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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 | Author: admin

Greenise Celebrates Earth Day with these great tips, Environmental responsibility is everyone’s responsibility. Today, instead of having only 17 thousand EPA employees working to protect the environment, we now have over 300 million Americans as environmental partners making environmentally protective choices. By equipping this growing army of environmental stewards with the tools they need to meet today’s challenges, EPA is helping America shift into a green culture. more…

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Saturday, August 15th, 2009 | Author: Dalton Dooly

Greenise Asked And Eartheasy Answered The Call on Water conservation, We were trying to find something on saving water and we came across Eartheasy who gave us what we were looking for.

Water conservation has become an essential practice in all regions, even in areas where water seems abundant.
In addition to saving money on your utility bill, water conservation helps prevent water pollution in nearby lakes, rivers and local watersheds.

Conserving water can also extend the life of your septic system by reducing soil saturation, and reducing any pollution due to leaks. Overloading municipal sewer systems can also cause untreated sewage to flow to lakes and rivers. The smaller the amount of water flowing through these systems, the lower the likelihood of pollution. In some communities, costly sewage system expansion has been avoided by communitywide household water conservation.

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water conservation in the home… more…

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Saturday, August 08th, 2009 | Author: Felicia Lunghi
Spending some time on the web and Stumbling we came across a great site Inhabitat and found a few articles one we couldn’t  pass up this chance to blog about it. we have posted a small blurb from the site and also put in the award that was given to the creators LIFESAVER, Please take the time to read and also check out the Inhabitat site
This article was gathered from the Inhabitat  blog.

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Over the years, Milan has evolved from merely hosting a furniture fair every spring to having almost every street taken over by all types of innovative design every April. This year, sustainable design joined in the fray more than ever, with many exciting exhibits highlighting socially conscious design, including the Well-Tech Awards. At this inspirational show we discovered the Lifesaver bottle – a beautifully simple concept for portable water filtration, and one that could make a real difference to a world increasingly threatened by shortages of clean, drinkable water. more…

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Saturday, August 08th, 2009 | Author: Dalton Dooly

After the week I’ve had seeing a email from Taylen Peterson an employee with CalFinder was a great way to end the week off, I decided to dig deeper and see what they are all about.

CalFinder

CalFinder, is a free service connecting homeowners to prescreened home improvement professionals. They’re dedicated to making the process of finding a high-quality, reliable contractor as simple as possible.

Drawing on vast industry expertise and superb online capabilities, CalFinder adds the personal touch of skillfully matching homeowners with first-rate contractors. A CalFinder expert uses information gleaned from a personal interview with the homeowner to match the homeowner’s needs with top-notch contractors whose qualifications match the homeowner’s specific needs. CalFinder provides excellent design guidance throughout the process.

The company follows up with each project to ensure complete customer satisfaction and to assure its referrals go only to contractors who provide high-quality work.

CalFinder was developed by homeowners for homeowners.

For some you might not understand why we have posted on this company, some might ask “Is this site Green?” or “can they help the environment?” the answer is yes the blog shows great tips on Green Remodeling and to go further here is what we found… more…

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Friday, July 24th, 2009 | Author: Dalton Dooly

Greenise is now live and accepting all applications. Please read the following before registering.

Benefits of joining:

  • Be the first to find out about upcoming products, giveaways, events, and discounts
  • Have your site added to the site* more…

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Friday, July 17th, 2009 | Author: Dalton Dooly

Greensburg, KS. Green Town

This week we decided to touch on something that has made a huge impact on the Totally Green Living movement and to see a community that Never Gives Up,  And for those of you that dont know about Greensburg let us share with you a quick background. more…

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