dining & entertaining

Sam over at Best Cheap Weddings shares some ways to save cash and the planet with the post Best Cheap Green Weddings. Romance and Memories on a Green Budget. I am all for the “recycled” estate diamond ring! (Remember that, Mr. Green Your Apartment!)

MyMaria makes the case that “consistent menu planning means my family wastes less food, eats at home much more often and saves both money and gas in the process.” Sold! Check out the post weekly menu planning over at Menu Planning.

for the greenhorns

Some of us are on the computer so much that we forget how much energy it can consume. So Richard Adams reminds us, giving us 9 Ways To Make Your Computer Use More Eco Friendly posted at Eco Living Advice. Loved this so much, you’ve just been added to my RSS reader.

health & beauty

How I adore my certified tree-huggers, the do-it-yourselfers. Eugene Smith represents well with the How To Make Your Own Laundry Soap At Home posted at How to Make You Own Soap.

Girls, you know how much we love the jewelry. Well Heather Levin points us in the right direction by explaining What to Look For When Buying Fair Trade Jewelry posted at Earthdivas’s Blog.

New to our little carnival is paystolivegreen who gives us some eco-beauty Toothbrush Tips posted at Pays to Live Green. (I use Preserve, myself!)

June Tree is back with a Guide To Commuter Bikes: Bicycle Commuting Saves Money and The Environment over at (be still my heart!) The Digerati Life.

in the news

Oh Mrs. Obama, never has a garden been s controversial. Rich Maltzman, PMP asks Will ‘Bloom Boxes’ Bloom next to Michelle Obama’s Organic Garden? posted at Earth PM.

TSW talks eco-luxury with Tesla Electric Car For Fuel Efficiency: Would You Buy It? at The Smarter Wallet. To answer your question: out of my price range, hun! Still pretty though.

MrsMoney presents Is Climate Change a Hoax? posted at The Ultimate Money Blog. While this is a great post, I absolutely adore the comic that opens it. I’m laughing my butt off!

living spaces

Sandra Lopez has spoken to my soul – my bibliophiliac soul. Her post, 80 Awesome Ideas for All Your Old or Unwanted Books posted at Online Colleges.net, has inspired me to *gulp* minimize my library. I have a copy of The Film Encyclopedia that is just begging to be used as a block in my new AM yoga routine! But I could never imagine using a book as cat litter.

Case Ernsting discusses eco-friendly wood options in Go Green, Keep the Wood over at Home and Decor.

Julia Ritzenthaler presents Eco Friendly Furniture posted at Bathroom Vanity, Decorative Mirrors & Light Fixtures.

patio & garden

Renee Benzaim presents Guide to Compost Making – Compost Bins, Compost Tumblers, and Compost Crocks posted at Compost Tumblers & Compost Making. She comments, “Compost tumblers, compost bins, compost crocks, and open piles are all methods of compost making. Which is the best for you? If you are limited on space, a compact ‘backporch’ compost tumbler is your best bet.” Is it a good choice for your apartment?

Jamie McIntosh discusses how to Control Pests on Houseplants posted at Jamie’s Organic Garden Blog. It has been a hard winter, hasn’t it? But spring is almost here!

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Well, my dear Internet, that concludes this edition of Tips for Green Living. Thank you all for your excellent submissions and I hope you found some useful info in this carnival. You can find a new edition posted every second and fourth Monday here at Green Your Apartment. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Tips for Green Living using our carnival submission form.

Go green and live well!

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dining & entertaining

Surbhi Bhatia talks about how to Dispose Mind Waste, Not Food posted at The Viewspaper.

for the greenhorns

You more East Coasters – winter has been pretty harsh for you this year. So Guffly shares How to Stay Warm This Winter the Eco-Friendly Way posted at Guffly.

Gracyqueen presents 50 Big Ways that Schools Are Going Green posted at Associate Degree – Facts and Information.

Luke Spencer wants to demystify your electric bill and the Kilowatt hour in Kilowatt Hours and Your Electric Bill over at That old house.

