Where to start? Well, first of all, I’m not the greenie Stefanie is. The things that are important to me are rather simple - mostly, I want to leave the world in a better condition than when I got here. Stefanie and I agree…

Stefanie had her wisdom teeth and, a few others pulled so some of the updates may come a bit slow to the blog as I will be running it, taking care of her and working until she is up to speed again. Hopefully by Monday things a…

A good way to cut down on energy use and electric bills is to turn off standby power. Standby power, also called phantom power, refers to the power consumed by electronics while they are switched off or in standby mode.…

The Container Recycling Institute reports that Americans will buy an estimated 34.6 billion single-serve (1 liter or less) plastic water bottles in 2009. More than 75 percent of those bottles will end up in landfil…

PVC - What is it?

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a relatively cheap and widely used chlorinated plastic. It is naturally rigid and in this form is used in many ways, including by the building industry. Through the additi…

BFRs - What are they?

The term brominated flame retardants (BFRs) refers a wide range of brominated chemicals added to materials to both inhibit their ignition and slow their rate of combustion. Commonly used examp…