October, 2008 Archive
October 15th, 2008 by ecojoe in contest, free
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My stupid abacus broke again! AARRGH!!
How often have you been frustrated when performing rudimentary calculations on your abacus? Do you often want to calculate your energy savings, but you don’t know your maths? What about writing “80085″ on a calculator and showing it to a friend to get a good chuckle? Do you ever want to do that, but you have no calculator?
Take heart, because I am hereby announcing the EcoJoes Incredible Calculator Contest! I have in my hands TWO brand-spankin’ new calculators, and they are ready to help you calculate your way to a greener, thriftier life. But how can you win one of these calculators, you might ask? Here’s how:
Calculator Contest Rules
- Get a blog or website
- Write an article or page about a time when you saved money by being all green and mess
- Put a link in the article back to EcoJoes.com (so I can find your article)
- Wait for me to announce the winners, then sit back and enjoy your very own calculator
That’s it. So good luck everybody, and may the best man/woman/transgendered person win.
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October 9th, 2008 by ecojoe in eco footprint, world
Dang, I found a pretty cool site that lets you choose what to rank different countries by (armed forces spending, CO2 emissions, eco-footprint, nuclear power produced, etc.), and it’ll generate a map that changes the size of the countries depending on where they rank in the different categories.
If that last paragraph didn’t make no sense, you’ll see what I’m trying to explain if you just go to their site. Forilla, even if you aren’t interested in environmental mess, you’ll still think this map-generator is pretty dang cool, if I do say so myself.
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October 8th, 2008 by ecojoe in green living, holidays, save money
Halloween (All Hallows’ Eve for you traditionalists) is rotch around the corner, and everyone is getting pumped about it. But before we get all carried away with this great holiday, let us take a moment to reflect on ways to make this Halloween the “greenest” Halloween yet.
Green Halloween Candy
Forget about all that plastic-wrapped, cavity-causing, diabetic-killin’ sugary candy. Instead, give out these delicious treats to the lil’ ones who come trick-or-treating to your door:
- Raisins - long known as “nature’s candy”, these all-natural treats will keep trick-or-treaters coming back for more!
- Apples - there was a time when, if someone gave me an apple when I was trick-or-treating, I’d angrily chuck it at their house the second they closed the door. I’d probably still do that, but still, this fruit is healthy and natural and mess.
- Homemade Strawberry Jam - fill dozens of used (and maybe even cleaned) baby food jars with jam. Tell the kids that it’s a jar of guts, and watch their eyes boggle at that spooktacular thought.
Green Halloween Costumes
Instead of going with disposable, plastic costumes, here are some more eco-friendly costume alternatives:
- Adam and/or Eve - just get some leaves and glue, and bah-bam, you have the ultimate Earth-friendly Halloween costume.
- Hobo - I actually did this one year. Just find your oldest, dirtiest clothes, smudge some dirt on your face, and presto, a bum is you.
- Shoeless Joe Jackson - take off your shoes. Hey, great costume!
- A Giant - wear your old clothes that are too small for you. You’ll look like a giant who can’t find clothes that fit!
Green Halloween Decorations
- Acorn Pumpkins - Sadly, I used to do this. Find acorns and draw jack-o-lantern faces on them. Be prepared for a ghoulish good time!
- Booby Traps - dig a hole in your yard and cover it with sticks and leaves and such. Watch as trick-or-treaters fall into it. *BONUS* Take their candy and reuse it by giving it to any trick-or-treaters who somehow manage to make it to your door.
- Easy Scarecrow - sit in a chair or stand in your yard and don’t move. Congratulations on the greenest Halloween decoration of them all!
I hope these green Halloween tips have helped you. I know they’ve helped me. The main thing is to just use your imagination and some ingenuity, and you can have a great green (and cheap) Halloween.
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October 6th, 2008 by ecojoe in green living, save money
Welp, nowadays everyone is talking about “going green”, to the point where people (including me) just start ignoring them. How about we pause for a moment and forget about buying expensive hybrids or carbon credits (dubious if those work) and focus on how to save money by going green.
Go Green and Save Money in the Bathroom
- Navy shower - conserve water, use less electricity for hot water, and save money
- Turn off the water when you brush your teeth - You’ll save gallons of water each day if you follow this easy tip, assuming you brush your teeth.
- Clean and dry off your razor - This makes your razor stay sharp for many moons, and saves money by not having to buy new razors.
Go Green and Save Money on Your House
Go Green and Save Money on Special Events
- Throw a green Super Bowl party - online invitations save money and paper, use reusable decorations, etc.
- Go vegetarian - I admit, I don’t do this step. But if I did, I’d be saving money and lowering my eco-footprint at the same time.
- Have event outside - this should save you money on lighting and air conditioning, plus you’ll be using less energy. Huzzah!
That about wraps it up. There are many other ways to go green and save money, but really, all the things I mentioned just involve small changes that will help the environment and your wallet. So next time you want to save some money, por favor, go green.
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October 3rd, 2008 by ecojoe in free, health
Clean air. We all want it, many of us even need it. But sometimes the air inside your own house can be slowly killing you, without you even knowing it! Is there any way to detect harmful ozone in your air before it is too late?
Yes, and you don’t even have to pay a cent. For I bring to you a free sample of an ozone test kit. You can use it in your humble abode to test your air. If there’s a dangerous amount of ozone, you will see a lil’ pink circle, and you can hold your breath and sprint safely outside to the clean, outdoors air.
TO GET THE FREE SAMPLE CLICK HERE, OKAY?
I admit, this is not be the most exact test, but it’ll give you a basic idea of whether you should do further air quality testing or nay. It’s a free way to see if your air is ozone-free, so please, click the above link and get your very own free test today.
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