Posts in "Green Holidays"
December 16th, 2011 | Posted in
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We all know how the song goes. I’m dreaming of a white Christmas… Well, here at Yurto what we dream of is a greener Christmas for everyone. We all know that holidays are supposed to be fun, but we encourage everyone to be more responsible so that we can indeed have more fun without sacrificing [...]
November 6th, 2011 | Posted in
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It’s that time of the year again. Soon your street will be covered in lights and everyone’s electricity bill will be through the roof. Of course, no one said you had to run up the bill using energy-sucking decorations. You also don’t have to rush out and purchase new decorations for the inside of your [...]
June 23rd, 2011 | Posted in
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One of the most interesting home products I’ve found on the market today are Eco Balls (also called Washballs or Aquaballs). If you have a large family like mine, the amount of laundry soap and energy used by the washing machine is pretty huge, and obviously not good for the environment, as well as our [...]
March 28th, 2011 | Posted in
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One of the mantras in my household is “Wash your hands please”. When the kids get home from school, before mealtimes, before cooking, after playing, after touching the pets and so on. But when you’re out of the house, using water and soap obviously isn’t the most convenient thing. And the solution a lot of [...]
The year is almost over, and it is time to make your travel plans for the holidays yet again. At this time of the year, a lot of people pack their bags and hit the road (or the skies) to visit friends and family or to simply discover new places. If you are traveling in [...]
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Every year, all of America goes crazy to celebrate what is arguably the biggest holiday of the year; and on the day after, people go even crazier with all the sales associated Black Friday. With the scale of activities involved, we cannot but ignore the impact on the environment as well. If [...]
October 31st, 2010 | Posted in
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You might already have gone to a couple of Halloween parties, but today is THE day. If you’re still scrambling about thinking of what to wear tonight, and wanting to tear your hair out because the only things you have in your closet are costumes that you’ve already worn in the past, here’s a quick [...]
March 26th, 2010 | Posted in
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Easter is coming up, and while not everyone celebrates this holiday, I am sure a fair number of you guys do something for Easter. Whatever your reason for celebrating Easter, you will probably be conducting an Easter egg hunt or some other activity. Have you thought about making your celebrations as environment-friendly as you can? [...]
The first week of the year has come and gone – have you put away your Christmas decorations yet? I have to be honest and tell you that my Christmas tree is still at the corner where I put it up months ago. I am actually looking at it right now. It’s not so bad, [...]
December 20th, 2009 | Posted in
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I bless the day that Internet shopping was conceived. I have been saying this over and over again, and I don’t think I’ll ever change my mind. During the Christmas period, I appreciate Internet shopping all the more. It’s less than a week before Christmas, and I am NOT done yet, so you can imagine [...]