August 16th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
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Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
As you may have noticed, I have not posted a lot of updates lately.
This is mainly due to a new project we’ll be launching in the next weeks.
It has taken quite a bit of my time, but due to the nature of the project I believe many of the ecotipsforlife.com readers and twitter followers will be interested in hearing about this new project.
I let you know the details a soon as I we are ready to launch and of course provide the ecotipsforlife.com readers and twitter followers with a special ‘pre-access’-access to the new project.
Stay tuned!
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August 8th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
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May 3rd, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
For those that are in the Orlando, FL area:
FROM Florida Renewable Energy Association Newsletter (newsletter@cleanenergyflorida.org)
When: Thursday, May 6, 2010 – 9:30 a.m to 11:00 a.m
Where: HBA of Metro Orlando, 544 Mayo Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751 (map link)
Admission: Free
Through a grant from the Florida Energy and Climate Commission, David Bessette of AllSolar Service Company will be providing information on all aspects of solar energy applications in Florida. The seminar is designed for builders, remodelers, architects, designers, and realtors but is open to the public.
David Bessette is a State Certified Solar Contractor, former president of the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association (FlaSEIA), a Certified Class 1 Energy Rater and a founder of the National Energy Raters Association.
For more information or to RSVP contact Patti at patti@allsolarflorida.com or (407) 321-6447.
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April 20th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
Just something I need to get out there, it seems this year more than previous I am being bombarded with “Earth day sales”, from companies now suddenly aware of a new commercial holiday.
Of course we all know how earth-friendly full-blown commerce and consumption is (consumption as in “Use of final goods by a consumer until disposal.” 1)
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption
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April 19th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
Earth day… some people try to raise awareness, some care for an entire day, and some actually care, but I digress…
Earth day has made significant differences since its first inception in the 70′s. For more info checkout the Earth Day website earthday.org or the Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_day
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April 13th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
The new Green Trance series focusses on green trends, keywords and slogans that are popular right now.
Why did I not call it Green Trends then? Simply because these keyword sometimes have the effect to leave people in a trance like state about a certain product, failing to check if the claims the products make are indeed true or, at the very least, based in truth.
So that’s why I choose Green Trance instead of Green Trends.
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April 6th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
Wikipedia: Post-consumer waste – Post-consumer waste is a waste type produced by the end consumer of a material stream; that is, where the waste-producing use did not involve the production of another product 1
This includes but is not limited to the following items: Aluminum cans, packaging (carton, plastic, etc.) Junk mail, other paper product like office paper waste, food items (kitchen scraps, food past it’s ‘use by’ date, etc.), metals (electronics, cars, etc).2 In other words any product that can be recycled after it’s been used and in most cases (unfortunately) would be discarded (in contrast to pre-consumer waste. These are products that have never reached the end-user/consumer consisting of ‘not up-to-standard’ products that would usually be discarded but have never been used 3).
Usually a product will state: this has been made with XX % of post-consumer materials, for example, Paper towels. If they have been made with an X amount of post-consumer materials it might mean that they recycled used office paper, cardboard and used paper products to create the new paper towels. Examples of this can be found in many products like Seventh Generation, Green Forest, Small Steps, and many more (nice list, for paper/kitchen towels specifically, can be found here )
So that’s it, the first post in the “Green Trance” series. Feel free to comment, add or leave remarks, they are always welcome.
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-consumer_waste
2 http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=3369
3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre_consumer
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March 20th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
Over the last few years a lot of terms have been hyped up as new and have become trends (‘organic’, ‘being green’, etc.).
The Green Trance series will focus on some of these slogan words. What do they really tell you about a product? Is this word a regulated thing or can it be put on any product? How ‘new’ is the concept? And a whole lot of questions I have heard and personally still have and would like to research.
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February 17th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
Support type(s): Membership, Petitions, Donations, Campaigns, Events
Core cause slogan: Protecting Nature. Preserving Life™.
Cause in own words: “The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive” (from: http://www.nature.org/aboutus/)
Personal experiences: my.nature.org registration, joined group on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/groups/thenatureconservancy/)
Useful links
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February 12th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: thomas@move2create.com
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (52)
Budget: no costs and possible tax deduction
Time required: Depends on proximity of donation centers
Impact potential: Waste reduction, reusing, community improved
Tip: Next time you are going through your closet and thinking of discarding clothes that for whatever reason you don’t want anymore, consider donating them instead of simply trashing them.
Your discarded clothes could be the find of the century for another person. Many places in the US (and around the world) have donation containers and places like the Goodwill centers.
Some donations centers can even provide you with donation receipts which can get you tax deductions, that in the end even give you financial benefit.
Especially in these harder economic times, donating useful items like clothes (or furniture, electronics, appliances) could be a great help to someone in need.
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Please note that any company mentioned in the tips is not meant as an endorsement.
