Archive for the ‘Green Driving’ Category

Eco-Driving a Ford Flex

Hey, it looks like you are new here! I like new visitors. Hopefully you like it here and subscribe RSS feed Thanks for visiting!Is a Ford Flex the most eco-friendly car on the market? No. It isn’t a Hybrid but you might have read my thoughts on hybrids and wondering how green they really are. [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - October 28th, 2008 - Comments: 6
Filed Under: Best of G&CM, Green Driving, Green Health

Ford: A Quiet Shade of Green

I currently have a General Motors vehicle and have noticed on all the major “green” websites or high traffic sites with ad agencies, there are GM ads for their Hybrid SUV.  I never see Ford anywhere and this made me wonder. Is Ford not a “going green” company? GM is all about the bloggers and [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - October 22nd, 2008 - Comments: 4
Filed Under: Green Driving

Hybrid RV?

Could it be? An RV that is an actual hybrid with good gas mileage, nah. Well, maybe. According to Auto Green Blog, it’s a possibility. I suppose if you’re in the market of an RV this is a good thing. Even the heavy duty RV makers that use Cummings engines are considering hybrid for fuel [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - September 3rd, 2008 - Comments: 2
Filed Under: Green Driving, Green Green Outdoors

RV Camping: Memories, toxic concerns, and good news

Camping green and my exploration of RV camping, tent camping and campers continues. Let me first begin by filling you in on my greatest childhood memory. I’m sure you can guess, it involves camping. My mother was a single mother with two young children and so was her best friend. These two young women took [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - September 2nd, 2008 - Comments: none
Filed Under: Green Driving, Green Green Outdoors

Green and Clean Mom drives and SUV and she wants a RV! Oh, my!

Okay, back off and let me explain.  Remember, Heidi our outdoor guru from Outdoor Baby?  Well, I consulted her on this little green conundrum.  Here’s an excerpt of what I wrote to her and to find out her answer and thoughts visit her site for the advise she gives me and hubby. Keep in mind, [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - September 1st, 2008 - Comments: 1
Filed Under: Green Driving, Green Green Outdoors

Green Transportation this School Year

I used to love riding the school bus. I would get to visit with my friends, make up songs and chat about the day. I never thought about emissions or the pollution from the big yellow bus. I recently read that more children will be walking to school this year because of school districts cutting [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - August 28th, 2008 - Comments: 4
Filed Under: Green Driving, Green Parenting, Green Solutions and Tips, Green Sprouts

Healthy Cars

I’ve written about wanting a new car. I want something smaller and yes, more earth friendly. I have “my” ideas on what is safe but I do want to do be kinder to Mother Earth. I also want to spend less green on gas.  I’m still in the thinking, researching, looking, test driving, stage but now my [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - July 21st, 2008 - Comments: 6
Filed Under: Green Driving, Green Health, Green Sprouts, Uncategorized

No gas needed and it’s an SUV (kinda)!

Right about the time I posted my dirty green secret about driving an SUV (gasp), I noticed a post from a favorite site of mine, Keetsa, about using cargo bikes instead of your family SUV. The titled struck me so I clicked and actually started laughing when I saw the picture. I just simply cannot imagine [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - June 25th, 2008 - Comments: 12
Filed Under: Best of G&CM, Green Driving, Green Solutions and Tips

I’m officially a green washing mama and you can be one too!

Yes, I wash all of my clothing in cold water so I’m a green washing mama! The Green Parent: A Kid-Friendly Guide to Earth Friendly Living, mentions that as one of the hundreds of easy to do tips for going green.  The author, Jenn Savedge, has made being a Green & Clean Mom even easier [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - June 18th, 2008 - Comments: 7
Filed Under: Green Cleaning, Green Driving, Green Food Choices, Green Goods and Reviews, Green Homes, Green Parenting, Green Shopping, Green Solutions and Tips

So I’m a green washin’ mama, eh?

I confessed to driving an SUV. Gasp. This caused me to lose some readers and that made me sad. I got over it. I gained far more from this article than I lost. Wanna know why? I’m honest and hands down there are more of me out there who drive the SUV but give a [...]

By Green & Clean Mom - June 2nd, 2008 - Comments: 23
Filed Under: Best of G&CM, Green Driving