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Green Definitions

By Matthew Philip • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Green Definitions: We’ll be using terms that may be new to you (and may even be new to us).  So as a housekeeping measure, we will be trying to put definitions down for you so that everyone is working from the same dictionary.



Environ|Mental

By Matthew Philip • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Environ|Mental: These posts pertain to the different aspects of the “mentality” that will help you to succeed in your environmental pursuits.



Product Reviews

By Matthew Philip • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Product Reviews: These are our product reviews of greener products and are part of a journey toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Expect the straight-up truth about these products’ worth and usability.



Greener Under Twenty

By Matthew Philip • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

Greener Under Twenty: This will be an ongoing series here on EnviroHumanImpact showcasing simple tasks that can be completed in either twenty minutes or less, with only $20, or, in some cases, just $20 and twenty minutes. With these tips, you’re well on your way to making small tangible steps toward a greener lifestyle.



EHI Quick Tips

By Matthew Philip • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

EHI Quick Tips: Series outlines very simple techniques or items you can add to your life to quickly and easily  improve your envirohuman impact.



“Saved”

By Matthew Philip • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

“Saved”: The “Saved” Series will include items saved from being discarded in some manner, items doomed to be put into a landfill or closeted away from use. Instead of the potential user of these products buying new, we will show how these products, still with much utility left, are being used to improve one’s envirohuman [...]



Product Review: Method Foaming Hand Wash Soap

By Matthew Philip • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Chemicals, Household, Recent Posts

Product Reviewed: Method Foaming Hand Wash Soap

Place of Purchase: Bed Bath and Beyond, but also found at most major retailers (ie. Target, Jewel, Pick ‘N Save etc.)

Purchase Price: About $4

Product replaced: SoftSoap, Dial, various petroleum-based hand soaps

Ingredients: (Direct from the bottle) Water, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamide DEA, Cocamidopropyl Betane, Glycerine, Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Tocopheryl [...]



Website Review: CNet.com’s Green Tech Blog

By Matthew Philip • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Website Reviews

If you’re anything like me and quite fond of all things tech and all things “green” not to mention when they actually work together, then you really should check out CNet.com’s Green Tech Blog. So what’s there to like about this site?



Solar Powered Mower - Coming to Your Backyard - Now!

By Matthew Philip • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Energy, Gardening

One of my favorite blogs, Lifehacker, recently linked to an article about how you can make a DIY (Do It Yourself) solar powered lawn mower, which was originally published by Appropedia here.
Well, it takes a little bit of work because they take you through everything for replacing the actual gas engine with an electrical one [...]



Print with Less Paper with Firefox Aardvark Extension

By Matthew Philip • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Resource Waste Reduction, Technology

Printing a single page or piece of information from a web site is not always the easiest thing to do, despite the simplicity of clicking the printer on your tool bar. Many times, I only wanted a single piece of information (maybe a confirmation code, phone number, address etc.) but I don’t want to [...]