Suzane Smith presents 56 Healthy & Natural hacks you should be using in the Kitchen at MRI Technician Schools.

health & beauty

savvybrown wants you to Clean your dishes with Kool-Aid. Yeah, Kool-Aid. It’s actually a green option over at savvy brown.

Suzane Smith presents 100 Healthy Remedies That Are Right In Your Home posted at Pharmacy Technician Certification.

Eugene Smith writes about gentle alternatives to commercial soaps with the post How To Make Natural Homemade Soap, at (surprise, surprise) How to Make You Own Soap.

in the news

Thinking about getting into that new and growing green job sector? You better study up on what the tech actually is. GreenJobsGuru explains the Solar Energy Facts at Green Jobs Ready.

Did you miss “Word Wetlands Day” on February 2nd? Yeah, me too. But Morgan Schwartz brings us up to date with Nebraska’s Wetlands posted at Nature Boy on Omaha.

Who hasn’t been thinking about Haiti? Well, Katy Unitek returns to tell us about Sol: A light in the darkness of Haiti posted at Boots On The Roof. Thanks Katy for yet another interesting post!

marjorie talks about food and the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign in the post Let’s Get a Move! at Green Thinking Blog. Um, I thought this was a green blog carnival? Ah, but it is… what is more green than fresh fruits and veggies and prepared foods with less preservatives? Now you get the picture!

living spaces

Now here’s a post that took me by surprise. Vera Lang tells us about Back to School: Make a Dorm Bean Bag – Free Video Tutorials at Fine Craft Guild .com. In her own words: “Bean bags are ‘always in’, and according to the free tutorial with videos here, can be made with 100% recyclables. The sky is the limit, but in a bean bag you get to lay low and … relax. Pick a neutral cover and it’ll be a welcome addition to any room.” Who knew?!

savvybrown gives us another post, this time proclaiming I ♥ Dryer Balls over at savvy brown. Apparently these little guys eliminate the need for dryer sheets and fabric softener, which are both not eco-friendly. I’ll have to try these!

Beverly Saltonstall tells us about Six Home Air Misconceptions posted at A Green Lady Blog. I love this topic as it is not discussed as much as it needs to be. In fact, I wrote about in the post Breathe Deeply with the Indoor Air Pollution. Thank you Beverly!

Angela Martin presents Teaching Green: 100 Tips, Toools & Resources for Every Kind of Classroom posted at Online Degree Programs.org: Top Online Degrees. Mr. Green Apartment is working on becoming a high school teacher, so this will definitely be passed along!

For you dorm-dwellers, Angela Martin also offers up 101 Ways to Go Green In Your Dorm Room posted at Online Degree Programs.org: Top Online Degrees.

patio & garden

Renee Benzaim gives us some Tools & Tips for Compost Making at Compost Tumblers & Compost Making. If you have enough room in your small yard, garden, or patio, then you better pay attention to this!

Have some room? NHE presents How To Grow Blueberries In Your Home Garden posted at Natural Health Ezine. Now who wouldn’t love some fresh blueberries for a smoothie or in your morning oatmeal? Yum! But I wonder how they fare in container gardening…

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Well, my dear Internet, that concludes this edition of Tips for Green Living. Thank you all for your excellent submissions and I hope you found some useful info in this carnival. You can find a new edition posted every second and fourth Monday here at Green Your Apartment. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Tips for Green Living using our carnival submission form.

Go green and live well!

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Let’s start with a celebration of what you are doing – reading! Rita Toews presents Read an ebook week 2008 posted at Life’s quite a ride.

Looks like transportation has been on everyone’s mind lately. Vihar Sheth presents some new driving alternatives in the post Car Sharing with WeCar posted at green | rising. matt smith presents » SuperBowl MVP Eli Manning selects hybrid Cadillac Escalade simple + green: taking steps towards a more sustainable life posted at simple + green. Already have one of those pretty Prius’? Then thank Isabella J Mori for presenting Win, win, win: $500, blogging, and the environment posted at Alphablogs. And if you’re a public transportation person like me, you’ll appreciate Raymond’s Subway and Public Transportation Is The Way To Go posted at Money Blue Book.

