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Comment on Vida Verde: A Green Cleaning Co-Op by Brenda Pike

Brenda Pike — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:23:40 +0000

I do! My friend Sharon uses them now, too. They’re just great.

I didn’t read about the Tufts/UMass involvement until after I hired them. But I’m especially excited about it now that I’m going to Tufts. Here’s the case study.

Comment on Vida Verde: A Green Cleaning Co-Op by Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:16:24 +0000

Do you still use Vida Verde? I am looking for green cleaners and I found this post because some other people in Medford recommended them and this showed up when I googled the Company. I’ve been told that they were started with help from Tufts and UMass Lowell.

Comment on Looks Like We Need Another Water Bottle by Brenda Pike

Brenda Pike — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:22:24 +0000

That’s two votes for Camelbaks…

Comment on Vida Verde: A Green Cleaning Co-Op by Sarah Carmicheal

Sarah Carmicheal — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:05:10 +0000

I would hire someone to clean my house if I could find someone that uses green products. You need to relax a little and realize these people are more than glad to work for the money, and since you are not exploiting them, why not?

Comment on Are Kindles Greener than Regular Books? by Sarah Carmicheal

Sarah Carmicheal — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:50:52 +0000

There is a low chance of people throwing out their Kindles into skip bins because according to my friends who have one, they are highly addictive and portable, and the recycling program does make it greener in fact.

Comment on Looks Like We Need Another Water Bottle by Raquel

Raquel — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:36:24 +0000

I’m a huge fan of my camelbaks. So much, I have one for work, one for home and one to take to the gym.

Comment on How to Clean up a Broken Thermometer by Sarah Carmicheal

Sarah Carmicheal — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:47:27 +0000

I think it is important to not throw mercury thermometers into the trash. There should be a better waste management system for dangerous substances like that. But you did the right thing in cleaning up the broken thermometer, I will give you that.

Comment on Steam Radiators? Here’s How to Improve Your Boiler’s Efficiency. by Sarah Carmicheal

Sarah Carmicheal — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:17:07 +0000

A lot of people talk about proper waste management to reduce their footprint on the environment, but fail to realize that there is a lot more they could do if they were aware of all these maintenance that they should do on their household appliances. Thanks for sharing!

Comment on Saturday Green Links – 3/3 by Random Tip: Hybrid Auto Loans – Pragmatic Environmentalism | environmentalisms.net

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:37:48 +0000

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Comment on Random Tip: Hybrid Auto Loans by Alicia at GreenLifestyleConsulting.com

Alicia at GreenLifestyleConsulting.com — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:20:38 +0000

When we were buying our camry hyrbid in 2009 we found that the MIT Credit Union gave a discounted rate for hyrbids as well. Those little bits can add up over the life of a loan, so they are definitely worth looking for and asking about.

We’re huge fans of credit unions.