Eco-Office Gals

Eco-Benefits of Boxed Wine

October 26, 2009 By Jen 22 Comments

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Apparently boxed wine (instead of bottled) is becoming all the rage for environmental reasons. What are the eco-benefits of boxed wine over bottled? -- Justin J., Los Angeles, CA With more and more wineries … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Tips Tagged With: boxed wine, carbon dioxide emissions, environment, environmental magazine, glass bottles, Green, greenhouse gas emissions, Organic, organic varieties, wine consumers, wine in a box

Guest Post: 7 Ways to Go Green and Improve Your Health

October 23, 2009 By Jen 35 Comments

Going green has become a popular thing to do, and thankfully this also means that you are taking better care of yourself. These methods can keep you feeling healthy and also ensure that you are doing your part to maintain healthy and eco-friendly living. Go Organic: Not only does organic food … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Tips Tagged With: eco friendly living, eco-friendly, environment, going green, harmful smoke, household cleaners, natural ingredients, natural lifestyle, organic fruits and vegetables, skin care products

Flaunt It! Monday: Shocking Barak

October 12, 2009 By Jen 1 Comment

This isn't your typical Flaunt It! Monday people. This is something I ran across last night and it really deserves a HUGE Flaunt. So, today I am asking you to read this and take action. See how YOU can go out and Flaunt this innovative trip that will start in less then 24 hours. Yesterday I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flaunt It Monday Tagged With: brammo, electric motorcycle, environment, Obama, president, President Obama, ShockingBarak, transportation, transportation crisis

EarthTalk: Enertia Homes

October 11, 2009 By Jen 5 Comments

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I recently saw a reference to “Enertia houses” that require little in the way of external sources for heating or cooling. Do you have any information on this housing design? -- Alan Marshfield, via … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Tips Tagged With: energy, enertia house, environment, environmental magazine, flow channel, geothermal energy, housing design, michael sykes, passive solar heating, solar heat

Flaunt It! Monday: myEARTH360

October 5, 2009 By Jen

So the readers that visit Eco-Office Gals should have at least one fairly common goal: do what we can to help the Earth, right? I certainly hope so! So, when you get all these ideas going of simple things you can do each day to help the environment, where do you go? myEARTH360! A great online … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flaunt It Monday Tagged With: beeswax candles, candles, Clean, earth campaign, environment, environmental education, fun products, Giveaway, Green, green parties, green products, low impact, myEARTH360, Shaklee

Guest Post: Non-Toxic Pest Control Tips

October 2, 2009 By Jen 14 Comments

Pest Control Tips for Homeowners While a lot of pests and their takeovers of your home are seemingly out of your control as a homeowner, there are a variety of measures you can take to control pests on your own. Most boil down to common sense and good house keeping. Remember, an ounce of … [Read more...]