Living Green in the Big City without the Big Budget!
Design is an amazing thing, it has the ability to shape a persons perception and give way to a new process of thought and outlook. The home above, does not look like a futuristic home from space. It actually almost looks real and in a real city. Well if the shoe fits…. This is a real home in a real city. The city is Vancouver BC and the home, which looks like a normal home, is actually a laneway home loaded with lots of green technology. An electric... Read More
Why you should be watching the Price of Water not Oil
The talk is oil, always has been, but especially as of late. However, what a lot of people are beginning to talk about and rightfully so, is water. Unlike oil, we as people cannot live without water. It is a finite resource with an expanding human population. To make matters worse, we are not preserving water but wasting it or not using efficiently. So what’s the solution? Unfortunately, like many of the problems in our world, there is no sole... Read More
More Water Pressure With More Savings On Utilities
Utility bills are becoming a major target of reducing energy from homes, however no one wants to lose any luxuries while trying to reduce consumption. A major point of this home consumption is water use. Particularly in North America, the use of low flow faucets and shower heads are hard to come by. People simply enjoying having a nice long hot shower. However, what if you could have that same high pressure, hot shower and be saving water at the same... Read More
Have An Eco-Easter This Year
Now not everyone celebrates this day, and you have to respect peoples beliefs, but Easter weekend is upon us and why not make this year an eco-Easter weekend? It’s all about the kids and why not start the path of environmental awareness on days like holidays that they will remember? If you are going to be handing out little gifts and treats , please consider the alternatives. You can even create your own Easter basket at Stubby Pencil Studios.... Read More
Trillium Organic Beauty Company
I know in these hard economic times spending is being cut back and budgets are getting tighter.Thats the way it is and it’s important for everyone to make those decisions. However, if you find that within that new budget you just can’t seem to cut back on beauty products, then I have some very interesting news for you! Many times we talk about great organic beauty products and I think it is important that people understand and know where... Read More
