John asks…
What do you call a person that designs eco friendly vehicles?
What do you call a person that designs eco friendly vehicles?
The Expert answers:
Greener
Sharon asks…
Cheapest to run and most eco friendly types of home water and room heating systems?
I am moving into a house along with family that my father built.What would be the ideal form of heating systems?Electric?Geothermal?Are there other eco–friendly types?
I dont have a heating system yet as its for a house my dad built with the heating and electrical wiring being set up
The Expert answers:
What heating system you have now? Is it a boiler with radiators in each room, or perhaps you have a furnace that blows air, to vents or maybe you have baseboard electric? The cheapest would be to stay with the same delivery system. You can change the source of heat but keep the delivery the same.
Paul asks…
Eco friendly bug repellent for my plants?
Something is eating my marigolds and I need an eco friendly way to stop them!!! Homemade is preferable but commercial will be appreciated as well. Thank you!
The Expert answers:
You either have rabbits (for which you could use a fence which also goes somewhat below-ground), or perhaps pill bugs or slugs. Go out at night with a flashlight and do a little detective work, and you may catch them in the act.
If it’s pill bugs or slugs… You could try putting out some beer in a shallow wide jar buried in the soil up to its neck. Slugs will crawl in and drown. Take the jar lid and prop it up with a small stick so rain won’t dilute the beer. Leave space for slugs to enter the trap.
Or try diatomaceous earth, which is the sharp, jagged skeletal remains of microscopic creatures. It lacerates soft-bodied pests, causing them to dehydrate. A powdery granular material, it can be sprinkled around garden beds or individual plants, and can be mixed with water to make a foliar spray.
Diatomaceous earth is less effective when wet, so use during dry weather. Wear protective gear when applying, as it can irritate eyes and lungs. Be sure to buy natural or agricultural grade diatomaceous earth, not pool grade which has smoother edges and is far less effective.
There are a whole lot of ideas on slug control at http://www.eartheasy.com/grow_nat_slug_cntrl.htm
You could also use one of the iron phosphate products (Slug-Go, Slug-Go Plus, Escar-Go, Organic Snail and Slug Killer) marketed as a snail and slug control, which also kills pill and sow bugs.
George asks…
What is an Eco friendly, hard plastic, drinking tumbler (16 oz) that is dishwasher safe?
In my work place we are in need of getting away from using Styrofoam and have access to a dishwasher. We need many plastic drinking cups on hand that are Eco friendly, reuseable over a long period of time and that aren’t costly.
The Expert answers:
Nalgene is the best water bottle you can buy. But know that all forms of plastic are made with petroleum, be it corn oil which is supposed to break down, or your standard Valvoline, it is still petroleum.
Mark asks…
Is there and eco friendly substitute for bug spray and hand sanitizer with less chemicals?
I use bug spray frequently but I feel like I am just putting chemicals all over myself. Its effective and it smells nice in small doses but it hurts your lungs when you breathe it in (not that I inhale it but it is inevitable) and leaves a visible cloud of chemicals. Is there a safer substitute? Also, I use hand sanitizer very often and I am wondering if anyone knows of an eco friendly substitute for that too.
The Expert answers:
Other that using hand sanitizer there is:
soap
lemon and water
other than bug spary there is:
clean areas
well lighted areas.
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