Brummet's Conscious Blog

Easy Ways to Make your Home More Eco-Friendly We all want to do our part to protect the environment, and doing your part doesn't have to be hard. Small steps add up to a big difference, you just have to know which ones to take.   Use less water .  Saving water is all about small steps, here are a few that will help save big. - Shut off the water while you brush your teeth - Take showers that are a minute or two shorter - Only run full loads of laundry and dishes - Buy from sustainable producers. These are farmers, ranchers, and other producers that use techniques that pollute less and use less water. You can do some research online or ask at your local organic market to find these products. Use less energy .  If you don't have the ability to buy a hybrid car or convert your house to solar power, you can make a big difference with small changes. - Buy energy efficient appliances.  They may be more expensive, but make up for the increased c...

 -- Quote of the Day --  "The journey is not about helping ourselves, but about helping others. We do best when we use our own skills to make a positive difference in the lives of others. When we do this, we bring enjoyment, hope and fulfillment to others, but we also find that we enjoy the journey more than we ever could have imagined.”  ~ Dave Lieber  -- Positive News --  In Bejing, subway services now offer passengers the option of paying for their travel through recycling plastic bottles via onsite kiosks.  This is a fantastic way to encourage recycling to go mainstream, to help individuals who struggle financially and to keep the streets clean. Imagine a group of youth who's pockets are empty but they want to go to an event that is too far away to walk to. So they look around them, pick up some litter and take it to the nearest subway station to deposit the bottles in a kiosk and get ...