Green

Articles with advice and tips on helping the environment and choosing local businesses who provide green, earth-friendly services.

The Environmental Benefits of Oysters

Those with a taste for seafood know that oysters are a delicious way to partake in the wonderful bounty nature has to offer. Along with their delectable taste, oysters also provide a host of health benefits, from enhancing the immune system to reducing the risk of heart disease. In addition to the many obvious health benefits, oyster populations actually play an integral role in maintaining an underwater ecosystem.

Many oyster farms are key in keeping the ...

Saving Energy In Your Home For Beginners

Trying to cut down on your use of electricity and gas at home can save you money, conserve our resources and also help the environment. If you want to see that electric and heating bill drop, there are things you can do in every part of your house. See our handy tips below.

Kitchen

The average house will use about 1,000 kilowatt hours per year to run the refrigerator. That adds up to at least $200-300 per ...

What Types of Eco Friendly Cars Are There?

There has been a recent surge in the creation and purchasing of eco friendly cars in the United States and around the world, and for good reason. Eco friendly, or green, vehicles offer a lot of attractive benefits. They are often cheaper to drive, entitle you to tax benefits, and emit less greenhouse gases into the environment, to name a few.  The demand for eco-friendly cars in the used car market has risen dramatically ...

Water-Conserving Ways That Help You Save the Environment

You’d have to be living under a rock not to know anything about recycling these days. From the roadside collection of papers, aluminum cans and plastic bottles, to creative ways to reuse old and broken items, people all across America are jumping on the recycling bandwagon to help make the world a better—and less littered—place. Nearly everything that people use can be recycled to some form or extent, from completely melting down metal or glass ...