New Product

At S & L Green Goods we are now carrying 100% organic Goat's milk soap.Made of 100% all natural ingredients it comes in 14 different scents and it is made in southern NH. We are charging $4.50 or 3 bars for $12.00 for this product. For more information email us at slgreengoods@metrocast.net or call 603 524-0153.

Green Tip of the Week

Keep your kitchen scraps- from fruits, vegetables to coffee grounds- in a composting bin or container. Try adding them to your garden or start a compost site in the yard. You'll grow a better garden, create deeper topsoil, recycle nutrients and save landfill space. If, over the course of a year, everyone in the United States composted their kitchen scraps instead of sending them away with the trash, the organic waste diverted from landfills could make a three-foot-high compost pile to cover the city of San Francisco

Green Tip of the Week

If you subscribe to your favorite magazines instead of buying them from a newsstand, you"ll get the convenience of delivery and will save 75 percent or more off the newsstand price. Sixty percent of most magazines at the newsstand aren't sold and have to be hauled to the dump-a waste of time, money, and energy!

GREEN LIVING TIP

Close the curtains when it's sunny in the summer and when it's cold in the winter, and you could reduce your energy needs by up to 25 percent. If every house in America kept the curtains closed for additional insulation, the total energy saved annually would be as much as the entire nation of Japan uses in a year.

GREEN LIVING TIP

Use left over paper or plastic bags as liners for your trash cans. You"ll save money and time shopping in the trash bag aisle. The average cost of 20 kitchen trash bags is $5.00. When one ton of plastic bags is reused, the energy equivalent of 11 barrels of oil saved. When 1 ton of paper bags is reused, up to 17 trees are spared.

GREEN LIVING TIP

If the weather's right....consider giving the treadmill a rest and taking your walking or jogging routine outdoors. A 25 percent shift in time on the treadmill to time outside would conserve about 60 kilowatt-hours of energy per year. If an additional 10 percent of Americans who walk as their number one form of physical activity walked outside instead of indoors, it would save as much energy as it would take to drive a car 40,000 miles. Put another way, that's the total distance the contestants on the Amazing Race travel around the world throughout the series.

GREEN LIVING TIP

Keep your microwave clean and you"ll be able to maximize its energy. This means less electricity used, less money spent and less time cooking. If everyone in North America cooked exclusively with a microwave oven for a year, we'd save as much energy as the entire continent of Africa consumes during that same year.

GREEN LIVING TIP

DISPOSABLE STIRRERS
Don't use them. Just pour in your sugar and milk first,then add coffee. Americans throw away 138 billion straws and stirrers-enough to make a giant statue 20 times taller than the Statue of Liberty!

Our prices have gone up but not much

NEWS.
PRICES HAVE GONE UP SLIGHTLY BUT NOT BY VERY MUCH.
OUR WEB SITE SADLY HAS CLOSED BUT WE HOPE
TO OPEN A NEW SITE SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE. OUR PRODUCT LINE
IS GROWING WE ARE NOW CARRYING MORE ECO FRIENDLY
CLEANERS FOR YOUR HOME AND FOR YOUR LAUNDRY.
Sadly our web site has closed we are sorry that we could not keep it going for you. We are now carrying more Seventh Generation products call 603 275 2700 0r 603 524 0153 or drop us a e-mail for more info. stacieandlisa@gmail.com
if that link will not work please copy and paste it in your e-mail address bar. Also if you visit www.elenscandles.com
you will find monthly deals on the scent of the month please e-mail us first so we may send you a promo code to receive 20% your entire order. For the scent and sizes we have on hand please send us a e-mail and our sales GM Lisa Laughton will be happy to find what you are looking for.
Please send us a e-mail to get more info on the current prices due to the fact that they have gone up. But we as always have the lowest prices any were. Thank You for being such great customers over the past year. We at S & L Green Good have been open for 1 Year now and we are going strong and that is all due to our great customers and our great City that we do business in.Thank You Laconia NH.
Thank you Elens Candles, Seventh Generation, E-Bay, the members of the UU Church of Laconia, Sustainability LLC of Laconia, and Sunflower Natural Foods Store in Laconia NH. S & L Green Goods has been able to save customers money on Earth Friendly goods due in part by these fine businesses.

Thank You from the Owner Stacie M Laughton of S & L Green Goods

Welcome to our first entry for Sales and Eco News

At S & L Green Goods we want to provide the best quality products at the lowest price possible. We specialize in wholesale and retail with a wide variety of products that will reduce your energy costs and will be gentle on the environment. We are an independent family owned business in the beautiful Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Our products include handmade hand poured organic soy candles which are made in Kittery Maine which are made by a family owned and operated business named Elens Candles. You can find out more information about Elens Candles at www.elenscandles.com You can also order from their web site. Please E-Mail us first to receive a 20% off promotional discount code at stacieandlisa@gmail.com . We also carry a wide variety of water saving products as well as Seventh Generation household and personal care products. We also offer a free gift with every purchase as well as a free candle with every $40.00 purchase. Stay tuned for more news and sales from S & L Green Goods.


