Tag: Cleaning - Page 3
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Common Disinfectants Create Mutant Superbugs
The manufacturers of cleaning products have made a lot of money convincing people that they are under constant assault from harmful bacteria. We've
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Mop More Efficiently; Separate the Waters!
Carlos Rivadulla got the idea when he was sweeping floors in the army, and now, a few years later and with the help of his brother Juan Rivadulla, the siblings launched the Ecofrego, an eco-friendlier bucket that separates the clean water from the
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Method Commercial Turns Cleaners Dirty with Disturbingly Funny Shiny Suds (Video)
In so many cleaner commercials, the happy housewife works alongside singing, scrubbing bubbles that show how cheerfully the cleaner can battle soap scum, germs, and whatever other grime is building up in your
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Join Erin Brockovich and the Million Baby Crawl
"We cannot stand," says the slogan of the Million Baby Crawl, "but be stand for something."Led by Seventh Generation, the action is a movement to expand regulation of the toxic substances commonly found in household products.
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6 Green Celebrity Products Lines We Can't Get Enough Of
It's always nice to see stars using their fame for good, but too often their good intentions are just a way to camouflage products that don't live up to their reputation. Not here: These products were created and developed by
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Goodbye Detergent: Lose Your Suds Addiction With Scrubs From Recycled Food Powders
I admit to two kitchen addictions - dish detergent that provides suds, and horror of horrors - steel wool impregnated with soap, similar to Brillo pads. Otherwise I'm using baking soda, vinegar and lemon juice for most tasks. But now over at the Cool
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Fabien Cousteau: Ocean Exploration, Industry & You
For World Ocean Day 2009 today, TreeHugger is bringing you special coverage such as the 9 biggest issues facing our seas, coral reef conservation as well as our announcement of Planet Green's Blue August on-air and on-line programming focusing on our
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Adam Lowry, The Man Behind the Method (Cleaning Products)
Method cleaning products are the fitting accoutrement for the style and hygiene-minded ecophile. But Method is more than boutique toilet bowl cleaners; it is booming into one of the great success stories of the new economy. Adam Lowry, with his business
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Twist Turns Cleaning Natural
Okay, I hate cleaning. But I like things clean. Also, I like stuff to last, so I don’t have to buy more, since I hate shopping, too. Yesterday, I wrote about eco-efficient household tips from Haley’s Hints Green Edition. Those old-fashioned ways of
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Low-Cost Green Household Tips from the Cupboard
Don't need any more tips about greening your house, apartment, loft, garage, or tent? How about easy, cheap ways to fix everything from floors to frying pans and dealing
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Seventh Generation CEO Jeffrey Hollender on "Big Green Lies" and Earth Day
This past Tuesday, I had the fortune of attending a premiere party hosted by my favorite green cleaning brand, Seventh Generation. Partying in the penthouse
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Do You Use "Green" Cleaning Products?
We do go on about the healthiest and most effective ways to clean, and wonder:
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The Cleaning Quiz: Which Methods of Cleaning are Healthiest and Most Effective?
Do you think you know how to keep your home clean, while also keeping yourself, your family, and the environment safe while doing it? Let's put your knowledge to the test... The following is a series of questions posed from
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CO2 Dry-cleaning v. Organic: War of Green Words (Video)
Last week we spotted Green Apple Cleaners in Gossip Girl's Second Iife sim, now in this local New York City news segment,Green Apple Cleaners CEO David Kistner takes a stand on standards for eco-friendly cleaning for our clothes: any method using perc
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Spotted: Green Apple Cleaners in Gossip Girl Second Life Sim (Video)
When the producers of the Gossip Girl "machinima" videos needed to create a dry cleaners set in Second Life, I suggested that they green the virtual store. The television show and its sister Second Life sim
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Hollywood's 7 Greenest and Darn Cute Celebrity Babies
Some celebrity parents go gaga for silly names; others green baby gear. The crazy-name game is beyond our scope, but we
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Green Eyes On: Start a Compost Pile With Your Gutter Cleanings
It’s spring and, like it or not, that means spring cleaning for you and millions of other like-minded home dwellers out there. It’s time to cleanse the windowsills, banish the dust bunnies, purge the closet and…well, whatever else it
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How to Go Green: Spring Cleaning
Throwing open the windows on the first warm day of the year is one of life's great pleasures--until, of course, all that sunlight and breeze makes you realize how dusty, dirty, and cluttered your house has
