Ken asks…
Eco Friendly home products?
I’ve been wanting to try out an eco–friendly,green laundry detergent and cleaners for my home.I usually use woolite or All as a detergent and Downy as a fabric softner.Palmoive for my dishes.And windex to clean. I wanted to try seventh generation but the detergent has no smell at all.I didn’t like the way it smelled.Can anybody suggest some eco–friendly products that are actually eco–friendly and that do work as well as “non-green” products?
The Expert answers:
Check out this blog for some helpful tips on how to green your home
http://blog.greensherpa.com/index.php/tips-and-tricks/green-your-home/
Michael asks…
Will people spend money on eco-friendly products? Even the price is a little bit higher than regular ones?
The Expert answers:
Environmentally friendly products are already doing very well on the market, even though they are already more expensive than the main stream product. “Eco-friendly” producers use less packaging or packaging that is also better for the environment which pushes the price.
Jenny asks…
Does Freds Dollar Store, Dollar General, or Family Dollar sell any eco friendly products?
The Expert answers:
I would think so, but have you asked yourself if this is just hype and do these products actually cause more loss.
Steven asks…
research help! eco-friendly products?
can anyone find anything about the cons of eco–friendly products and/or hybrid cars
or why they don’t save consumers money
The Expert answers:
No, of course not. Earth friendly products are good for everyone and everything involved. Go Green, Live Better 🙂
Robert asks…
research help! eco friendly products?
can anyone find anything about the cons of eco–friendly products or hybrid cars
or why they don’t save consumers money
The Expert answers:
Eco-friendly products don’t have to be more expensive but there is usually a trade-off. Recycling isn’t profitable so unless local government subsidizes it, most materials won’t get recycled unless it’s mandated, which is tantamount to theft.
There are a lot of promising ideas. The CAT or compressed air car may be launched in the US by the end of 2009, getting 100 mpg and having a top speed of 95 mph. For a car that seats 6 that’s pretty impressive and I’m not sure that it will cost more than other cars.
Solar and wind and other renewable sources take too long to pay back their initial cost right now but that may soon change as we move to solar thermal instead of solar photovoltaic to generate electricity. Currently, Ausra is building a plant in Nevada that they expect will produce electricity for 10cents a kwh which is competitive.
Some of the efforts are misguided, such as the switch to compact fluorescent lightbulbs which contain mercury. Once they’re disposed of, and you know many will just go to the landfills, that mercury will leach into the soil and may reach the water table causing serious problems. Why not wait for the LED light industry to mature and bring out house lighting? They consume very little power and aren’t hazardous.
The mandating of ethanol is one reason you’re paying more for food this year, since so much corn is being turned into fuel. It’s idiotic, they’d have to farm the entire North American continent to produce enough corn to make the fuel the US uses, which leaves no land for growing food. It’s a greedy and stupid idea which will cause a lot of harm before they repeal it.
Hybrid cars are an interim solution but they’re actually not that much more expensive than other cars. According to Kiplinger magazine the difference is sometimes only a thousand dollars or two, more for a Honda hybrid of course. You would be able to save that price difference over the life of the car at current gas prices.
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