Blog Archives

Oklahoma’s Green Goodies by Tiffany Wins Cupcake Wars

Oklahoma’s Green Goodies by Tiffany Wins Cupcake Wars

Last week Green Goodies by Tiffany, an Oklahoma City cupcake bakery, was featured on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and won! The episode featured vegan bakeries. Tiffany Magness, the owner of Green Goodies by Tiffany, won $10,000 and got the chance to serve her winning cupcakes...

Read more »

Save Money by Going Green this Summer

save

Want to have some extra cash for a summer vacation? Or a summer project? Here are some great ways to save money this summer, by going green! Sign up for OG&E SmartHours, it can help save you on your electric bill. Start hanging your...

Read more »

Ways to Conserve Water

Ways to Conserve Water

The drought status has improved for much of the state but the current heat is a big reminder of what Oklahoma summers can be like. It’s time to start conserving water and we have some tips to get you started. Use low flow aerators....

Read more »

Fish Contaminated with High Levels of Mercury Found in Oklahoma

Fish Contaminated with High Levels of Mercury Found in Oklahoma

We can end up consuming too much mercury when eating fish contaminated with it. We need to be aware of what bodies of water have mercury issues, that way we know which fish are safe to consume and how much. The Oklahoma Department of...

Read more »

10 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Electric Bill

10 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Electric Bill

Summer can be an expensive time of the year when it comes to electric bills. Oklahoma’s hot summers can require a lot of a/c use, so it’s important to try and cut your use where you can to save money. Here are ten easy...

Read more »

Why You Should Use a Natural Sunscreen

Why You Should Use a Natural Sunscreen

Many sunscreens contain harmful ingredients, some even contain possible carcinogens. Sun protect is very important and thankfully there are many natural options out there that are safe and effective. One thing to remember with natural sunscreens, the safest ones have non-nano zinc oxide.  Nano-particles are...

Read more »

Rain Helps Part of the State, While Drought Expands in Western Oklahoma

Rain Helps Part of the State, While Drought Expands in Western Oklahoma

Parts of the state have been seeing a lot of rainfall lately. As of the last drought report, 17.40 percent of the state is currently not under drought conditions. This is up 0.08 percent from last week. Wednesday night and yesterday the state saw...

Read more »

Green Myth: Going Green Costs Too Much

Green Myth: Going Green Costs Too Much

One common reason to not go green is the cost. It’s true that some eco-friendly products cost more, but does the lifestyle overall cost more? No, the truth is that it can actually save you money. The main reason for going green should be...

Read more »

Drought Conditions Improve

Drought Conditions Improve

There is more good news this week for the drought. As of Tuesday, 28 percent of Oklahoma had no drought conditions! Only around five percent of the state is still in the exceptional drought category. This is the best that category has seen since...

Read more »

Great Cloth Diaper Change

Great Cloth Diaper Change

This post was written previously and we feel our readers need to know about the event. However, our thoughts are with Boston and hope everyone will join us in keeping our thoughts on Boston as today’s events unfold. Cloth diapering has become very popular...

Read more »

Switch to our mobile site