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Conserving Water
Every Last Drop Whether brushing your pearly whites Or washing dirty dishes late at night Turn off the faucet to save some droplets You’ll conserve water while saving your wallet. ... [ more ]
Sun Tea
Tea Time Whether you’re planning a barbecue Or catching sunrays down by the pool, Grab your favorite sun teas to brew Whipping up a batch helps keep you cool.... [ more ]
Grocery Buying Clubs
Size Matters, so Bulk Up! Some say size matters, the bigger the better, In cereal, ketchup and soup. When it comes to food cravings, your money and savings, Be green and buy bulk with a group!... [ more ]
Log Off / Lights Out
Log Off/Lights Out When you leave your house, when you go on break, Let your motherboard rest a few. Just turn it off and while you’re on a roll, Flip the light switches off too!... [ more ]
Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint If you’re looking for a few simple hints On how to lower your carbon footprint Follow our tips on Smart2BeGreen Our goal is to help turn the earth clean. ... [ more ]
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky Forget those stretchy rubber bands for tying back loose hairs, Don’t waste your cash on tissue packs for dabbing at your tears. They’re washable, they’re multi-use, old-fashioned, stylish, green. Just add a simple hanky to your everyday routine!... [ more ]
Mowing Green
Mowing Green Your grass keeps growing And your lawn needs mowing, But rotary mowers use too much gas Try a reel mower to cut your green grass. ... [ more ]
Readers Chime In
Readers Chime In For all our readers who’ve cared, A special edition has been prepared To have our green thoughts shared!... [ more ]
Pack Rat
Pack Rat You can be eco-friendly even while you pack A birthday box for Dad, And cornstarch peanuts are a low-cal snack-- A new organic fad!... [ more ]
Swapping Books
Oldest Trick In The Book Reading is your passion, But your cash is being rationed. Swapping books is in fashion, Showing the earth your compassion. ... [ more ]
CSA
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) If you’re looking to be granted ecological impunity, Then join a supportive agricultural community. Your dollars can benefit an organic local farm, And the fresh-picked healthy produce won’t do anybody harm. What is it? Community Supported Agriculture occurs when a group of individuals cooperatively supports and benefits from the operation of a local farm and its land. Some CSA programs require “shareholders” to do occasional work on the farm as well—free exercise, score!... [ more ]
Bar-B-Que
Eco-Grilling The summer sun’s shining and your friends are all pining For a dog and a cold mug o’brew, But a fun summer bash can produce lots of trash So instead throw a green barbecue! ... [ more ]
Fan Club
Fan Club When you’re feeling the heat And those AC bills get steep, A fan is nice and breezy Making saving energy easy.... [ more ]
Less Is More
Shop Less, Live More When it’s time to go to the store And you’re headed out the door, Remember what your list called for Just don’t forget that less is more… ... [ more ]
Grow Your Own Veggies
Grow your own veggies Eating your vegetables is not all that hard-- You can grow’em and pick’em from your own backyard. Saving money and fuel you’ll be keeping it green, While being sure you’ve got your beta carotene!... [ more ]
Plants At Work
Go Native Feeling the heat at work? A plant can be your cure, You’ll see there’s lots of perks Call it cubicle couture.... [ more ]
Office Recycling
Office Recycling Program Straighten your tie, smooth out that hemp skirt, Recycle that empty old crushed can of Squirt. Get your coworkers’ Hancocks on a formal petition To put bins in the copy room and in the kitchen! ... [ more ]
Energy Independence Wind
Catch Wind of This If you’re going to go green Wind power will keep you clean Renewable energy is what you need Keep reading to see what we mean… ... [ more ]
Energy Independence Solar
Energy Independence – Sun If you want energy cheap then don’t be stunned When we tell you to embrace the sun. Solar energy is cheap and clean, And let’s not forget—completely green!... [ more ]
Eco Friendly Camping
Cleaner Camping It’s finally that time of year When campers dust off their gear. Eco-friendly equipment gets a cheer While helping keep campsites clear. ... [ more ]
Turn Over A New Leaf
Turnover a New Leaf - Plant A Tree If you’re looking to go green And want to change your routine Planting a tree keeps the earth clean While making your garden look serene. ... [ more ]
Green Wedding Groom
I Do Green – Groom Hemp shoes will leave no footprints behind, Eco-friendly suits are in style, As the groom-to-be of a happy green pair, Get ready to walk down the aisle!... [ more ]
Green Wedding Bride
