How to Minimize Power Usage When Leaving Your House Vacant
Whether planning a long vacation, heading overseas for work, or renting out your home, minimizing power usage while your house is vacant is essential in reducing costs and your carbon footprint. Preparing your home in advance not only helps you save money but also ensures you return to a safe and energy-efficient environment. Here’s how […]
Smart Hacks for Furnishing Your New Home Sustainably After a Move
Moving into a new home opens a gateway to fresh starts and new beginnings. It’s a chance to redefine your living space. But, in the excitement of setting up your dream home, it’s easy to overlook one critical aspect – sustainability. This article guides you through smart hacks for furnishing your new home sustainably after […]
Reducing Waste and Embracing Reusable Materials in Relocation
Developing a low-waste moving plan stands out as an essential step in creating a sustainable future. It incorporates the use of reusable materials in relocation, significantly diminishing the environmental impact of the moving process. That emerges as a crucial solution, addressing the escalating concern for environmental preservation. After all, as we strive for a greener […]
From Trash to Treasure: Creative Upcycling Ideas for a Sustainable Home
Upcycling, the art of breathing new life into discarded items, has taken center stage in sustainable living practices. As we witness a global shift towards eco-friendliness, ideas for a sustainable home are more relevant than ever. So, what exactly is upcycling? Think of it as magic. It’s about morphing your old, forgotten belongings into something […]
How Technology Is Revolutionizing Sustainable Living
In our digital age, it’s easy to forget that technology is much more than just our smartphones and laptops. The truth is that technology is revolutionizing sustainable living, reshaping how we think, behave, and engage with our planet. It’s playing a monumental role in transforming the world around us, making various facets of our lives […]
Fun Eco-Friendly Activities in Bend, OR
We live in a society that is growing more environmentally aware each year. Getting to this point wasn’t an easy task. Environmental activists had to put a lot of effort into raising the consciousness among people and teaching them the benefits of this lifestyle, but we are finally here. Now it’s all about ensuring that […]
The Benefits of Green Homes
Nowadays, more and more people are becoming eco-conscious. Not only is this prudent, but it’s also necessary. Why? Because Earth is in grave danger, and it’s our job to help it. It’s our job to make our planet a better place to live. To do that, many people are deciding to build green homes. Green […]
The Good News Blog!
By: Mark Klosterman Hello everyone! As you have probably noticed, it is easy to be a negative Nancy when writing about environmental issues and climate change, but people are making great efforts to correct this, and it is okay to write about that too. Hopefully I can make this a recurring blog theme that […]
Hydrothermal Energy
Hey gang! Welcome back to the blog. I recently came across some exciting ideas for renewable energy in the form of hydrothermal vents. So now you’re probably thinking, “Mark, I don’t know what that form of energy is, but it sounds pretty cool.” Well, it is cool (well, it’s actually really hot), let’s dive […]