You can reach S & L Green Goods at
(603) 275-2700
or email us at
stacieandlisa@gmail.com

We are open
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to Noon
Closed Sundays and Holidays.


Thank-You
Have a Happy and Eco Friendly New Year.
S & L Green Goods.

We are adding some new products to our line up

Seventh Generation Shower shower cleaner 32 oz only $3.00








Seventh Generation Class cleaner 32 oz and sorry it is not a 6 pack. only 3.00




Seventh Generation Dish Liquid is the best dish cleaner you will find and any were. It is gentle on the environment and again you will not find this product for any lower then us at only $3.00 for 25 oz bottle and it is concentrated and you only need a little bit and that will go a long way



Mini C.F.L . Energy Star rated light bulb. This Bulb last up to ten times longer then traditional light bulbs. Some times up to 7 years and they use much less energy then traditional light bulbs. This our best seller because we sell them for much less than anyone nobody can beat our everyday day low price of just $1.50 for each bulb or ten for $10.00 and for each one over that is just $1.00. I.E for 14 bulbs it will cost just $14.00 and so on.


This products is a lime lite night light and will only cost about .03 Cents a year to use.
only$3.00



This shower head will save money on your water and hot water bills it flows at 2.5 g.p.m. only $ 6.00


Tank Bank this will save money every time you flash. Just fill with water and place inside your older tank and forget about it and it will save you money. only $1.75

With every purchase you will receive a free gift and for orders over $40.00 you have a choice of one free small candle.

We are proud to offer these and other products and as always at the lowest cost.
For more info call S & L Green Goods at 603 524 0153 or 603 275 2700 or e-mail us
stacieandlisa@gmail.com


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S & L Green Goods

Candles we carry

Ethenol

Hardly a week goes by in the U.S. without another round of jousting in the debate over whether government subsidies for ethanol are the harbinger of a brave new low-carbon world or simply to blame for the still-record food prices facing consumers.

Both sides in the debate are aggressively agitating at the moment and no doubt intent on trying to influence the incoming Obama Administration with the merits of their respective points of view.

In a nutshell, the pro-subsidies camp argues ethanol is being used as a smokescreen by food producers to keep prices up and their profits high, and it needs the subsidies to create a major job-producing industry. The naysayers want the subsidies phased out not only because they say they are driving up food prices, but also because ethanol research is now showing that corn-based biofuels could be bad for the environment as well.

Through several different programs ethanol is subsidized in the U.S. to the tune of $5 billion and, surprisingly to many observers, this is not a new phenomenon -- hand-outs for the industry have been around for 30 years.

It was, however, the Bush Administration's Energy Policy Act of 2005 that really kick-started the ethanol industry as we know it today. That act launched the Renewable Fuels Mandate, forcing state governments to blend billions of gallons of renewable fuel with gasoline by 2012 and giving ethanol producers a market for their product.

The mandate incentivized farmers to grow corn for ethanol, which no doubt was a factor in the run-up to record corn prices, leading to a knock-on effect on wider food prices as the cost of corn-based animal feed also rose.

According to economic forecaster IHS Global Insight, the bottom line for consumers was 4 percent food price inflation in 2007, and another 5.3 percent in 2008. Yet in a new report distributed last month Global Insight stressed that biofuel subsidies were just one of several factors that led the food price inflation.

In the report John Kruse, managing director of Global Insight's Agriculture Service, described as "fiction" the premise that biofuels was the only reason for the inflation. He said the causes included higher energy costs, which in turn led to higher transportation costs, higher processing costs and high fertilizer prices.

Poor weather also disrupted global wheat production in 2006 and 2007; income growth in Asia, particularly China, also led to long-term tightening of supply and demand. Biofuel was a factor, but just one of several.

Despite the release of this independent analysis the drumbeat from the blame-ethanol lobby continues. Food prices, with one or two exceptions such as milk and produce, have remained stubbornly high despite the fact that the price of a bushel of corn and cost of fuel has halved -- although it is still historically high.

In fact, while the price of everything else fell in the U.S. in October, grocery prices in the government's Consumer Price Index actually rose by 0.1 percent. Moreover, government economists are still predicting food prices will increase by as much as 4.5 percent next year although Global Insight says the worst is over and prices will rise only about 1 percent.

Meanwhile, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the packaged food industry's lobbying organization, continues to blame ethanol for high prices. In late 2008, as part of the Food before Fuel coalition, the GMA called for the new Administration and Congress to repeal the subsidies.

