Mommies with Cents

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Use a reel mower to cut your lawn. "Every weekend, 54 million Americans cut their grass, using more than 800 million gallons of gasoline annually.  Switching from a gas-powered lawn mower to a reel mower will keep 80 pounds of CO2 out of the air every year per mower.  Reel mowers also reduce neighborhood … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Say no to ATM reciepts. "The receipts from 8 billion ATM transactions per year are one of the biggest sources of litter on the planet.  If Americans declined their ATM receipts.  It would hsave a roll of paper more than 2 billion feet long- enough paper to circle the equator more than 15 … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference:  Use hydrogen peroxide instead of bleach when you wash a load of whites. "Bleach is toxic to marine life and creates a by product called dioxin whihc is a known carcinogen and has been linked to birth defects.  Once it goes down the drain, it's impact is irreversible. Hydrogen peroxide is just as … [Read more...]

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Go Green: Win a Trip to The Green Awards in LA

Survey Finds 97% of Moms Take Steps to be Green at Home and Encourage Their Children to do the Same A recent survey sponsored by Green Giant* supports the need to help families be more sustainable. Nearly all moms** aged 18 to 40  are motivated by their children and future generations to do more to protect the environment, but eight in ten moms (79%) agree that they wish they had more time … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference:  Use natural de-icer on your car. "Instead of the chemical-laden solutions designed to keep ice from building up on your car windows (or letting your car idle to warm up and melt the ice), rub the inside of the windows with a sponge soaked in salt water.  You won't notice it but the salt residue will … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Trade your plastic water bottle for a stainless-steel version. "Stainless-steel water bottles look trendy, but more importantly, they are free from bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic substance used to make clear and shatterproof plastic.  BPA has been linked to cancer, interferes with fertility, and could … [Read more...]