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Question: Other ways to go natural and green?

We recycle, We use re usable bags, we have fuel efficient compact cars, We have all fluorescent energy saving light bulbs in our home. We turn the water off while we brush our teeth.....so on.

I have recently started canning food and jam with no added preservatives. Are there other methods we could be using to ease our use on the planet?

I want to eliminate my dependency on large grocery stores and expand.
Rachel, There is no need for the nasty attitude.

Answer: I have made a lot of changes to reduce my impact and found many of my ideas in the books that I read, my 2 favorites are "The Green Book" and "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle". I also recommend "Easy Green Living", "Green up your Clean Up" and "Gorgeously Green"

Here are some areas I focus on. Reduce consumption across the board and look for natural products. For Clothing I buy Organic cotton or organic cotton blend with modal (wood fibre) or bamboo, I also have some wool, cashmere and silk. My favorite shoes are simple shoes. I use a color theme and buy what I need. Even if you don't buy natural fabrics, looking for items that don't require dry cleaning or have wrinkle resistant chemicals on them can help. Look in the closet before you shop, if you have children chances are they could go weeks without wearing the same outfit twice, decide what they need before you go to the store. Pick a color theme, it allows more mix and match, so fewer items make more outfits, it also reduces the risk of an item sitting in the closet unused because the color doesn't look good on you or it doesn't match anything.

Food: plan a menu, make a grocery list then check the kitchen before you hit the store. Use up what you have on hand, don't let things expire. Avoid over buying when things are on sale or freeze excess to take advantage of sales. Check out your stores bulk bins, I purchase a variety of items from them, it allows me to save money, buy the exact portion I need and reduce packaging. Cut meat portions, I buy most of my meat from the butcher counter, I ask them to package it in the portions I use. I purchase whole chickens and cut them up myself, less packaging and I can portion it to reduce waste and use parts to make my own stock. Learn to cook more grains and legumes from dry and reduce cans and boxes, plus it saves money.

Replace disposable with reusable everywhere you can. Use cloth napkins and kitchen towels instead of paper, if you dine outside often invest in a a set of plastic dishes, get rid of the swiffers and dusting cloths etc and use a Washable Microfiber cloth.

Detox cleaning supplies, I use vinegar and soap for most of my surface cleaning an dbaking soda when I need to scrub. I use non toxic cleaners in my washer and dishwaser and vinegar for my rinse agent and Fabric Softener. I rarely use bleach, but I keep a bottle of non clorine bleach.

Detox your beauty products. We absorb 40-50% of what is put on our skin, so if you wouldn't eat it don't wear it. I use this website http://cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1 to see what chemicals are in the products and what the potential risks are before I buy.

Start a garden, and make it organic. This will ensure no pesticides and save you money. There is nothing better than going out and picking items fresh to put into your meals.

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Indian car market is crowded with a number of compact sedans. These numbers continued to increase after 2002. The sedan design offer a new blend of fuel economy and spacious cargo capacity. These cars have their distinctive style and performance when compared to sedans and SUVs.

Here are the top 5 of the compact sedans in India:

Hyundai i10

Hyundai i10 is one of the fastest sedans running in India. The car is artistically designed with aerodynamics and a commander drag coefficient very small. This ensures a joyful ride with improved acceleration and handling. The car has a wide belt Cash gives a sporty and dynamic. The car also has a sunroof that adds pleasure to experience the outdoors. In the interior, the car is adorned inspiringly luxurious features including car seats ergonomically designed, robust glovebox and deep, ideally placed center console, mounted door pockets, power windows, tilt steering system, height adjustable headrests and fully integrated 2-Din audio system.

Directed with a 1.1 liter inline-four Intelligent Responsive Drive Engine (IRDES) and the new 1.2 liter DOHC 16V Kappa, the car offers an efficiency of about 15 km / l in city and about 19 km / l on highway.

Chevrolet Aveo U-VA

Chevrolet Aveo U-VA is one of the most important additions to Indian hatchback. It is considered a pleasant interface, refreshing, and city convenience. Directed with a powerful 1.2-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine and 5 speed manual, the car offers optimal power, unparalleled performance and energy efficiency impressive. The car has a mileage of about 11 km / l in city and about 15 km / l on the highway.

The exterior the car is decorated with lights and elegant with lots of nice features. In the interior, the car reflects a mixture luxury and utility. Spacious enough to comfortably accommodate five, the car has a warm and comfortable driver's seat, excellent legroom, power windows and functional holders. He is also responsible for a package of safety features fully tested and advanced car. Aveo U-VA has also won the award for being the car's most premium quality sub compact car segment.

