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Bridget's Green Living: May 2014
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Helpful tips for living green and living well. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The environmental impact of single serve coffee. Single-serve coffee (pods and k-cups) has a hefty environmental impact. K-cups, - the ultimate in convenience. A single serving of tea or coffee in under a minute with no waiting for the kettle to boil or the coffee to drip through - how perfect is that? Links to this post. Labels: green living tips. How to eat well and reduce your exposure to pesticides. The organization does an annual...
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Bridget's Green Living: Six things to do this fall to make your home healthier
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Helpful tips for living green and living well. Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Six things to do this fall to make your home healthier. September is the only time of the year that I feel inspired to get organized. Something about that back-to-school vibe gets me motivated to put my house in order and slip some new habits into our household routine. If September is a time of new routines for you too here’s a checklist of six suggestions to help you get off to a healthy start. Test your home for radon. Room ...
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Bridget's Green Living: Why antibacterial products are bad for you and the environment
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Helpful tips for living green and living well. Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Why antibacterial products are bad for you and the environment. Does your toothpaste pass the “. If you use Colgate Total the answer is no. Total brand toothpaste contains the antibacterial triclosan, a chemical currently under review in the U.S. because it is suspected of contributing to all sorts of health and environmental problems. In Canada these chemicals are everywhere. Antibacterial soaps, facial tissue, toys, toothpast...
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Bridget's Green Living: July 2014
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Helpful tips for living green and living well. Monday, July 14, 2014. Chefs for Oceans want to teach us a thing or two about sustainable seafood. Here's why we should listen. Ned Bell of Chefs for Oceans thinks sustainable seafood is worth the efforts, and you should too. Ned Bell is peddling sustainable seafood, literally. A sustainable seafood activist and founder of Chefs for Oceans. Chef Bell is biking across Canada to get Canadians more interested and engaged in sustainable seafood. . That’s m...
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Bridget's Green Living: Nine Tips for Healthy Green Grilling
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Helpful tips for living green and living well. Monday, July 14, 2014. Nine Tips for Healthy Green Grilling. Learning how to grill safely (and I’m not talking salmonella) will keep you healthier in the long term. Do you ever have things that you’d like to be good at but can’t be bothered to try? Whether you grill a lot or a little, learning how to grill safely (and I’m not talking salmonella) will keep you healthier in the long term. Here’s something to think about as you slice into your steak:. Of course...
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Bridget's Green Living: How you can help save the bees
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Helpful tips for living green and living well. Wednesday, August 13, 2014. How you can help save the bees. Where are all the bees? Declining bee populations have been making headlines for many years and all sorts of theories about what’s causing colony collapse disorder have been put forth. Neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics. For short, cause neurological damage to bees, causing bees to lose their way, fewer queens to be born and weakening bees’ ability to fight off disease. Neonics. They’re ...Many se...
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Bridget's Green Living: April 2014
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Helpful tips for living green and living well. Friday, April 18, 2014. How to give your diet an eco makeover this Earth Day. Six ways to give your diet an eco makeover this Earth Day. The new “eating well” being deliberate about what food you buy, where your buy it, and then ensuring that you eat it all. One of this year’s challenges is to give our kitchen tables an eco-makeover by making more sustainable food choices and wasting less. So where to begin? Links to this post. Monday, April 14, 2014. Over t...
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Bridget's Green Living: March 2014
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Helpful tips for living green and living well. Thursday, March 13, 2014. How to choose eco-friendly flooring. Eco-friendly flooring options abound, for basements, kitchens and the rest of your home. Here are some great options. Renovations are not my favourite thing to do. I love the idea of renovating but it’s all the decisions, the final decisions, that I find difficult. We want something that is durable, suitable for a basement and eco-friendly. Links to this post. How to avoid toxic flame retardants.