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8 Environmentally Destructive Beauty Ingredients [Visual]

January 27January 26Posted in Health, Sustainable GuideTagged beauty, ecogreenlove, environmental, fragrance, Health, infographic, ingredients, microbeads, microplastics, natural ingredients, palm oil, plastic packaging, silicone, sunscreen, swaps6 Comments

There are tons of ingredients in the beauty products we use today, some good, some not so good. The beauty industry has made leaps and bounds when it comes to both personally safe and environmentally safe ingredients and packaging.

However, there are still a few that should be avoided when possible. Some of these are very destructive, like plastics, and a couple that are destructive only under certain circumstances (like sunscreen). Either way, education is key so that you can make an informed decision when purchasing products for your home.

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Environmental Benefits of Solar Panels [Infographic]

July 12July 18Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged benefits, economic, energy, energy efficient, energy-saving, environment, environmental, Home, infographic, save money, solar, solar panel, solar power, technologyLeave a comment

Solar power has continued to advance in technology over the past decade. It has become more energy efficient and is more cost effective than ever before. The table’s are turning and solar is becoming an extremely viable option. Get the facts on Solar:

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Carbon Neutral, Biofuels + Effects [Videos]

May 12May 12Posted in Media, Sustainable GuideTagged agriculture, algae, alternative, biofuel, biogas, carbon, carbon dioxide, carbon neutral, coal, crops, economic, effects, environment, environmental, explained, farm, fertiliser, firewood, food, fossil fuels, fuels, gasohol, manufacture, methane, natural gas, oil, shale gas, social, Waste, what is2 Comments

Biofuels are combustible fuels created from biomass.

“Firewood is the oldest bio-fuel mankind has used, now we have biogas, gasohol and many more. Carbon dioxide is produced when these burn, but as long as the trees and plants are allowed to re-grow, burning them simply helps carbon on its way round its natural cycle.

What is biogas? If we collect the faeces from humans and farm animals and place them in a ‘digester’ we can mimic what happens in a cow’s intestine, and we get biogas. There are many such digesters in use all round the world, where the gas is used for cooking and lighting and the remains are a rich fertiliser. Biogas digesters are used in most sewage works where the methane is burnt to generate electricity.

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How GREEN are the Green Products?

April 5April 5Posted in Green Science, Man & Nature, Sustainable GuideTagged analysis, eco, efficiency, environmental, green, green living, impact, marketing, natural resources, net green, productsLeave a comment

Summary from “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GREEN PRODUCT” by R. GEYER AND T. ZINK on Stanford Social Innovation review

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“Let’s first take a closer look at the current thinking about green products. Most managers realize that virtually all products and services have environmental impacts, just as they have economic costs. In other words, practically all products and services require the extraction of natural resources and cause the release of wastes and emissions, and both these activities are almost certain to affect the natural environment adversely. The environmental benefits of green products are not that they somehow fix the environment or have zero impact, but rather that their environmental impacts are less than those of similar products.

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A Simple Way to Embrace Conscious Consumption [Greener Square]

March 15March 23Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged clothing, conscious, consumption, cosmetics, environmental, ethical, food, furniture, green, greener square, healthy, lifestyle, marketplace, natural, organic, products, research, sustainable, values, vegan2 Comments

Greener Square: A Simple Way to Embrace Conscious Consumption | ecogreenlove

Ever wanted to peel back the label and find out what values a brand believes in during the creation of their products? Ever desired a platform that curates and researchers products with respect to what you value most? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions then you’re like me; and guess what, I have good news.

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