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You can really pick up all kinds of ecofriendly living tidbits listening to Martha Stewart’s daily talk show.  For example, she recently talked about this product that will make going green easier and it wasn’t self-promotion.  The product was the Momentum Reel Mower from Fiskars. For those interested in adding a little green to their lives can switch from a gas powered mower to a push mower and reduce their carbon footprint in the process.  Some may scoff at the idea of using a push mower because of the added exertion required when going over rough patches like very high grass but they have considered that. 

Fiskars’ solution to this problem is their “InertiaDrive™ Technology [which] combines a large diameter cutting reel and heavy blades to store energy (like a flywheel) until a burst of extra cutting power is needed”.  The InertiaDrive™ Technology is what makes this change towards ecofriendly living easy.  The mower even boasts a “StaySharp™ Cutting System [which is] precision engineered to cut grass without the blades touching – greatly reducing friction & blade wear”. Fisker even stands by their product with a four-year warranty – the best on the market for a push mower. All this is topped off by the fact that the mower was designed not only to be good for the environment but also for the person pushing.

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Renew – A Step Back To Greener Lifestyles

renew-ed04Motorola Renew:  is it a good fit for those living greener lifestyles? Cell phones have always been a fairly disposable item. Though there are companies that recycle them, that is as far as the industry has gone. Well Motorola has heard the call of those wanting to live greener lifestyles and developed an ecofriendly alternative to the traditional cell phone. The question remains is this phone worth the change?

The Renew by Motorola is a new product, which claims to be geared to those interested in ecofriendly living. This ecofriendly alternative phone’s case and packaging are both recyclable and are duly marked as such with international symbols. Motorola seems to not only understand that many consumers are living greener lifestyles but also the importance of corporate social responsibility.  More and more companies understand that consumers are holding them to higher standards as they embrace ecofriendly living and push for ecofriendly alternatives. Read More→

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