Not a day goes by without some sort of interesting news on something organic or green. I have Google Alerts set up to send me news using the keywords "organic" and "eco-friendly." I wanted to try "green," but I figured I…

August 29th's Tip

Air Conditioning/Heating: You all know about turning the temperature up or down (depending on the season) about two degrees to save energy. What about when you go out? Do you really need to keep your…

Traditional gyms are energy hogs. Think about it: air conditioning running constantly trying to keep up with all the heat put out by the people working out, exercise machines sucking energy all day... But a new gym, w…

Welcome to the August 18th, 2008 edition of All Things Eco. Be sure to Stumble the posts you like, or submit them to other social bookmarking services. Let's promote each other, as well as this blog carnival. Elisa pre…

August 15th's Tip

Tomatoes: Never refrigerate tomatoes. Cold kills flavor, nutrients, and texture. On the flip side, heat makes tomatoes mushy and flavorless. Ideal tomato temperature is between 55 and 70 degree…

August 8th's Tip

Books: According to Eco-Libris, 4.15 billion books are produced in the US every year (2006 figures), which results in more than 20 million trees being cut down. If these numbers disturb you, there ar…