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Bob Wiley
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
I'm sick to death of celebrities giving tips on going green. Having a lawn made of tires and cleaning with vinegar while living in a huge, centrally air conditioned mansion =/= green living. Talk to me when you live in a teeny 4th floor walk-up, have no AC, ride the subway, and never travel anywhere by plane. It's just infuriating, these rich folks reaching out to the poors and telling them how to stop harming the environment, when it's the rich doing the damage!
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khinky
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
Tyres are more green than actual grass? Am I missing something?
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Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
07/01/09

@khinky: [en.wikipedia.org]
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Mafalda para Presidente
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
Well, I replaced my glass with rocks. NATURAL rocks. So there.
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MichelinG
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
I love her tire-lawn. I think it's so ironic that instead of watering less and having a less perfectly green lawn, or perhaps landscaping her yard area with plants that thrive naturally in that climate, she has decided to use a synthetic material that provides absolutely no benefit to the insects, animals, and oxygen levels around her home. Brilliantly done!
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Samanthrax
07/01/09

@MichelinG: Let's just turf the planet. We'll save a ton of water that way. It'll be so green! Literally AND figuratively!
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Samanthrax
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
I wonder how environmentally friendly it is to run a glossy print magazine these days, anyway. This whole article, while I applaud the idea behind it, is such a crock of hypocritical shit. Like Jessica Freaking Alba actually cleans? And do you really need a celebrity to tell you that the Earth is fucked and you need to make changes? And don't even get me start on the sharks. Oh lord.

/end grumps
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mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
Baking Soda is so awesome for getting odors out of fridges/bins. Just put some of a saucer in the fridge or shake into bin lining.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
Also, you can use your left over shark and recycled United Way posters to make fun arts and crafts projects.
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heykoukla
07/01/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Hey, don't be mean. Try and be neutral. Be Sweden!
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nessalicious
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
It is easy going green! And every little counts! Recycling, composting, cleaning with natural stuff, using public transport/cycling when possible, going organic, cutting down how far your food flies before you eat it, turning appliances off, changing over to eco-bulbs, anyone can do it! Including but not limited to Jessica Alba.

If you want neat do it yourself and sometimes eco-friendly cleaning tips I recommend a terribly titled but amazing book called 'The Housewives' Hanbook', it's full of gems.
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HillGirl
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
I don't water my grass. I just live in a place where it rains a lot. So what would be the point?

Oh and I had that haircut back in the 6 grade.
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hfree
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
Does she have pets? If so, aren't they a little miffed that their grass is now gone? It's a lot easier to let them pee in the grass than to clean old tire stuff I would imagine.
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BlondeGoddess
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
And she is saving water by not washing her hair anymore and wearing a wig instead.
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Samanthrax
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
Well, Jessica, your article made me turn green. Mission accomplished.

Tip: vomit gets out ranch stains, unless you just ate the ranch.
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labeled
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
We just bought some recycled-tire mulch. Don't hate until you have a house, yard, and consumer-guilt. Then we'll talk.

Composting can kiss my ass, though.
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BlackFrancine
07/01/09

@labeled: Interesting. Is it for plant beds (like wood chips, crushed granite, etc.)? or do you till it into the ground? I'm about to close on my first house--so I'm suddenly interested in this sort of thing.
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labeled
07/01/09

@BlackFrancine: Congrats!!!

It's for mulching in flower beds/around trees, etc. I was worried that it would hold in the heat too well (we're in blistering-hot west TX) but so far, we haven't had to water any more than usual, that I've noticed anyway.

We bought it at Lowe's and it was only a little bit more expensive per bag than regular cedar mulch.
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lilbobbytables
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
Honestly, Vinegar works far better, in my experience, than other cleaning agents. Vinegar and Baking Soda FTW!
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Ailatan
07/01/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: does it smell? I hate the smell of vinegar.
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BiteMeMitchell!
07/01/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: Yes, plus it's cheaper. I really laugh when celebs get all on this like they've discovered it themselves, whereas us paupers all have parents and grandparents who've been doing this shit for years, due to lack of funds!
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save jinger
07/01/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: Also great for making volcanoes.
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BabyJane
07/01/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: I learned that from Kim and Aggie on How Clean Is Your House. They have awesome cleaning tips like that.
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heykoukla
07/01/09

@BiteMeMitchell!: True. Like celebs telling us to be environmentally conscious by turning off lights and electrical appliances when we are not using them. Thanks for the tips, celebrities, but I had parents screaming at me and chasing me around the house for years telling me to turn things off. It's called being paying-the-bills conscious.
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Bgirl_Hamster
07/01/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: @BiteMeMitchell!: I read in some self-help book that natural cleaners like vinegar require a bit more elbow grease to get the job done than cleaners like 409, etc. I take it that this hasn't been your experience?
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Chamalla,barren crone
07/01/09

@Ailatan Hearts BabyJane: The smell evaporates really quickly. Vinegar gets off soap scum, hard water stains and makes your glass sparkly. It's good stuff.
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virgikneecap
07/01/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: Yeah, I use vinegar for everything. Sure, it requires a bit more elbow grease sometimes, but it's not like a little hard work would kill me. My friends think I'm crazy. Now I have celebrity endorsement. Wahoo.
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Laulau
07/01/09

@heykoukla: I even have regular middle class people marveling at my low bills and how little food I waste. Do a PhD. That'll teach you to reduce and reuse pretty quickly.
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American as Apple Pie
07/01/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: Okay, but how do I do it? Are we talking straight vinegar and a sponge or is there a mixture for optimal effectiveness?
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Bgirl_Hamster
07/01/09

@virgikneecap: That was my question above. So according to your experience, it does take more effort to use natural cleaners like vinegar.

I'm somewhat torn on the issue. While I like saving money on cheap cleaners, I'm also, unfortunately, the spouse that does 99.9% of the housework. The less effort I have to expend getting my counters scrubbed after diner, the better. At least in my book. Sorry, Jessica Alba.
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lilbobbytables
07/01/09

@American as Apple Pie: It depends on what you are trying to do. These websites have tips that I have followed, and have had good results. As for smell, in my experience it goes away fairly quikly, and is no more bothersome than bleach (I hate that smell so much, so it could just be personal smell preference. Or whatever.) [www.vinegartips.com]

[www.thenewhomemaker.com]
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
07/01/09

In reply to Jessica Alba's Easy Tips For Going Green
Does this mean her lawn's now made of astroturf??

Not only is it green, but she can now rent it out to local sports teams for a quick profit!
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