green Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/green/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:36:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Free Book Download https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/09/free-book-download/ Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:35:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7835 Saturdays I call “Sensible Saturday” on my blog. It’s a day when I tell about new inventions or ideas aimed at saving our planet, or

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]]> Grow a Healthy Adult https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/22/grow-a-healthy-adult/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:41:10 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7315 Help your kids avoid respiratory problems as adults by having greenery around your home now. So says new research. They’ve discovered that children who grow

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]]> Cleaning Pools, Spas, and Ponds https://smthingscount.com/2018/06/30/cleaning-pools-spas-and-ponds/ Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:31:59 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7039 Where to drain your swimming pool, spa, or pond for cleaning or repairs?  Not in the creek behind your house or into the street gutter, where it

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]]> Free Helpful App https://smthingscount.com/2018/02/10/free-helpful-app/ Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:55:51 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6667 Here’s a free app that tells you about products that are safe, green, healthy, and socially responsible:  GoodGuide.  Download it from itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodguide/id294447660?mt=8   [For

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]]> It’s More than Air and Water https://smthingscount.com/2017/02/04/its-more-than-air-and-water/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 16:29:37 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5579 Bad water.  Sickening air.  That’s what comes to mind when we hear that we should “go green.”  But the problem is larger. This chart lists

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]]> How Green is Your Seafood? https://smthingscount.com/2016/05/28/how-green-is-your-seafood/ Sat, 28 May 2016 17:06:27 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4675 For today’s Sensible Saturday, I invite you to take a little quiz.  It’s only 10 questions, and the answers are at the bottom.  It’s on

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]]> Your Smart Green Phone https://smthingscount.com/2016/02/06/your-smart-green-phone/ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 18:03:08 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4533 Carry recycling information with you on your smart phone—what can be recycled, local recycling options, and recycling centers throughout the U.S.  Download Earth911.com’s free app at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/irecycle/id312708176.

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]]> Leave this World in Style https://smthingscount.com/2014/01/25/leave-this-world-in-style/ Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:54:09 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2462 Planning for the inevitable?  Think about going back to how things were done until a century ago (to stop grave-robbing).  Have a green burial: no

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]]> Furniture-Buying Tip https://smthingscount.com/2013/10/12/furniture-buying-tip/ Sat, 12 Oct 2013 22:07:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2151 Buying some pretty new wood furniture?  Or other wood items?  First, find out where the wood used for the item is coming from.  If it’s from

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