However, profit and loss statistics from the GMA's member companies tell an interesting story about who is really being harmed by rising crop and transport prices. One thing is clear -- it certainly isn't the food producers.

While corporate profits are nose-diving in almost every sector, they are rising healthily at the likes of Kraft, Kellogg and Heinz. In an apples-to-apples comparison at Kraft, the company's sales rose nearly 10 percent in its latest financial quarter and profits rose 14 percent. Over at Kellogg, sales grew 9 percent and profits 12 percent. At Heinz, sales rose 4 percent and profits 22 percent last quarter.

While the food producers are doing nicely the same cannot be said for grocery chains, which face the brunt of consumer anger on a daily basis. Most of the big chains showed negligible percentage increases in profit and one, Publix, centered in the southeast U.S., saw its profits fall nearly 19 percent in the most recent quarter.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the abnormally healthy financials from the food producers has attracted the attention of politicians. Chuck Grassley, a Republican senator from the farm belt state of Iowa, is leading the attacks: " Now, my question is, will lower input costs be passed on consumers with lower food prices?"

Democratic congressman Collin Petersen of Minnesota, who is the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, also called on GMA members to reduce prices and apologize to farmers for its anti-ethanol smear campaign.

As BusinessGreen.com reported recently, the ethanol industry has toughened its stance against its detractors by forming a new lobby group, Growth Energy, to make sure Washington and the American public understand their case. With ethanol companies struggling at present -- with the fuel being more expensive than gasoline -- it is important to the industry has a message that resonates.

Growth Energy points out that the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that for every billion gallons of ethanol produced, 10,000 to 20,000 additional, non-outsourceable, jobs will be created.

Another recently released study also proves the economic value of ethanol. That research in Texas showed ethanol raised feed prices costing Texas livestock producers $1.8 billion, but to offset that it saved the state's motorists $4 billion.

It is statistics like those that has Stewart Ramsey, senior economist within Global Insight's Agriculture Service, believing the subsidies are safe. At a time when the employment environment is dire, the Obama Administration is not going to cut funding to a new industry that can prove it is creating jobs, he says.

There are signs that the GMA and Food Before Fuel lobby are changing tack a little in attacking ethanol. There also seems to be a slight de-emphasising of the price-rise issue to instead concentrate on ethanol's supposedly detrimental affect on the environment. The World Wildlife Fund, a member of Food Before Fuel, says it has witnessed "the negative impacts of the biofuel policy not only on the environment, but on vulnerable populations throughout the world."

But ethanol firms like Green Energy and other producers counter that corn-based ethanol is simply a precursor to so-called second generation cellulosic ethanol, which they are investing heavily in developing and can be generated from non-food based crops.

In short, it appears certain that the to-and-fro on the merits of ethanol will not end anytime soon.

This article originally appeared ay www.BusinessGreen.com

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S & L Green Goods

Renewable energy

Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources—such as sunlight^[2], wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat—which are renewable (naturally replenished). In 2006, about 18% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, such as wood-burning. Hydroelectricity was the next largest renewable source, providing 3% (15% of global electricity generaiton ^[1]), followed by solar hot water/heating, which contributed 1.3%. Modern technologies, such as geothermal energy, wind power, solar power, and ocean energy together provided some 0.8% of final energy consumption.^[1]Climate change concerns coupled with high oil prices, peak oil and increasing government support are driving increasing renewable energy legislation, incentives and commercialization. European Union leaders reached an agreement in principle in March 2007 that 20 percent of their nations' energy should be produced from renewable fuels by 2020, as part of its drive to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, blamed in part for global warming.^[3] Investment capital flowing into renewable energy climbed from $80 billion in 2005 to a record $100 billion in 2006.^[4]

In responce to the G8's call on the IEA for "guidance on how to achieve a clean, clever and competitive energy future", the IEA reported that the replacement of current technology with renewable energy could help reduce CO₂ emmisions by 50% by 2050, which they claim is of crucial importance because current policies are not sustainable.^{[5] [6]}

Wind power is growing at the rate of 30 percent annually, with a worldwide installed capacity of over 100 GW,^[7] and is widely used in several European countries and the United States.^[8] The manufacturing output of the photovoltaics industry reached more than 2,000 MW in 2006,^[9] and photovoltaic (PV) power stations are particularly popular in Germany.^[10] Solar thermal power stations operate in the USA and Spain, and the largest of these is the 354 MW SEGS power plant in the Mojave Desert.^[11]. The world's largest geothermal power installation is The Geysers in California, with a rated capacity of 750 MW.^[12] Brazil has one of the largest renewable energy programs in the world, involving production of ethanol fuel from sugar cane, and ethanol now provides 18 percent of the country's automotive fuel.^[13] Ethanol fuel is also widely available in the USA.While there are many large-scale renewable energy projects and production, renewable technologies are also suited to mall off-grid applications, sometimes in rural and remote areas, where energy is often crucial in human development.^[14] Kenya has the world's highest household solar ownership rate with roughly 30,000 small (20–100 watt) solar powesystems ^]sold per year.[15Some renewable energy technologies are criticised for being intermittent or unsightly, yet the market is growing for many forms of renewable energy.

