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7 Tips For Designing an Eco-Friendly Garden

Earth-conscious gardening is rooted in cutting back on household waste and toxic chemicals. This mindful approach conserves our vital resources, such as water. It also prioritizes the habit of recycling. By making these choices, you can slow the pace of global warming. Toward that end, here are 7 creative ideas for your upcoming growing season. […]

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Biofriendly Ways to Conserve Water and Energy

In this month’s Biofriendly DIY we wanted to let you know about various ways you can conserve water and energy at home. While there’s no question taking steps to conserve water and energy is good for the environment, the bonus is it’s good for your wallet too. In addition, once you’ve begun taking these steps, […]

On The Prowl

A jaguar prowls down a path toward a towering giraffe in the distance. What a beautiful yet haunting image captured by photographer Dylan Royal.

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Greening Your New Year

Happy New Year from all of us here at Biofriendly Planet Magazine! As we enter the new year, we wanted to share our thoughts on one simple way you can green your New Year – both the day itself and the 364 others which follow: take action! If you’re going to green your 2020, you’ve […]

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Why You Should Recycle Scrap Metal: 5 Environmental Benefits

Each of us can see the effects of global warming with our own eyes, that’s why most of us are no longer discussing whether we need to do something about it, but how to do it. Recycling is one of the easiest and most popular ways of helping the environment. It’s free, time-effective and can […]

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15 Really Simple Ways to Start Living a More Eco-Friendly Life

Living an eco-friendly life is something we all should be doing. Even if you don’t go 100% “all in” right away, you can make some simple changes to your day-to-day that’ll make your life more eco-friendly starting today.

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How to Fix the Biggest Energy-Wasting Areas in Your Home

Energy is necessary for many devices in our lives, but it’s also very easy to waste. Every little bit of wasted energy is wasted money. While many areas of the house unnecessarily consume energy, these are the worst culprits. Heating and Cooling Systems By far, the biggest users of energy in the home are heating and […]

26 Ecofriendly Habits You Should Incorporate Into Your Weekly Routine

Each of us have habits we’ve developed over time, some that hinder us to the point we’d rather do without and others which aid in our survival.  Getting rid of bad habits is not always simple but, lucky for us, forming habits can be done quite easily. Many times a habit is developed with little or […]

10 Energy-Saving Tips You Can Start Using Now

Most people consider summer to be the time of year when they can expect their energy bills to increase dramatically. While this may be true in a number of cities, states and countries, what you may not realize is you could be being victimized by energy vampires or making simple mistakes which are in turn causing you […]

7 Biofriendly Actions to Help You Get on the Path to Sustainability

Many people may not realize how a few simple changes could allow them to lead a more biofriendly, sustainable life. According to the EPA, “Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment.” This means, so long as we can figure […]