http://www.globaldognaturalpetproducts.com/natural_organic_dog_food We love our Melaleuca products but lately I have been feeling like maybe they are not as green as I would like them to be. We buy the ‘concentrate’ of cleaning products but the packaging to ship the items is not as small as it could be and they always send lots of magazines and catalogs… So, I am going to start comparing again to see if we can get similar items in the store or elsewhere. So that

Compostable cups, plates, bowls, etc. How cool! Mansfield Paper: http://www.mansfieldpaper.com/environmentallysafe.htmlStaples GreenWave: http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesProductDisplay?&storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&partNumber=712662&cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Shopping-_-Office_Supplies_%253E_Breakroom_Supplies_-_-712662-GC16S&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=712662 Other links to check out:Pay As You Throw Garbage ProgramEPA – Pay As You Throw http://www.epa.gov/payt/states/md.htmI can’t believe that Aberdeen (the next town over has this program and we do not…)http://www.carr.org/mtairy/reports/recycle_.htm I think that PAYT should be mandatory along with recycling everywhere – I guess I am an idealisthttp://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2007/08/12/news/local_news/newsstory1.txt http://nrdc.org/greenliving/idealbite.com

So, my thoughts on the great diaper debate (cloth vs. disposable) are as follows. I do use disposable diapers on occasion. Probably 1-5 per week. Usually I use them when I am washing the cloth diapers or when we are going to be out all day. Otherwise I use cloth. I have a mix of diapers and I use whichever suits the purpose. But the greenest way I have found to diaper the kids is no diaper at all… ok

At the recommendation of my middlest sister I have reduced my driving speed to 60 or below as much as possible. It worked!! I normally get about 21 mpg and this fill up I made it all the way to 400 miles on one tank of gas. That is 23 mpg and a savings of $6 per fill up! Over the course of a year that is over $300!!

Jason’s Aunt and Uncle sent us this link and I just think it is the coolest thing. Of course, getting it here in America is a long shot since the oil and car companies would boycot it but… http://www.onecataircar.com/ Another version… I am assuming by a different company is http://www.theaircar.com/acf/index.html The second website has options for keeping posted on progress and supporting the development. That car is in South America. The first link is in India.

I’ve been making an effort to call the magazines and catalogs that I receive and be removed from their lists. In addition to saving a few trees, it should also save me the time of sorting through all that stuff… plus, I do most of my shopping online these days anyway. I also found that you can sign up online to ‘opt out’ of the various credit requests/offers and other mailings. Here are the links: optoutprescreen.com catalogchoice.org 1-888-5optout (gotta make