Support Renewable Energy

One of the simplest ways you can have a direct impact on global warming and the environment is to help create more renewable energy sources. In the United States, we have an abundance of green power from wind, sun, hydro, geothermal, tidal, and some forms of biomass. Learn more about how to support renewable energy.

Breaking down the carbon footprint of automobile ownership

Is It Better to Drive an Old Car or Replace It with a Higher Gas Mileage model

Is it better to drive an older, well-maintained car that gets about 25 miles per gallon, or to buy a new car that gets about 35 miles per gallon?

It definitely makes more sense from a green perspective to keep your old car running and well-maintained as long as you can -- especially if it's getting such good mileage. There are significant environmental costs to both manufacturing a new automobile and adding your old car to the ever-growing collective junk heap.

A 2004 analysis by Toyota found that as much as 28% of the carbon dioxide emissions generated during the lifecycle of a typical gasoline-powered car can occur during its manufacture and its transportation to the dealer; the remaining emissions occur during driving once its new owner takes possession. An earlier study by Seikei University in Japan put the pre-purchase number at 12%.

Regardless of which conclusion is closer to the truth, your current car has already passed its manufacture and transport stage, so going forward the relevant comparison has only to do with its remaining footprint against that of a new car's manufacture/transport and driver's footprint -- not to mention the environmental impact of either disposing of your old car or selling it to a new owner who will continue to drive it. There are environmental impacts, too, even if your old car is junked, dismantled and sold for parts.

And don't forget that the new hybrids -- despite lower emissions and better gas mileage -- actually have a much larger environmental impact in their manufacture, compared to non-hybrids. The batteries that store energy for the drive train are no friend to the environment -- and having two engines under one hood increases manufacturing emissions. And all-electric vehicles are only emission-free if the outlet providing the juice is connected to a renewable energy source, not a coal-burning power plant, as is more likely.

If you want to assess your current car's fuel efficiency or emissions, there are many services available online. The government website FuelEconomy.gov provides fuel efficiency stats for hundreds of different vehicles dating back to 1985. Websites TrackYourGasMileage.com and MPGTune.com can help you track your mileage and provide ongoing tips to improve fuel efficiency for your specific make and model vehicle. MyMileMarker.com takes it a step further, making projections about annual mileage, fuel costs and fuel efficiency based on your driving habits. If you have an iPhone, you can keep track of your car's carbon footprint with the new "Greenmeter App" from Hunter Research and Technologies. The program uses numerous variables to make its calculations on-the-go as you drive, including weather conditions, cost of fuel, vehicle weight, and more.

If you simply must change your vehicle, be it for fuel efficiency or any other reason, one option is to simply buy a used car that gets better gas mileage than your existing one. There's much to be said, from many environmental vantage points, about postponing replacement purchases -- of anything, not just cars -- to keep what's already made out of the waste stream and to delay the additional environmental costs of making something new.

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S & L Green Goods

TIPS FOR GREEN LIVING

Just a few green living tips

This video is called Green Living Made Easy
I had a hard time making this a hyperlink so just copy and paste this link into your address bar we hop you enjoy. This is a great video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGHIkurALq0

So take a look and let us know what you think.

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S & L Green Goods

We support our local Laconia NH shops

When shopping we all should remember our local stores here is a short list of my favorite shops and I will start with the green shops. Sunflower Natural Foods on south main st. This store is one of the best store in Laconia to purchase the finest quality whole, local grown, and organic foods. I love the peanut butter machine. Which will grins fresh peanuts right before your eyes into the best tasting chunky peanut. The next store in Laconia I will add to this list is SustainAbility on main st. This store offers a wide selection of solar heating and electric systems. The store Owner Malik Haig is very knowledgeable on Eco friendly living. His store is well put together and he great with customers. The candles that we carry can also be found in this store. The next place I would like to talk about is All My Life Jewelers also on main st. this shop has the finest jewelery money can buy. Some of the jewelery in made right in house. This store in family owned by Randy & Sue and their son Charlie. This is a fun shop to visit. The next store on my list is Aslyum Sports on Canal st. This store has a wide inventory of Bikes, skate boards, and many accessories. One of the best product in the store in small motorized scooters that will save so much on gas. I will end this list with a few final words. By shoping local we help to keep our money right in our local economy and we can keep our city's and towns Strong. some were down the line this is a great way to be green.



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