Go Take a Hike Early Fall is a great time for some eco-friendly activities and adventures you can share with your family. Here’s another fun and educational activity you and your kids can enjoy that will also encourage them to start caring for the environment. Find a fun nature trail and get a little exercise together, […]
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Washed Ashore The Norwex Movement was designed to help create a cleaner, safer world, free of harmful chemicals. Recently, we updated our RACE (Race Against Chemicals in the Environment) website to support our global community of like-minded individuals and to help make a positive impact on our quality of life, while reducing dangerous chemicals in […]
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Part III Please enjoy our last seven ideas for winterizing your home and staying snug throughout the cold season. We hope they are helpful. For more tips for staying warm in your home this winter, see Part I and Part II. 1. Check exposed ductwork. If your ductwork is under the house, small animals may […]
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Part II We can’t keep him from knocking, but we don’t have to let him in! Here are the next seven ideas for keeping Old Man Winter outside, where he belongs! See our Part I of the series here. 1. Set your ceiling fan to run in reverse (clockwise). This pushes warm air downward, […]
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Ideas 1 – 7 Old Man Winter is sure to come knocking on your door soon—if he hasn’t already arrived. Here are the first 7 in our series of 21 ideas for keeping him outside, where he belongs! 1. Seal off drafts. Use caulk to seal around drafty windows and rubber weather stripping beneath exterior […]
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Go Organic! There’s a famous saying that goes, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” In a world where harmful chemicals can be found almost everywhere and in everything around us, it’s important to try to make changes that can positively affect our bodies and our environment whenever we can. One […]
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Protecting Our Resources With the drought crisis that California is currently facing, a novel approach to maintaining water quality and water conservation has recently been implemented by the city of Los Angeles—filling the city’s water reservoir with a bunch of plastic balls. Not just any plastic balls, however. These black, plastic balls were designed to […]
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The Vertical Forest In one of the most polluted cities in Europe, a pair of residential towers in Milan, Italy, referred to as Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest), stand at an incredible 110 meters (360 feet) and 76 meters (249 feet) high and host more than 900 trees on 8,900 square meters (96,000 square feet) of […]
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All About Styrofoam I was at a fast food restaurant the other day, and I noticed that the drink I ordered was in a Styrofoam® cup. Generally, I try to avoid places that use Styrofoam, but so many places use it for food and drink containers that it’s difficult to avoid sometimes. As I was […]
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Eco-Friendly Pet Tips In an effort to go green, sometimes we forget that our pets can have an impact on the environment just like we do. Check out the helpful tips below to make sure that you and your pets are doing your part to care for the environment. 1. Go Biodegradable Did you know […]
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