With 2014 the first full year for my Norwex R.A.C.E. blog, the year end break is a natural opportunity to review the past year’s successes. Here are some standouts. Share the Love – Food Dyes 20 Tips for Creating Safer Havens Chemical Free Summer – Home Pests One Less – Avoiding Plastics One Less – […]
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Revisiting Endocrine Disruptors During the 2013 Norwex North American Conference, in my Chemicals of Concern discussion, I discussed the new and emerging consensus with regard to the problem of endocrine disrupting chemicals in our homes and our environment. The following are some excerpts from this talk. “Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interfere with normal hormone […]
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Resolutions, Inspirations, Thankfulness With the holidays comes a chance for us all to reexamine our lives and recharge our spirits. So much of our satisfaction with life is based on our perceptions, on the attitudes we hold. “Do I have the latest SUV… is my house big enough… my dress size small enough… have I […]
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A Christmas Message from Amy Cadora, It’s been a fantastic inaugural year here on our Green Blog – we’ve loved sharing every tip and resource we’ve been able to find in support of reducing chemicals in our homes and communities. We like to think we’ve made an impact, however small. And as we always say, […]
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Norwex Holiday Ideas Celebrate the Season with our 12 Days of Christmas, Norwex Style! Click the images below for fun ways to bring Norwex into your Holiday season. — see more ideas on our Pinterest Holiday Tips Board Share this… Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Pinterest Tumblr Linkedin Print Email
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Eco Friendly Gift Wrapping In the spirit of the coming holidays, here are a few eco friendly ways you can wrap gifts and conserve resources too! Use what you already have – Find inspiration by repurposing things you already have lying around – attractive shopping bags, gift boxes you have saved, newspaper comics, store ads, […]
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In honor of our month of giving, some “eco friendly” holiday gift giving ideas and tips! Buy an experience – Rather than buying a “thing”, buy a gift certificate to a favorite restaurant, tickets to a show or to some event they want to attend. Quality, not quantity – Higher quality items will last longer […]
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One Less – Energy Conservation on the Road Last week, we provided some home energy savings tips. This week we look at transportation — our automobiles and trucks! Believe it or not, our vehicles consume roughly the same amount of energy as our homes, so it pays off tremendously to consider ways to make your […]
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One Less – Energy Conservation The amount of energy we use directly affects our wallets. Below are some great tips on how to conserve energy in our lives. Free Money Depending on your local climate, home heating and cooling will account for roughly 50% of home energy use, with water heating taking another 15%, appliances […]
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One Less – Outdoor Water Conservation In last week’s blog, I discussed some key water usage statistics, as well as ways to save water in the home. This week, I cover outdoor water use — even more critical considering our outdoor use, on average, matches or even exceeds what we use indoors. Ways to conserve […]
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