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Seventh “Tips for Green Living” Carnival

So we’re here again - 3 am and I’m still writing away. With a little one around, seems that’s the only time I have to myself these days. Let’s get right to it!

ENERGY
Rosemary Rugnetta gives us 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Home Green This Weekend posted at Her Home Blog - though that first one may not be applicable to all you apartment-dwellers. Next up, Christopher Johnson presents Going Green, Saving Green posted at christopheraaronjohnson.net. Don’t forget to mention these money and energy saving ideas to your landlords, folks!

FOR BABY
Autumn Beck presents Fabric Softener on Cloth Diapers *gasp* posted at All About Cloth Diapers Blog. Though I couldn’t rough the full-on cloth diaper, I did go the GDiaper route. Yea for green bums! In other news, have you heard about the BPA scare? Well, NtJS has and talks about it in Now BPA Free! posted at not the jet set. Jennifer tells us about being Blinded by the White (Zinc Oxide): Cheap and Safe Ways to Protect Your Kids from the Sun posted at Queercents. It’s important to teach our little ones how to live green from the get-go as Kevin says in his post Tips For Helping Our Kids Grow Up Green at M4K Parenting & Family Life.

INDOOR POLLUTION
Suzanne advises us to use Home Made & Eco Friendly Cleaning Solutions over at Mommyfootprint.com.

IN THE GARDEN
Kathy Hester (aka GeekyPoet) tells us to Grow your own lettuce over at Geek, Poet, Housewife Wannabe. I’m definitely checking this option out! And Laura Williams presents Plantin’ Season around the Ol’ Homestead posted at Laura Williams’ Musings - hopefully I can implement some of this stuff into the potted garden I’m planning for our patio.

IN THE KITCHEN
J.F. presents R-Rated Fruits And Vegetables: Your Guide To Buying Organic Produce posted at vegoftheweek.

OUT N ABOUT
Kevin Fleming showcases Mercedes Unveiling of the SUV BlueTEC Hybrid, the Ride of the Future posted at The Green Motorist. Traveling this month? Well, Kimberly tells us about Sustainable Dining Guide: 25 Days to Green Travel, Day 15 at Go Green Travel Green and Penny Nickel gives us 15 tips for a frugal, relaxing, earth-friendly vacation that’s car-free! posted at Money and Values. And in case you meet someone special on your travels, Zork Brauk offers Zork Green Tip 10 - Top 10 Green Date Tips over at It’s the Planet, Didiot!.

PERSONAL POLLUTION
Fuel Efficient Driver is back with some Tips On Saving Gas And Money posted at I Want Better Gas Mileage.
And praveen, also another return poster, presents Alternative to Throwing Your Cell Phone in A Landfill posted at Tao of Simplicity.

SHOPPING
Don’t know how to go about picking your veggies? Then J.F. is swooping in to rescue you with R-Rated Fruits And Vegetables: Your Guide To Buying Organic Produce posted at vegoftheweek.

SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Shannon Bullard remembers tis the season of the great outdoors and gives advice in Planning your Eco-Friendly Picnic posted at Zeer Blog.

REASONS WHY WE GO GREEN
In a moving memorial, Hannah writes In Memory: Rachel Carson posted at The Purloined Letter. This was a lovely read, truly. And back to share some amazing experiences is AdmirableIndia.com with Trip to Mudumalai National Park: Day 2 over at AdmirableIndia.com.

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That’s it for this edition of “Tips for Green Living”. Thank you all for your excellent submissions and I hope you found some useful info in this carnival. You can find a new edition posted every second and fourth Monday here at Green Your Apartment except when the baby cries too loudly at our house. If you are interested in participating in our next edition set for May 26th, submit your post HERE.

Go green!

Sixth “Tips for Green Living” Carnival

Welcome to the sixth “Tips for Green Living” carnival! We have quite a lot of sharing to do, so let’s hop to!

ENERGY

Please welcome a new submitter, Repeat Revenue with the posts Using Less Power in Life and California Solar Company Starts Leasing Program posted at Solar Power Home. Can’t quite pull of leasing from the solar power? For this, Alison presents Carbon Offsets — Native Energy posted at Green Me. Our friend Phil for Humanity presents Reducing the Electricity Consumption of Water Heaters posted at Phil for Humanity. New contributer Tip Diva presents Top Ten Tips - Easy Ways To Conserve posted at Tip Diva. Sonja Stewart presents Light’s Out! Why I’m No Longer Energy Efficient posted at Parenting Squad regarding the mercury levels in CFLs. In fact, I’d direct you to my post Enlighten Your Apartment in 2008 for more information about those CFLs.