Looks like the UK has some catching up to do: Louise Manning presents UK carbon emissions only show slight fall posted at The Human Imprint. Maybe you Brits should look into Alexander Kohl’s post about Business as Sustainability Advocate | Green to Profit – Becoming a Sustainable Entrepreneur posted at Green to Profit – Becoming a Sustainable Entrepreneur.

So let’s talk food and drink. Is a CSA really worth it? David Gross compares apples and oranges in his post The Picket Line — 15 February 2008 posted at The Picket Line. The cost comparison does prove a bit pricey. But Caitlin Giles still insists there are Four Reasons You Should Join a CSA posted at Parenting Squad. Despite our best intentions, Freddie L. Sirmans, Sr. asks Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis? posted at Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis.

As for our water, Hung Nguyen presents Water Wars: Fighting over the Source of Life posted at Meaningful Issues in Today’s World. But what happens when the water you have isn’t safe? MamaBird presents Whither Our Water? Addressing Hormones in Local Waterways posted at Surely You Nest.

GrrlScientist presents Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Loving Our Oceans to Death posted at Living the Scientific Life. A great post on what’s happening and what you can do to help end it!

I wanted to end this carnival on a fun and lively note. Harrison presents Go Go Green Couture: Eco-friendly Fashions for Your Closet posted at CustomizedGirl Blog while Eva Yusa shows us What Nau!? posted at Eva the Shopping Diva ShopLocal’s Shopping Expert and Blogger. While I browse all the cute and green couture, I’ll use Amanda Harris’ homemade recipe for Green Tea Toner posted at Nature’s Bath and Beauty. Ah, to feel eco-kind and pretty.

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Why go green at all? Jacob presents Ecological capitalism and consumer capitalism posted at Early Retirement Extreme, a post explaining why he thinks the world looks as it does, why he went green, and why others should go green as well. Great job, Jacob!

Let me present you with another kindred soul, Alison Sharley who recently discovered our friend “No Impact Man” in her post, No Impact Man posted at Healthy and Green by the Day. What a great experiment, no? Insistent on being prolific, she also shares her posts Neused (Freecycle, anyone?) as well as Fish Biscuits which gives us tips on green entertaining with a dose of Lost Dharma cookies. Yum!

And to clean up that mess I would have made making the cookies, Tiffany Washko brags about a wonderful product line she’s discovered in her post Organic and Natural Home Cleaning Products! posted at Natural Family Living Blog. Ah, a clean home without that nasty indoor air pollution.

What about those egg shells and natural kitchen waste? How about composting! Karen Dowell gives some fun tips in her post composting worms love kitchen waste posted at Wiggly Wigglers.

But what happens when there isn’t any food in the kitchen? Louise Manning presents Food shortages posted at The Human Imprint. Remember, the reason we strive to live green is to improve life on this planet for everyone on it.

As we approach Valentine’s Day, Raymond gives us some alternatives to keep ourselves warm in his post Save Money On Heating Costs – Sacrificing A Bit Of Comfort For Frugality posted at Money Blue Book. Don’t forget to snuggle to keep warm too!

Speaking of staying warm, Phil for Humanity gives us some great (and surprising!) news in his post The Alternative to Foreign Oil: The Solar-Hydrogen Economy posted at Phil for Humanity.

Brave New Leaf asks us to learn to drive green posted at Brave New Leaf. Just, please, make sure you obey your local laws of the road while trying to boost your mpg!

Since we’re going places, Marilyn Terrell gives a quick green traveler’s tip in her post Marilyn’s Miscellany: Bermuda Sports posted at Intelligent Travel.

Want to see something cool? Gavin R. Putland shows us Google Earth shows two whales posted at /etc/cron.whenever/. What a great reminder of why we protect our environment!

Thanks to all the bloggers who submitted their posts and I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!

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