amount of direct mail you receive from businesses you may have shopped at a few times? The truth is, you can just…
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They share 98.4 percent of our genetic makeup
The bonobos weren’t that interested in me the day I visited the zoo, but I still managed to get a somewhat OK photo of them. I’ve been there on days when the baby bonobo would follow my movements from the other side of the glass. Bonobos, also called pygmy chimpanzees,…
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Wild orangutan population declining
These photos are of Sumatran orangutans at my local zoo. The photo above is a female with her hand raised to beg from zookeepers. The photo below is of a male orangutan (with throat pouch) who is cooling off by a stream of water on a hot day. Because of…
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I’m bigger than two, what to do
Yip, dental floss. Not what you expected? I’m taking a break from the endangered species posts today. It’s a little too sad for a rainy day (in my area anyway). What I’d like to know is how many of you have recycling centers that only accept plastics #1 and #2?…
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Tigers are disappearing from the wild
This photo also came from my local zoo, home to three Bengal tiger cubs. Bengal male tigers average around 450 to 500 pounds, just smaller than the Siberian tiger. Yet, they remind me so much of my little 10-pound domesticated cat. The tigers were very playful the day I took…
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The original firefox
Being green includes looking at how our actions affect the wildlife around us. Because of habitat loss due to deforestation and human population growth, several species may go extinct during our lifetime. They can’t compete for the limited food available as their habitats continue to shrink. Please revisit this week…
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Magging from the library
There may be one mag subscription that’s really special to you. But why not limit the number of magazines you have delivered to your mailbox? Or, instead of buying Family Circle at the grocery store for that great recipe, check it out at the library. My library has several mags…
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Skip the produce bags
The first time I brought my groceries home in my reusable shopping bags, I got out the digital camera. Then I decided I could not post that photo. Inside my reusable bags, I had plastic bags with produce in them. Why? I’ll agree that cashiers have a hard enough time…
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Cat scratcher!
This lovely piece of cardboard was the cover to my cat’s new scratching pad. Yes, he had to have it. He vomited on his last one. SmartyKat SuperScratcher caught my attention at Target because it’s made from recycled materials, comes with organic catnip and is recyclable and biodegradable. There you…
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Green buildings
You can visit the U.S. Green Building Council website at http://www.usgbc.org The Green Building Council is working to change the way buildings are designed, built and operated. They award LEED certifications based on those achievements. Check them out.
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