Sunday Links - 11-30-08

Stop Making Our Kids Sick; Make Chemicals Safe - It’s amazing to me that so few chemicals have actually be checked for safety ... cleaning with green cleansers. But for now it’s all too common for companies to pretend to be offering green products when they really aren’t. How to Green Your Carpet Cleaning - Carpet cleaners often [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 19:48:42

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You Just Can’t Have Enough Green Cleaning Products

No matter how much you want to go green, there may be times when you don’t feel you have that option ... a shower cleaner, bathroom cleaners, glass cleaners, and even carpet cleaners. Other products ... from natural ingredients. Their line of household cleaners are all water based, with several plant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:07:58

Elliott - sweet and .. sticky..

Elliott - Random Friday Morning, October 24 Originally uploaded by SpragueLab I captured this one of Elliott playing outside last Friday morning ... , and some scrubbing. I pulled it up with our Little Green Machine (yes, we own two carpet cleaners ... to its depths by spilling pink nail polish on the carpet as he tried to paint his fingernails in [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 18:49:59

Simple Green Simply Greenwashing Consumers for Decades

How safe are household cleaners? One of the first “green” cleaning products I ever used was Simple Green.  I would clean carpets, cars, bathtubs, floors, etc. with this green liquid.  I even converted my mother to a Simple Green user.  As I became “greener”, I switched to homemade cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 04:20:58

Sears Carpet Cleaning Service Guys Goes Green With Eco-Friendly Cleaners

While Dalworth Carpet Cleaning is high on the homecare lists of folks in the Dallas area, ... for property owners. These include air duct cleaning, water extraction in the event of water damage and tile ... the Sears Carpet Cleaning Service offers a wider-based solution for homeowners [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 21:34:46

Five Common Carpet Myths Debunked

Five Common Carpet Myths Debunked Posted by Cynthia Hash under For Buyers, For Sellers, General Information, Success, Real Estate Trends, Service, ... cleaners generally get the best results. Myth 3: Carpet is outdated and boring. Fact: Carpets come ... like chocolate or mint green. Many consumers use a mix of carpet, hardwood and tile in their homes. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:53:05

Grateful, yet Longing

We had the most beautiful Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. Roast duck w/ rye, apple, prune & pecan stuffing. Tangerine & walnut braised green beans ... that would decorate the carpet and me pulling out the steam cleaner at the end of the meal. (Why in the world do people put carpet in dining rooms?)Last night I checked a few blogs and discovered new [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 17:01:00

Can Carpet Cleaning be Green or Eco Friendly?

A little bit of a departure from my usual spiritual musings, but an important topic none-the-less ... the last week, I've called the rental office back to inquire about the carpet cleaner and was told it was a small business that cut the complex a good rate for a standard carpet cleaning.OK, something [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 23:53:00

7 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Allergies

7 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Allergies Dec 21st, 2008 by Dr Dzung Price This is the first of a series of articles full of useful tips to help ... , varnishes, carpeting, plastics, perfumes, air fresheners, household cleaners, disinfectants ... filter) to filter out airborne allergens. Avoid chemical cleaners, including many so-called ‘green [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 22:11:59

Shopping for the Green and Local - Online

GenGreenLife, National Geographic Green Guide and EVO.com partner to form new online portal to green products and services Looking for a carpet cleaner that doesn’t use all kinds of dangerous high-VOC cleaning products? Have a hunkering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:59:32

Did Carpet Cleaning Kill John Travolta’s Son? - The Daily Green (Www.OSIR.org.in)

As celebrity actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston mourn the death of their 16-year-old son Jett , they raise questions about the potentially lethal effects of past exposure to toxic chemicals in carpet cleaners, as well as about the mysterious Source: www.thedailygreen.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 06:30:05

Another Look at Some Green Homemade Products

When it comes to Going Green, there are a lot of things to consider. Where do I start? What products should I buy? What can I do in my own home? ... from the refrigerator and drains. A little baking soda added to some hot water will also get rid of carpet stains ... . Baking soda can be used for a wide variety of purposes, such as carpet cleaners, laundry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 05:05:02

Emily’s Tips

Now, I’m certainly no expert on just what it takes to make it as a SAHM. However, I’m a firm believer in the School of Hard Knocks ( ... Clorox’s new Green Works cleaners.  They power through grease, dried-on egg, marinara sauce, and smell ... flooring, and its clean scent was just what the living room carpet was lacking. One bottle of bubble [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 16:51:20

STREAK FREE Glass Cleaner

Hi this is Dan Dillon talking to you today about Streak Free isn’t your ordinary glass cleaner that you’ll find on the store shelves or at the ... Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning Products & ... the name Streak Free. So Streak Free is great for numerous amounts of tasks such as cleaning bathrooms [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 18:01:53

Searching for an Eco-Friendly Vacuum Cleaner

Just the other day I wrote an article on the handy-dandy, electriticity-free way to clean your carpets: the carpet sweeper. Carpet sweepers are fine for light cleaning or touch-ups between proper vacuumings, but is there a way to "vacuum green"? Carpet vacuums have existed in one strance form or another since [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 09:06:11

Decor - How Green Is Target Really?

That big red bullseye - it's right there and it's beckoning ... , and all new stores are built using low-VOC carpet, adhesives, sealants and paint. In addition ... cleaners and recycled paper goods. The problem is that, although their web site features an eco [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 12:00:00

Ease Allergy Suffering By Greening Your Room

It is estimated that we spend at least a third of our lives in our bedrooms ... on the carpet. Studies are also showing the vacuum cleaners do not pick out as much as we thought they did [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 11:00:41

Learn How to Keep Your House Look and Smell Clean With Green Cleaning Products

Are you on the search for natural cleaners? Read on to find out some of the most common fixes for house problems. 1 ... in removing residue as it also helps to disinfect the place. 5.Dirty Carpet- this is not a problem if you only follow the right steps written here. What you need to do is to sprinkle baking soda on the carpet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 23:29:38

It’s a Green Christmas! Giveaway #13

It’s a Green Christmas! Giveaway #13 Author: Super-Mommy 14 Dec Today’s giveaway is a cool one ... Cleaner Miracle Cleaner. I have a bottle that I have been using for a few days now, and I am lovin’ ... ! Also great for all of those hard-to-clean spots including carpet stains, rust/hard water stains [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 13:37:56

Green Stuff

This past week I wrote about green living on my Rightcolor.net site.  I want to share it here as well and add some things to it ... we will all be living a cleaner lifestyle which will help in keeping us disease free.  solar lighting ... conservation, and recycling.  The array of products are amazing from cork, carpet and backing, hardwoods [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:33:34

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