FOR BABY

Now this is my section! Jessica Jones presents Confessions of a Mother posted at Practical Nourishment about the struggles to be both Mom and environmentalist - great post! Amanda Harris reminds us When Your Baby Comes Home: Choosing a Green Pediatrician posted at eFamilyBlogger. I didn’t even think of choosing a green pediatrician! Thanks Amanda! Paul Duxbury tells us Why Every Parent Should Switch to Organic Baby Food posted at Free Diet Recipes.

IN THE GARDEN

Karen Dowell gives us Newbies a low-down on vermicomposting with the post Composting for Beginners posted at Wiggly Wigglers. nichole halsey presents Build this: Solar Food Dryer posted at Bad Human! Don’t take chemicals from strangers! - a post that makes me hungry. Happy Housekeeper gives us Organic Pesticides For A Safe Lawn posted at Garden Tips; while we apartment-dwellers don’t have a lawn to care for, many of these tips will work for our planters and container gardens! And to round off our time in the garden, Tejvan Pettinger advises us How To Make Your Garden Eco Friendly posted at The Compost Heap.

IN THE KITCHEN

Lane Wright presents Vegan Eating Trumps Eating Locally posted at Vegan Bits. Though I’m not a vegetarian, let alone a vegan, if you can do it then I commend you! Amanda Harris gives us some tips in What You Need to Know About Buying Organic posted at eFamilyBlogger.

FYI - NEWS

Have you received your economic stimulus check yet? Matt DiChiara presents Economic Stimulus Act to Benefit Apartment Owners and Environment? posted at MyNewPlace Blog. Apparently, Matt uses Green Your Apartment as a reference/inspiration for his site’s apartment guide! Do I smell a collaboration in the works?

Esther Garvi is Denouncing the myth of famine food posted at Esther Garvi aka Ishtar News. Linda Jo Martin tells us about a freaky fungus, Ug99, the Destruction of Wheat Crops, and Prices In Our Local Supermarkets posted at Country Kitchen Pantry | Herbs, Spices, Recipes, Cooking. Speaking of those food prices, Flash Gordon reviews Sustainable Ethanol: The Future of Energy Production? over at Great New Books that Are a Must Read.

OUT N’ ABOUT

Who is hurting from the price of fuel? To help ease the impact both on your wallet and your environment, Fuel Efficient Driver gives us Improving Gas Mileage at Better Gas Mileage and Tip Diva tells us her Top Ten Tips - Reducing Your Gas Usage posted at Tip Diva. Or you can turn to Davexplorer to learn about Cell Fuel Cars posted at Your Greeness. But remember, it’s not just the fuel but the carbon monoxide that vehicles spew out. Mark Schauss addresses this in his post Smog and Premature Death - Science Has Linked Them, The White House Denies It posted at Toxic World Blog - Detoxify and Heal Your Body. Looking to tracel this summer but want to still be green? travelcat4 presents 10 Tips for Responsible Travel posted at Ultimate Vacation Guide to help you out.

PERSONAL POLLUTION

Davexplorer gives us some more insight The Eco Bedroom posted at Your Greeness - a great companion post to my Sleeping Soundly and Sustainably. But don’t forget about Roxy and Fido! Ray Hays gives us 7 Tips to Reduce Your Pet’s Carbon Paw Print posted at EarthPaw. I do love a good animal friendly site! AlexBo presents a counter-intuitive tip with Wonderful Teeth Whitening With Strawberries posted at Dental Health and Nutrition. And Jessica Jones presents Celebrating Womanhood posted at Practical Nourishment, a very personal post about remembering what sustains us emotionally as well as physically.

REASONS FOR BEING GREEN

GP reminds us Hey, we shall inherit the earth posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn. Lexi Sundell argues for a Reverence for Life at Energies of Creation. Melanie Rimmer tells us I Believe… over at Bean-Sprouts. And AdmirableIndia.com presents Nagarhole National Park(Rajiv Gandhi National Park), Karnataka posted at AdmirableIndia.com, a must read if only for the pictures of those magnificent elephants!

RECYCLING

hank presents A New Investment Idea - Pay Someone To Pick Up The Phonebook That Gets Dropped On My Door Every 3 Months That I (And Millions Of Others) Never Use! posted at My Investing Blog. Okay, it’s not necessarily recycling, but this was a really good post and I didn’t know where else to put it! LOL.

QUICK TIPS

Will gives us the quick-and-dirty list of Ten Simple Ways To Go Green, Save Money, And Save The Planet Too! posted at Your Finish Rich Plan - A Personal Finance Blog.

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That’s it for this edition of “Tips for Green Living”. Thank you all for your great submissions and I hope you found some useful info in this carnival. You can find a new edition posted every second and fourth Monday here at Green Your Apartment. If you are interested in participating in our next edition set for May 26th, submit your post HERE.