This is a guest post from the Environmental Protection Agency. With temperatures soaring across the country, it’s expected that Americans will up their usage of water to about 1000-3000 gallons a day over the next few weeks. Here in the U.S. we are in the midst of the worst drought since the 1950’s. This summer’s heat…
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Join Me and Take the Team ENERGY STAR Pledge
I just joined Team ENERGY STAR-and so can you! ENERGY STAR is a program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that helps us save money and protect the environment and our health through energy-efficient products and practices. In 2011 alone, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy to avoid greenhouse gas emissions…
Have a Happy and a Merry
As the year-end approaches and the holidays are officially upon us, I wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for stopping by Groovy Green Livin. I am so grateful for all of you who have reached out through comments, email, Facebook, Twitter and in-person. To all my old friends…
4 DEET-Free Bug Repellents
Mosquito Factoid: Did you know that only female mosquitoes bite? They need our human blood in order to lay their eggs. Female mosquitoes happen to love my family. Wherever we are they find us, especially our legs and ankles. Since we love spending time outdoors, I have been on mission to find a bug repellent…