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Thankful Thursday | heating issues

The Frugal Girl

Well, my oil-fueled boiler that heats my house has been out of commission this week (a week that has delivered some of the coldest weather we’ve had in a long time!) You know how yesterday I was talking about the Guardian article on the topic of joy? What are you thankful for this week ?

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Healthy Habits: The Push for Plant-Based Food in Hospitals

Motherhood Moments

Search data from Google Trends shows a worldwide increase in the interest in veganism from 2004 to 2022. VEGN aims to exclude from consideration companies that harm animals, screening out companies that are involved in animal testing, animal-derived products, as well as animals in sports or entertainment.

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How to Save Money by Downsizing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The cost of fuel is becoming prohibitive for drivers of larger vehicles, so much so that sales of the big, thirsty vehicles like Hummers are on the decline. More and more people are opting for smaller, more economical cars to reduce running costs as well greenhouse gas emissions. How much room does a family really need?

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More Drilling is Not The Solution We Need for Our Energy Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The oil and gas industry still has well over 64 million acres of land that has been granted to them to explore on – which they have not even started using. According to the Energy Information Administration back in 2004, opening an Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling would only lower oil prices by less than 50 cents a barrel.

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