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In This Issue |
| Wood Pellet Seminar at RGG! |
| Did You Know? |
| So What's Candle Lover to Burn? |
| Plastic Alert! |
| Green Tip |
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RGG Events
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January 17th: Did you know that wood pellets are a clean, environmentally friendly, natural and renewable fuel resource? Or that pellet stoves produce virtually NO creosote allowing for installation of a pellet stove by direct vent... without a chimney!? Come learn all about order cialis super active wood pellets on Thursday January 17th at 5 p.m. at Real Green Goods. Charles Niebling, a passionate and dedicated advocate of sustainable energy, will present a "Wood Pellet Heating Workshop" with information from A-Z about wood pellets. Mr. Niebling, a licensed professional forester and recipient of numerous Outstanding Forester awards, is the General Manager of New England Wood Pellet in Jaffrey New Hampshire, and was previously a Vice President at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests here in Concord. RSVP preferred, space will be limited.
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| Organic Body Polish by Trillium Organics moisturizes more than a lotion and gives an exquisitely smooth silky finish. |
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With winter here and windows shut tight, it's time to be aware of indoor air pollution - one of the top five environmental risks to public health. Some indoor pollutants may be as high as 100 times above outdoor levels. For the full EPA report click: EPA Report: Candles & Incense |
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Did You Know? |
After cigarette smoking, burning paraffin candles is the
#2 cause of poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). The burning of
paraffin candles releases at least 11 toxins, two of which are
well-known cancer causing agents, benzene and toluene.
Black soot, or carbon, coats your walls, curtains, and
windows with a fine layer of black. The small particles of
soot also travel deep into your lungs. Many paraffin candles
still have leaded wicks (added to prevent the wicks from
bending!) which, when burned, leave the lead suspended in
the air, eventually falling to the ground as house dust. Any
added artificial fragrances cause the IAQ to drop further.
Paraffin is non-renewable being made from the leftovers of
petroleum production and is then bleached, creating dioxins.
Burning paraffin candles create the same fumes as from
burning diesel fuel. For more reading on this, Same Fumes
And from the Environmental Magazine comes this useful link about candle burning, A Burning Dilemma
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So What's a Candle Lover to Burn?
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Consider the new soy wax candles or the ancient beeswax candles. Soy lasts 20-50% longer than paraffin, burns cleanly, and is made from a renewable source. 100% soy is relatively soft and is sold in containers such as glass or tin. Unlike paraffin, soy wax cleans very easily with hot soap and water. 90% of the soy grown in the U.S. is genetically modified, but the soy candles sold at RGG contain non-GMO soy.
Beeswax candles have been around for thousands of years. Like soy, beeswax candles burn cleanly and have a high melting point so they don't drip or smoke. Beeswax has a light honey scent and can be molded into various shapes while being solid enough to be free-standing. They may be more expensive initially, but they last 3-5 times longer than paraffin, so the burning cost buy cialis super active per hour is actually less. Be sure to ask for 100% beeswax candles since in the U.S. a candle has to be only 51% beeswax in order to obtain the label "Beeswax". Pure beeswax candles normally develop a white film (or "bloom") caused from minerals rising to the surface which can be wiped off leaving a beautiful glow. RGG sells beautiful locally made 100% pure beeswax candles in various shapes.
The American Lung Association provides these "Top 10 Tips for a Healthy Home", Top 10
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Some tips for burning:
Switch to Soy and Beeswax candles
Keep all wicks trimmed to 1/4 inch at all time
Minimize drafts which causes smoking
A tall bright flame is a dirty flame, time to trim
Avoid artificial fragrances
Never burn wicks with metal, it might be lead |
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Plastic Alert!
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You may be shocked to learn, as we were, that a vast area of the Pacific Ocean, twice the size of Texas, is full of plastic
debris. The trash collects due to a clockwise trade wind that
circulates there. And the plastic trash is not just on the
surface; it goes hundreds of feet deep, full of umbrella handles, soda bottles, plastic bags... Toxins enter the food chain as the plastic "photo-degrades" into smaller and smaller pieces and is eaten while being mistaken for order cialis, buy cialis, order cialis super active, order cialis online food. Please read more about the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" at. Plastic Trash
For multiple listings of related articles on the "plastic stew" of our oceans, go to Related Articles.
Finally, you may view a short YouTube video, "Synthetic Sea - Plastic in the Open Ocean" - some of the contents are graphic and disturbing. YouTube Video |
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Green Tip
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Our foam gaskets installed behind electric outlet plate covers reduce cold drafts.
For Valentine's Day, we have Double Certified (Organic AND Fair Trade Chocolate) |
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Thank you for reading and for caring about the environment. And, as we say at Real Green Goods.Have a Green Day!™
Sincerely,
All of us from Real Green Goods |
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