Chevrolet Spark

Chevrolet Spark is small car leader in the Indian automotive market today. The car has also bagged an award for the best quality car in the compact car segment. The launch of this car with a mixture of modern design, the use of spiritual space, and solid engineering, has created a new benchmark in the small car segment.

The car exterior is adorned with the head and said lamps taillights, rear spoiler, the shoulder line of Sharp, a bumper and rigid. Overall, the Spark has a stunning look with a strong and impressive adornments. Even the interiors are full of nice features including ergonomic control panel and welcoming materials seats. Powered by a 1.00 liter of gasoline, the car offers an impressive mileage of about 13 km / l in town and around 19 km / l on highway.

Maruti Suzuki WagonR

href = "20Suzuki/WagonR http://www.carazoo.com/newcars/carreview/Maruti%"> Maruti Suzuki WagonR has bagged an award for the best car in terms of new vehicle design and performance. The car is powered by a 1.1L in-line 4 engine offers 64 hp. The responsive engine technology is coupled to a 5-speed manual that offers excellent performance, stability and handling. It gives a mileage about 10 km / l in city and about 14 km / l on highway. WagonR is also available with a factory fitted LPG kit. The square structure of the car is now attractive and exciting decorated with a flashy grille, lights and style bumper streamlined.

In the interiors, WagonR is decorated with interesting features and design indices. The interiors are loaded head restraints, has seats Ergonomic, an ashtray, front pockets and rear door, a cup holder, floor mats and an armrest. It also provides safe operation of a crowd Car Safety features including side-impact beams, 8-inch power brake booster, a telescopic steering column, the test Child locks for rear door, and halogen headlights.

Maruti Suzuki Swift

Maruti Suzuki Swift is one of the most compact sedans successful in India and also the winner of the best vehicle design and performance under the premium car segment compact. The car is lively traffic in and passion smooth on the highway. Produced with the 1.3L engine, the Swift can go 0-100 km / h in just 10 seconds with a top speed of 160 kph. Coupled with efficient transmission and suspension system, the car has a mileage of 11 km / l in city and about 13 km / l on highways.

The car is designed with detail and precision with compact dimensions and elements Design overwhelming. He has the ability to maneuver between traffic and is therefore a perfect city car. The interiors are equally impressive and inspiring with a pack of well-equipped facilities and excellent livability. It is also labeled as one of the safest cars on the Indian roads with a range of vehicle safety features including anti lock brakes, electronic brake force, belt Safety-tensioners, and brake assist.

Question: Have you changed your life to reduce your carbon footprint? If so - how?

Whether it's switching to public transport instead of driving, installing energy efficient light bulbs, using the Clothes Line instead of the dryer or buying carbon off-sets, there are a lot of things we can do in our everyday lives to reduce our carbon footprint. What efforts do you make to be 'green'? - Malcolm Turnbull

Answer: We do a number of things in our household to reduce our carbon footprint. We're using energy efficient light globes throughout the house wherever practicable (about 30 at last count), and we try to turn them off when not in use/needed. We use water saving shower roses, which not only cuts water usage but also reduces the amount of energy needed for heating less water. We use clothes lines wherever possible, but sometimes the weather or needs demands we use the dryer. We only ever use the dryer on medium. We use cold water for washing clothes. We purchased an energy efficient air conditioner, and use that sparingly. We bought a house within walking distance to the train station, so we can minimise the use of the cars, and we purchased smaller, more fuel-efficient cars than what we had before. We recycle glass, plastics, paper and cardboard to the maximum extent we can (Council collects every two weeks). We mulch lawn clippings in the garden. And we often use re-usable shopping bags to bring the groceries home in, but these are getting harder to find in some stores.

We'd like to collect rain water to use to top up our pool, but we don't have room to place a rainwater tank or the funds to buy one. When our fridge carks it, we'll update to an energy efficient model. Can't afford to replace it while it's working well.

That's about it. I thought of buying carbon offsets, but since we've no way to guarantee the trees planted as a result of this would never get cut down, it seems to be of limited value. Maybe my next car will be a diesel model or electric/petrol hybrid. Haven't decided yet (economics will drive this decision too).

EDIT: we also have a dual flush loo, and we both live close to work (within 10 minutes). We also buy green electricity, which costs a little more, but we think is worth the cost.

