One of North America’s Cleanest Cities Because our 2016 Norwex Canadian National Convention will take place soon in Toronto, we wanted to take an insider’s look at the world’s most multicultural city and share what also makes it so eco-friendly. Toronto is Canada’s largest city, and about six million people live in the Greater Toronto […]
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Good News on the Water Front As we mentioned earlier this year in Experts Warn of More Plastic than Fish in the Sea, the world’s waterways are getting a reputation for becoming rather “trashy.” And it’s a huge problem for a variety of reasons. As just one example, marine animals like sea birds and turtles […]
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Green Buildings, Green Transportation—Even the Pizza is Green! With our 2016 Norwex U.S. National Convention coming up soon in Minneapolis, what a great time to go exploring through one of the most eco-friendly cities in the country! Known affectionately to locals and visitors alike as The City Of Lakes, The Mill City, MPLS, Pickleville, Lil’ […]
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From Frog Legs to Coffee Pods . . . We love this attention-getting infographic from QuidCorner! Why not share it with your friends to help spread awareness about the harmful impact of these items on our planet? And kudos, by the way, to the places that have banned them! We know that many of you […]
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Stunning in their beauty and intriguing in part because of their rarity, coral reefs make up less than 1% of the Earth’s surface area. Nevertheless, they are an extremely important part of our planet and play several major roles. For example, coral reefs help protect adjacent shorelines from erosion due to strong waves. Likewise, they also […]
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Showing Mother Nature the Love Summertime’s in full swing and vacation season is finally here! Time to go camping, right? We think so too! Before you head out to enjoy the great outdoors with your family, here are six eco-friendly tips to help ensure Mother Nature invites you back again next time. 1 Create a […]
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He shouts in the sails of the ships at sea, He steals the down from the honeybee, He makes the forest trees rustle and sing, He twirls my kite till it breaks its string. Laughing, dancing, sunny wind, Whistling, howling, rainy wind, North, South, East and West, Each is the wind I like the best. […]
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Project LUV Seat Over the last few years, Southwest Airlines has replaced roughly 80,000 leather seats in about 450 of their jet planes. Southwest replaced the old seats with lighter and more durable faux leather seats, leaving the equivalent of about 32 football fields of used leather, while each plane’s weight was reduced by more […]
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“The variety of life is our insurance policy. Our own lives and livelihood depend on it.” —From The Convention on Biological Diversity When you consider the sheer volume of animal and plant species in the world, from the tiniest single-celled organisms up to the most massive sequoia trees and blue whales—it’s hard not to be […]
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Eco-Friendly Cities: Portland Ahhh, Portland. If just thinking about the Oregon city conjures up images of a hip culture brimming with great music and a laid-back attitude, delicious coffee available on most corners, lush, green spaces everywhere you look, along with plenty of rain . . . you’d be right. One of the most eco-friendly […]
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