A Green Living Blog. Greenlivingpedia, a wiki on green living, building and energy. From Greenlivingpedia, a wiki on green living, building and energy Welcome to Greenlivingpedia, a free resource for sharing information on green living, now and for the future. This is a wiki, so you can create and edit content to share information and collaborate with others on how we can lighten our footprint on the planet and live in harmony with nature and our environment. You can also publish original information in a protected article if you wish. Our goal is to provide an information resource that you can use and contribute to across a broad range of green living and community action topics. Articles about your project, your group and local community actions are welcome.
Search Greenlivingpedia or create article Featured articles - green buildings See also: Gallery and map of green buildings Featured articles - community action, environment, water and energy Topics New content Some tips on how to use Greenlivingpedia Use the navigation bar on the left to access pages. Bookmark this site. Small Living Journal » Issue 13: Technology and Simple Living. While I mostly love the way technology has progressed, I do have a couple of complaints about it. Like most, I enjoy the great benefits of technology for smaller living. I have written about these in some of my other articles here so I won’t repeat myself, but in general you can pack tons of music onto a tiny mp3 player, keep your e-books on a your computer and/or have a cell phone that will do nearly everything your computer can do.
However, to be perfectly honest, there are some unpleasant experiences I have had in regards to technology when it comes to small, simple living… For instance, I recently got rid of my land line in favor of a cell phone so I could have more privacy…only giving the number out to family and a few friends. I got sick of the phone ringing every night at suppertime with telemarketing calls. Even though I had an answering machine, I still hated the disturbance. Fussy me!! So, I went back and they let me get a different phone. Ecofriend: Green living. ResourcesForLife.com - Home. CLEAR Village. Grist | Environmental News, Commentary, Advice. Ecogadget. Greenversations. By Marcia Anderson While on an inspection of a school, I walked into a kitchen, flicked on the light switch, and several cockroaches went scurrying back to their hiding places.
We discovered that the cockroaches were flourishing due to water collecting under the refrigerator, a valve leak under the sink, and grease that had collected under the oven. Did you know that water leaks can cause pest problems in homes, schools, and businesses? Most people are unaware of the association between plumbing problems and pests, but the fact is that the two are intertwined. If you have a leak, it will attract pests. To get rid of pests, and keep them from coming back, you have to deprive them their basic survival needs: food, water, shelter. Did you know that German cockroaches can survive a couple of weeks without food, but they will die within a few days if they do not have access to moisture? Where do pests get their water? Be PestWise!