Sierra Club Green Home’s Jennifer Schwab to serve as a Weekly Blog Contributor to The Huffington Post! 

Jennifer Schwab, Director of Sustainability for Sierra Club Green Home, will be featured as an ongoing contributor to The Huffington Post, reaching 4.2 million readers each week, with articles highlighting her expertise and knowledge across a wide range of topics pertaining to sustainable practices and green living. In addition to her work with Sierra Club G... Read More

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From taking a bath to watering your lawn

What do you do with the water that remains after a long, hot bath? Send it down the drain, most likely. Before you pull the plug in your bathtub, consider reclaiming the sudsy but still valuable H2O to water your lawn. Sound strange? It’s not. Millions of Americans are reusing their “graywater” everyday to water their landscape, saving gallons of water and pocketfuls of money.

Simple graywater-reuse systems are used to collect wate... Read More

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It’s hot as heck this summer in the Southwest, and water rationing has gone into effect in many communities.  For those of us who were careful with water usage over the past couple years, reducing consumption even more is a challenge.  Especially since the new higher rates are based on previous years’ usage, so, if you were on the edge already, what to do now without going into the “red zone”?

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By replacing your mass produced hygiene products and investing in eco-friendly ones, you can make a positive impact on the environment, your family, and your wallet. Make sure to read more than the price tag of your hygiene products, as most are not biodegradable or handmade. Purchase products that are marked cruelty-free (not tested on animals), organic, eco-certified, and made out of recycled content. Also, look for products marked paraben-free. Parabens, similar to phthalates, have been re... Read More

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The Battle of the Bio-Titans

On July 6th, Seattle residents had their voices heard as the city council voted on Mayor Greg Nickel’s proposal to ban foam containers and impose a fee on plastic and paper bags at supermarkets. Starting immediately, all foam products will be banned, but grocery stores would be allowed to make a change to plastic products if they... Read More

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