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This decomposition process takes about a minute to work, if different cleaners you know, you do not wipe away. Simply spray the target area, wait a minute, then wipe or scrub off. You have more persistent chemical residues such as residues that may be left behind and put in place when you clean with traditional cleaners based chemicals. Mine is a high-end washing machine that used to leave my clothes smell musty, especially my towels, since the out of the dryer. I tried everything to change water temperature switching laundry detergent and nothing has removed the odor musty awful until I tried laundry detergent wowgreen. It has been 3 months now and the musty smell is completely disappeared. I do not even use hot water or softening. It's really amazing how these products work well. All I mean that you try these products for you, I am confident that you will be as excited as I clean green with wowgreen. Greensafeclean.net please visit our website for more information on wowgreen or call us directly at 1-888-YES-WOWGREEN. We look forward to you today! Together we can improve our future, let's go green.

It's your call Jan. 2, 2010

I just wanted to say what a great job the snow plowers did cleaning our main streets. The side streets, it only took a week to get done. I’d like to thank the city crews for working long hours to fix the streets. When it’s light snow, the crews do a great job.

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You know its time. Even if you were religious vacuum your carpets quickly attend to spots and spills, and various traffic patterns to reduce soiling and wear, your carpets are ready for a refresh, and you decided to hire a professional to give your carpet deep cleaning. All carpets should be deep cleaned every twelve to eighteen months, a thorough cleaning not only revitalizes the look your carpet, but it also reduces wear, extends its life and may be required in terms of your warranty. But what if your carpets be cleaned? There are five accepted methods for cleaning carpets, and one is good for you.

In most new carpet, your carpet manufacturer or retailer can recommend the best procedure for cleaning deep clean your carpets. Always follow these recommendations. If you try it yourself thorough cleaning, chose a shampoo or cleaning carpets and follow the directions for application and dilution to the letter. Never use soap, detergent laundry, dishwasher detergents and household cleaners for use on a floor composed of other surfaces. For best results, be sure to vacuum the carpet thoroughly before cleaning and apply a preconditioning solution before the process of deep cleaning. These pre-cleaning solutions are mild detergents that begin loosening soil before cleaning begins.

There are several ways to find the best professionals for your work. You may simply ask for references from friends, family or even carpet stores or you may use the Internet to make your own research. Whatever means you use, be aware of five professionals basic methods used to clean carpets. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, discuss with a professional who is best for your carpet before you begin deep cleaning your carpet.

Dry cleaning solvents used as absorbing a compound containing special detergents and solvents, which is steeped in and around the carpet fibers with machines specially designed and brushes. The compound acts as a tiny magnet, attracting dirt, oils and soils in the carpet fibers, and then both the soil and the compound are eliminated by vacuuming. This method is recommended for solid fibers, including most synthetic, and is particularly suitable for fiber natural such as wool and cotton should not be exposed to excessive moisture.

The dry foam extraction method applies a solution Special detergent that has been inflated foam, and then applied onto the carpet. This foam, which is less dense and much drier than a solution wet, is worked into the carpet with specially designed machines, and then removed by wet vacuum. Some dry foam machines have their own retrieval capabilities, while others need a thorough vacuuming after the carpet is dry.

The hot water method extraction or "steam cleaning" as it is sometimes called, is the most common method for making mobile handymen and professional cleaners. After preconditioning the carpet areas that have experienced heavy use, the Carpet Cleaning equipment uses hot water extraction to infuse a Cleaning Solution under pressure into the carpet. False floors and Cleaning Solution are immediately extracted. Be careful with the extraction system hot water and carpet are not saturated, and accelerate drying in any way possible - by using fans, air conditioners, dehumidifiers or other drying strokes - to avoid possible damage and discoloration caused by humidity.

The method rotary shampoo is the classic technique of Carpet Cleaning at home. A machine with rotating brushes injects a Cleaning Solution into the carpet and then removes the loose soil and Cleaning Solution. And as steam cleaning, be sure you carpet dries as quickly as possible. Never use a machine designed for the Hard Surface flooring to shampoo your carpets - pile distortion and untwisting of fibers can occur, causing permanent damage to your carpet.

The absorbent pad method should be used only by a qualified professional cleaning. In the absorbent pad method, a special machine similar to a floor buffer with an absorbent pad spin is used to remove soil. The pad absorbs soil on the carpet and the floor is then rinsed the pad. The slab remain saturated with Cleaning Solution or damage to the carpet pile may occur. And regularly change the keypad to prevent the soil back in the face of carpet.

When choosing a method of deep cleaning your carpets, always check the manufacturer's carpet, the manufacturer of the equipment and your Carpet Cleaning professional. The match between your carpet and good method of deep cleaning your carpet will give added years of beauty and wear.

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