I Do Green - Bride Here comes the bride in green, free of waste and organically preened, Her guests called in their RSVPs, drove hybrids and carpooled in SUVs, Her digital invites saved Maples and Oaks, rice was not thrown by her friends or her folks, The clean-up was easy and the wedding was cheap, to throw a bash like this bride read on—take a peek! ... [ more ]
Father's Day
Happy Father’s Day Father’s Day is here Dads are giving a cheer. To get you in the clear Give a gift card this year.... [ more ]
Treat It Like It Grows On Trees
Treat It Like It Grows On Trees On a hot summer’s day the trees keep us cool, They’ll shade you from burning by the side of the pool. We pick apples, smell flowers, knock on wood, spy on nests, But we use too much paper, so let’s give it a rest!... [ more ]
Loads of Love
Loads of Love Next time you wash and dry, Make cold water your new ally. Hot water cycles can say good-bye Give "energy efficient" laundry a try. ... [ more ]
Internet Banking
Does Not Compute The price of stamps keeps going up, The landfills keep on digging down. Make payments on your credit card, Send Earth Day wishes to a friend. It really isn’t all that hard To save trees from a bitter end.... [ more ]
Eco Stapler
Eco-Stapler You can three-hole punch your papers or use a folder so they’ll bind, You can recycle clips and staples—for real, nobody minds. You can hook your clips together if you’ll reuse them on your papers Or you can convert your office ultra-green by buying eco-staplers. ... [ more ]
Green Cleaning
Green Cleaning Paper towels are on your list Now they have a brand new twist. Smaller sheets finally exist Those extra-long rolls won’t be missed.... [ more ]
Green Means Go
Green Means Go Time, energy, money and gas-- You can save on all of these things en masse, The greener your car is, the happier you’ll be, And you can follow these three easy steps for free!... [ more ]
Electronic Recycling
Electronic Recycling When you replace your old monitor, when your printer breaks down When your laptop’s obsolete, there’s no need to frown, With new buyback programs TechForward and ecoNEW, You can return your old stuff and earn great rewards too!... [ more ]
Eco-Gamers
Eco-Gamers Hey there, video game warriors and virtual storytellers If you ever feel the need to put down the controller Remember to hit the power switch before you turn the corner Soon you’ll be able to save enough dollars to buy new games to conquer. ... [ more ]
Paint Smart
Paint Smart Orange, red, yellow, purple, black or white, Old paint dries out fast if you don’t seal it tight, If you share your paint with others then once more it can be seen, And then you can turn any old color of paint green.... [ more ]
Mother's Day
Happy Mother’s Day It’s almost time for Mother’s Day Your mom needs a card to display Sending an e-card can help save the day Eco-friendly card are another simple way It’ll leave the earth fresh for the next holiday... [ more ]
Organic Baby Food Recipe
Petit Organic Appetite Babies need the best you got Give an organic recipe a shot Fresh fruits and veggies hit the spot Even healthy food can please your tot... [ more ]
Cleaner Goes Greener
Cleaner Goes Greener Rub a dub dub Next time you clean the tub Or give the countertops a scrub Try non-toxic suds instead of those old duds... [ more ]
Green Dry Cleaning
Green Dry Cleaning Your fancy darks and bleach-bright whites Have on them “Dry Clean Only” tags – meaning To keep your style and the Earth stain-free Try taking them in for green dry cleaning!... [ more ]
B.Y.O... To The Office
Bring Your Own… To The Office In case you didn’t know Its time to bring your own So here are a few simple hints On how to reduce our carbon footprint... [ more ]
Eco-Footprint
Less Is More If you've got the gumption To reduce your consumption We'll give you some hints On your Eco-Footprint... [ more ]
Composting
Composting The weather is warmer; the backyard’s brown and dry, The kitchen is smelly, maybe it’s time to try composting leftover veggies and fruits The kitchen’ll smell better and the garden flowers’ll have roots!... [ more ]
Team Green
Team Green Football teams are going green The Philadelphia Eagles are the team Being Eco Friendly is something they mean So future generations can fulfill their dreams... [ more ]
Remember The Outdoors
Remember the Outdoors? The sun is shining and the birds are chirping Put the treadmill aside and take your run outside Lace up those old running shoes, go ahead and make a move If you trade the rubber treads for a hike instead You’ll be able to save some major kilowatts a head... [ more ]
Pet's Go Green
A Horse of a Different Color (Green) For those of you with allergies, Dogs and cats can make you sneeze, For those who own and pick up waste, It can’t be done with too much haste ‘Cause greener living’s not just for you, Your dogs and cats can be green too!... [ more ]
Green Hotels
