http://www.greenphillyblog.com Philadelphia's resource for environmental news, companies, events & recycling do's & don'ts Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:19:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/03/friday-quickie-take-a-little-less/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-quickie-take-a-little-less http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/03/friday-quickie-take-a-little-less/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7840 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted globally each year... Or more than 200 LBS per PERSON! (yes, you!). How many times do you overestimate how much food you can eat and end up throwing it in the compost (or jawdrop: trash!) Although it’s something we hear again and again, taking less portions is better for your waistline… AND less food for the landfill. Eating out? Split a meal with your dining partner or set aside half the meal to take home for later. Assessing your pantry & fridge inventory BEFORE a trip to the grocery store will also save you from buying too much food and help you stick to the bare minimums. Readers, any other tricks to eat & waste less?

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/03/friday-quickie-take-a-little-less/feed/ 1 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/13/quickie-friday-stop-those-damn-credit-card-offers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quickie-friday-stop-those-damn-credit-card-offers http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/13/quickie-friday-stop-those-damn-credit-card-offers/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:00:21 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7673 There's nothing I dread more than receiving those damn credit card offers in the mail. Such lies and false promises - Free airline tickets, magazines, chateaus, daschunds...  They'll give me ANYTHING to sign up for another express ticket on the gateway to debt. Good news for you - You can opt out of Credit Card offers with OptOutPrescreen.com.  Because of a "Fair Credit Reporting Act", companies are allowed to give your name to credit agencies.  Which results in a  LOT of paper in your mailbox. Just take a minute, visit the site, and opt out of junk mail.

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/13/quickie-friday-stop-those-damn-credit-card-offers/feed/ 1 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/11/11/green-weekend-workout-quick-tip/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-weekend-workout-quick-tip http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/11/11/green-weekend-workout-quick-tip/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:56:25 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7505 When I walked outside my door this morning, I couldn’t help but notice all the beautiful orange & yellow leaves on the sidewalk. Which reminded me… I can gather them for the Philly Bagged Leaf Drive! Rather than using a wind blower (or lawn mover, for you suburbanites) – Burn some calories & rake the [...]

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/11/11/green-weekend-workout-quick-tip/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/09/06/quick-tip-eat-your-leftovers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-tip-eat-your-leftovers http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/09/06/quick-tip-eat-your-leftovers/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:00:03 +0000 Beth http://greenphillyblog.wordpress.com/?p=110 Fossil fuels are used to fertilize, harvest and process much of the food we eat.  Ample gas is spent transporting food from processor to manufacturer. Considering the valuable resources spent on food processing, it’s disturbing that over 40% of food produced in America is not eaten. What can you do to lessen the impact?  Save those leftovers! It’s easy [...]

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/09/06/quick-tip-eat-your-leftovers/feed/ 2 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/06/23/quick-tip-snail-mail-and-receipts-just-say-no/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-tip-snail-mail-and-receipts-just-say-no http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/06/23/quick-tip-snail-mail-and-receipts-just-say-no/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:00:10 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=4167 When it comes to saving paper … here’s an oldie but a goodie . Say ‘no thanks’ to receipts from the ATM,  the coffee shop, cabs, drug stores – anywhere you can! I try to let the salesperson know I don’t need one before they ask, so they can forgo printing all together. (If I [...]

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/06/23/quick-tip-snail-mail-and-receipts-just-say-no/feed/ 1 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/05/18/quick-tip-green-your-refrigerator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-tip-green-your-refrigerator http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/05/18/quick-tip-green-your-refrigerator/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 08:00:00 +0000 greenphillyblog http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=6919 Did you know that Refrigerators account for roughly half of a typical kitchen’s total energy usage? The good news is a good portion of that energy can be reduced with a few quick changes including: Keeping the temperature between 35 and 38 degrees. Setting hot appliances at a distance from the fridge. I recently moved [...]

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/05/18/quick-tip-green-your-refrigerator/feed/ 1 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/04/25/green-thought/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-thought http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/04/25/green-thought/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:55:48 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=6825 There would be very little point in my exhausting myself and other conservationist themselves in trying to protect animals and habitats if we weren’t at the same time raising young people to be better stewards.  - Dr. Jane Goodall Primatologist, Ethologist and Anthropologist  Posted by Beth

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/04/25/green-thought/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/02/18/friday-quickie-brought-to-you-by-sir-paul-mccartney/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-quickie-brought-to-you-by-sir-paul-mccartney http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/02/18/friday-quickie-brought-to-you-by-sir-paul-mccartney/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:54:46 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=6493 We should care about climate change because if we don’t, we are going to leave our children and their children in a hell of a mess,” Sir Paul McCartney  Posted by Beth

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/02/18/friday-quickie-brought-to-you-by-sir-paul-mccartney/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/02/11/friday-quickie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-quickie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/02/11/friday-quickie/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:00:24 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=6434  A little green wisdom : “What we do to the earth we do to ourselves.”  (Courtesy of Lululemon.) Agree? Does this quote mean anything to you? Posted by Beth

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/02/11/friday-quickie/feed/ 2 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/01/25/quick-tip-turn-off-the-faucet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-tip-turn-off-the-faucet http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/01/25/quick-tip-turn-off-the-faucet/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:39 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=5542 One of the easiest things to do - yet so often neglected - is turning off the lights in your home. Another? Shut off the faucet when cleaning or brushing your teeth. You can save an average of 30 gallons of water while washing dishes - saving you $$ (that would instead be going down the drain...!)

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