http://greenspace.today.com Green Living Tips and Tricks. Learn How To Save the Planet with Your Daily Actions. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:31:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I try to embrace all seasons but sometimes it gets hard to embrace winter. I miss going on my walks, being at the park, and walking outside without a coat. But, I need to adjust. This is winter. And this is only December. Much has been said about the tranquility of ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/12/03/winter-activities-do-they-exist/ I'm a festive person. I like celebrating holidays in my own way--I take the best qualities of Christmas (like giving personalized gifts, spending a day with the family, and feeling a special kindness toward humanity) and ditch the rest (the capitalist race for gifts, malls, and religious aspects). Holidays are ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/12/01/brainstorming-for-an-eco-friendly-christmas-the-tree-dilemma/ This year, forget the mall. Ditch those chain stores (which most likely follow the unsustainable practice of importing products from China) and go local. Support your fellow neighbor rather than some CEO who you'll never meet. In Cleveland and other cities you can check out Bazaar Bizarre, a craft fair of ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/11/29/bazaar-bizarre-finding-local-gifts-in-cleveland-and-beyond/ Let's face it--the holidays are right around the corner. If you're anything like me, you'll do anything to avoid the consumer bandwagon. But you still want to give gifts to friends and family. It would be rude not to. "Green Living" magazine has published a gift guide that can be accessed ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/11/20/free-green-living-magazine-and-gift-guide/ You don't have to set down your green eco-warrior cape just because there's snow on the ground. Sure, you need to use resources to heat your home and you need to the heating to run continuously. You can still conserve, though. Save money and reduce energy consumption by following a few ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/11/12/save-money-and-conserve-energy-this-winter/ Do you dream of becoming an organic farmer? Maybe, while you're wasting the day in a cubicle, you dream of quitting your corporate life and spending all day outside digging in dirt. If only you could find a way to support yourself... WWOOF stands for Word Wide Opportunities on  Organic ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/11/11/wwoofing-it-world-wide-opportunities-on-organic-farms/ Last week was thrilling. Even if you supported McCain, you can't deny that last Tuesday was a night for the history books. Finally the U.S. is instilled with hope and a sense of unity (somewhat). Everything may become drastically different in the U.S. and it's all for the better. In this ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/11/10/hopefully-the-change-we-need-obama-and-the-environment/ Do you cry out when a bagger puts your groceries in a plastic bag? Do you reject coffee if it means you have to drink it from a disposable cup? Are you a parent who's in love with cloth diapers? I'm a YES to all of these. I don't care about ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/10/31/green-living-freak-are-you-that-person/ I live in a dirty, dirrrty county. According to Environmental Scorecard, my county (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) is filthy. It's rated in the: - 80 to 90th percentile of the worst counties in the US for total environmental releases. - 90 to 100th percentile of the dirtiest counties in the US for cancer risk ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/10/30/environmental-scorecard-how-does-your-community-rank-or-reek/ Here is a new site that rates ads based on their level of greenwashing, or their sincerity in caring for the environment. Green living is big business right now and most corporations want a piece of the action. But how can you tell if they are actually being eco-friendly ... http://greenspace.today.com/2008/10/29/greenwashing-index-are-you-being-duped/