Sustainable Living Made Simple
Find eco products and services, read the latest green news and share eco ideas with other Green Beings.
New this month:
Welcome to the new and improved Green Beings site.
Thanks for all your feedback. We have listened, we have learned and hopefully you'll love our new look. To accompany the re-birth of the site you will also see more articles and blogs in relation to eco-babies over the coming months as a new arrival is expected in late June. A perfect guinea pig to test out some of the eco baby products and low cost natural options that are out there. So thanks again for dropping by and please let us know what you think. From Jo and the Green Beings team.
Create Your Own Eco-Home
Making your home eco friendly is not difficult and it is a task that can be done gradually. Most of us hate wastage, and using more water or energy than you need all adds up to wasting money. This article gives you a few simple tips to put you on the path to transform your pad into an eco home. Read more..
Sustainable Stimulus Package
If you are getting a $900 payment as part of the government’s stimulus package, using it to buy more stuff, particularly when a fair proportion of the goods in our shops are manufactured overseas, may not seem like a very efficient way of stimulating the Australian economy. If you are planning to spend this wedge on treating yourself, your family or buying something for the house, then why not employ some conscientious consumerism and pick yourself up something sustainable or locally made. We have come up with some ideas for how to get the most out of your tax refund, er, we mean stimulus package windfall to help stimulate the local economy and protect the environment. Read more..
What's it all about?
It would seem that becoming carbon neutral is the new black. Our carbon offsetting tips section provides a summary of the things you need to know. It provides information on what it means to be carbon neutral and how to calculate and offset your greenhouse gas emissions. It also provides details of what to look for if you are buying carbon credits and who you can go to if you need some help.
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How To Spot an Eco Innovation
This will help you recognise products and services which can reduce your environmental impacts and what to look out for when you are out shopping. We have also put together some tips on where to start if you fancy yourself as an inventor or eco-innovator.
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