environment: ‘Green Labels’ Confuse Me! - 02/05/12 06:25 AM
‘Green Labels’ Confuse Me!
You’ve decided a painting project will help you get through the dreary days of winter.
Simple right? Not if you’re trying to be environmentally responsible. Interior paints are not all environmentally equal.
There are five ‘green designations’ for paint…and they don’t all test for the same things!
Greenguard: Measures VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) levels, and only allows trace amounts. Manufacturers measure the paint during drying and pay $3000 or more to Greenguard for testing and logo use.
Green Seal: Measures VOC’s, some hazardous and rates … (17 comments)
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environment: Honey Dippers of the Barnegat Bay - We're Not Talkin' Bees! - 08/19/10 08:43 AM
Honey Dippers of the Barnegat BayOcean County takes water pollution seriously, after all many of us live here for the Jersey Shore Views! For more than 10 years the County has provided free pump out services for boaters. Recently, southern Ocean County got its own pump out boat!While the release of untreated sewage is prohibited within three miles of the coast, it is illegal to discharge even treated effluent in No-Discharge Zones. In 2003, Barnegat Bay and the Little Egg Harbor were designated No Discharging Zones by the US EPA.Pump-out facilities provide the most effective means for emptying holding tanks and … (2 comments)
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environment: Saving the Planet...One Bottle of Wine at a Time! - 04/22/09 08:57 AM
I love a few glasses of wine in the evening or with dinner. I like a hearty red, a real Chianti from Tuscany or if I'm feeling very extravagant Brunello (lately, a little out of my price range). While I've always recycled the bottles, I never really thought about the corks! Well, there is an effort underway to recycle corks.
TerraCycle, Inc, is a New Jersey based company doing it's part. They're beginning a program to recycle corks, and already recycle cereal boxes, juice/drink pouches and cookie packages. They'll even pay shipping to get these products to them. They have offices in Trenton, NJ, Marietta, … (7 comments)
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environment: Helping the Environment in Barnegat, New Jersey...It's the Beach Sweep! - 04/20/09 05:45 AM
It’s spring at the Jersey Shore, and time for the 24th Annual Clean Ocean Action’s (COA) April Beach Sweep. For 24 years, volunteers throughout New Jersey have participated to rid our waterways of unsightly debris.In 1985, COA launched the first Beach Sweeps program, ridding beaches of trash. The Beach Sweep is one of the longest running cleanups of its kind in the world. Over the years, more than 70,000 volunteers have removed more than 3 million pieces of trash from New Jersey’s waterways! From the “Roster of the Ridiculous” items in 2007 were three toilet seats, a television, an 8-track … (5 comments)
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environment: Small Steps to Protect the Jersey Shore Environment! - 04/17/09 08:11 AM
It's spring at the Jersey Shore, the rains have stopped (at least for a few days); yard work, gardening and outdoor activities have taken the place of TV, books and games.
For many this means a return to the outdoors, oftentimes with pets in tow!
While most Jersey Shore residents and visitors are careful to dispose of empty water bottles, sandwich wrappers, cigarette butts and other trash in designated containers, many are not aware that pet waste is one of the culprits in non point source pollution of our wetlands, bays and ocean.
Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution, unlike pollution … (6 comments)
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environment: Manahawkin, Tree City USA! - 10/25/08 08:12 AM
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP’s ADOPT A TREE PROGRAM
Manahawkin, NJ (Stafford Township) has been a member of the Tree City USA® program for 19 years. The program provides direction, assistance, attention, and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of towns and cities that more than 120 million Americans call home.
New Jersey has more than 500 municipalities and only 148 have this designation, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.
A tree is a gift of life and beauty that will bloom with brilliance … (4 comments)
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environment: Killer Rabbits and Pot Belly Pigs - 10/12/08 08:46 AM
The 14th Annual Pinelands Jamboree was a huge success...I got to pet a rabbit, large enough to put a real scare into Monty Python devotees, and I met Dottie, a pot belly pig about 6 months old…very cute! No lions, tigers and bears, but goats, ponies and fancy chickens! All the critters were courtesy of local 4-H Clubs. I grew up with horses, rabbits, chickens, dogs, cats etc, so I got to be a kid again! There were also crafts, books about the NJ Pinelands and its rich history, food, music and all things Piney! The Jamboree whet my appetite for … (6 comments)
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