10/14/12

Instead of pouring your leftover sports drink down the drain, give it to a sick plant. Wilting houseplants can be brought back to life thanks to the sugar, electrolytes and vitamins found in sports drinks, so giving them a shot of your Gatorade and some water could revive them. And for acid-loving plants that benefit from doses of vitamin C, even a little leftover orange juice mixed with lots of tepid tap water can give a nutritional boost to help them grow and thrive.

10/13/12

There is a huge misconception that turning off your car's engine only to restart it again in a few minutes uses more gas than just letting it run or idle. The reality is this: If you idle your car for just 10 seconds, you are already wasting more gas than it takes to restart the car. Make the pledge to turn off your car in front of schools, when running errands or when you're waiting to pick someone up. On average, Americans waste close to 3 billion gallons of gas per year just by idling.

10/12/12

If you're one of the 92 percent of Americans who want to know if the food they are eating and serving contains genetically modified (GMO) foods, visit the advocacy site JustLabelIt.org. This site is a forum where people gather to learn more about GMO food and what they can do pressure the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to change its policy, which states that food does not need to be labeled regarding GMO content.