Green Hotels When we used to play Monopoly The houses were a shade of green; hotels the brightest red But these days’ travelers want their hotel stays To be bright green instead!... [ more ]
Got The Blues
Got the Blues? Bottles, cans, Styrofoam and glass Look for a home to be recycled as last Under the lid of the big blue bin Everyone can help just throw it in... [ more ]
Rubber Sidewalks
Rubber Sidewalks Skinned knees, uprooted trees, and cracks come from concrete But recycled tires bounce and stretch as eco-friendly streets!... [ more ]
Bubble Trouble
Bubble Trouble? Wash, rinse, repeat Organic shampoos are hard to beat Natural conditioners are also neat They don’t find the need to cheat No sulfites or petroleum used in this treat... [ more ]
Just Hangin' Out
I don’t mind wire braces, I like my wire rims, But when it comes to hanging clothes Eco-Hangers are what I chose ‘Cause wire hangers aren’t green.... [ more ]
Spring Break
Spring Break Reuse your towels and straighten your sheets Bring a refillable bottle And walk to restaurants down the street. Don’t just get wild during your spring break Get green—our entire planet’s at stake!... [ more ]
CD/DVD Recycling
Disc Recycling Old CDs and DVDs Should not lay in the trash Recycling programs are in place Where you can donate your old stash... [ more ]
Get Unplugged
Be an eco-rock star and get unplugged Pop your cell phone charger out when it’s not in use Pull the prongs out from the blender when you’re not smoothing juice Leave your electric toothbrush off and on the sink to rest And in the Earth’s future you’ll be sure to invest Besides unplugging cords and chargers that might be sucking up extra unnecessary wattage, the easiest thing you can do to reduce your energy consumption is to purchase CFLs or compact fluorescent lamps (light bulbs).... [ more ]
Plastic Bottles
Plastic Bottles...Down The Drain Whether you call it pop, soda, cola or coke, Dumping your beverage bottles isn’t a joke. If you purchase these bottles from vending machines, You’re spending your money and wasting your greens, but if you turn on the tap you’ll be happy to see you can drink all the water you want—and it’s free!... [ more ]
Go Wild
Go Wild Chinook, Silver or Sockeye, the taste of wild caught Salmon is a scrumpous delight. Many believe farm-raised fish are the same as fish caught in the wild (NOT). Farm-raised fish are fish raised in pens in the ocean. Since they are raised in pens they are prone to disease and must be fed antibiotics to survive. ... [ more ]
Produce and Pesticides
Produce and Pesticides Apples, bananas, grapes and pears Are fruits that you can buy organic By searching while you’re on a spree For USDA Organic Seals On carrots, lettuce and broccoli! ... [ more ]
ATM Receipt
Penny Pinching Its time to take out cash and Going to the ATM can be quite fast After receiving your funds try hitting no receipt for fun You’ll help millions of trees enjoy a few more days in the sun ... [ more ]
Waterless Car Wash
Waterless Car Wash Splish Splash your car needs a bath A waterless carwash can get it done in a dash You’ll save on gas and much needed cash Helping the earth avoid a hot flash... [ more ]
Plastic Bags
Plastic or Paper...Neither When the cashier asks you, “paper or plastic?” You’ve got a third choice you can make. Reusable cloth bags are eco-fantastic And they cut down on waste—piece of cake! ... [ more ]
Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Roses are red, violets are blue Buy them potted, or fresh and new Just try a local market when you do It can save the earth from a pesticide or two... [ more ]
Spice Up Your Life
Spice up your life! Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme Grow them yourself and you’ll save a dime Pinch off a green leaf and add some zest And your meals and finances will turn for the best! ... [ more ]
Organic Fashion
What you Are is What you Wear If what you are is what you eat Then most of us aren’t grade A meat But if what you are is what you wear Then wear it green and add some flair!... [ more ]
Cell Phones
Cell Phones for Soldiers Did you know that the average lifespan of a cell phone in this country is about 18 months and 130 million old cell phones end up in a landfill. Let's keep these old cell phones out of the landfill and send phone cards to our troops who need them the most. ... [ more ]
Bamboo
Before you buy yourself something new Ask yourself, is it made from bamboo Maybe a shirt, a towel or even two Besides, super-soft fabric will look good on you Organic clothing has made its debut Opening up a whole new world of fabrics to you... [ more ]
American Idol Rejects
Stop practicing in the shower for your "American Idol Rejects" debut and take a speedy rinse with a low-flow shower. Gargle, rinse, and spit but let the faucet quit. Hand wash your tighty-whities, silken nighties, socks, Tees, and color brighties.... [ more ]
