Green Tips

KINK’s Peggy LaPoint airs each Green Tip weekdays at 6:30am, 1:30pm and 7:30pm.

Here are this week’s tips:

Green Tips

Coconut oil as bug repellent

A few years ago when we went on a camping trip in Canada,...

What to do with burnt out string lights

This weekend we put lights up outside on our porch. Of course some...

Give experience gifts this holiday season

It’s 10 days before Christmas and I’ve got the solution to your gift...

Center for Biological Diversity sues EPA

Last month a national conservation group sued the Trump Administration in a Portland...

More reasons to eat beans

If you’re looking for another reason to replace a meat-based meal with a...

How to reduce packaging waste

There are a number of ways to cut down on waste this holiday...

Australia cuts plastic bag use by 80%

In just three months, Australia cut plastic bag use by 80%. In less...

Salem City Council bans plastic shopping bags

Salem becomes the latest city in Oregon to ban plastic bags. They join...

Homemade gift ideas

I love making gifts for friends during the holidays and I love receiving...

What’s better…fake or real Christmas tree?

It’s a yearly discussion, what’s better for the environment, a real or fake...

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