Archive for June, 2009
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Is Your Dry Cleaner a “Green Cleaner”
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
If you MUST use the dry cleaner, find a green cleaner and Also always remeber to return your extra wire hangers and decline the plastic bag and try not to purchase dryclean only clothes – who wants to pay extra for the drycleaning anyway!
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Smart Thermostat Settings Save Money
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Buying EnergyStar approved appliances is a great way to be green – but not unless you use them correctly! According to the Honeywell, 70% of programmable thermostats are not used correctly. It has always been a debate whether maintaining a consistent temperature in your house or having it fluxuate throughout the day was more efficient. [...]
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Smart Power Strip | An Easy Energy Solution
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Even when they’re off, today’s electronics continue to draw electricity we pay for but don’t use. This revolutionary power strip prevents that waste. Plug your main device (computer, TV, etc.) into the primary outlet and its peripherals (printer/scanner or VCR/cable box, etc.) into the others. High-tech sensors know when you shut down the main device, [...]
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Greening Your Battery Usage
Monday, June 8th, 2009
We use batteries often in our everyday lives. Think of how many batteries we have gone through in our life time. Hopefully you have been recycling yours to keep them our of landfills and heavy metals out of our water supplies. Communities are now required to have hazardous waste resources in place so check in [...]
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How to Buy Milk
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Make sure that the extra money you’re spending to get the organic label is money well spent. The Cornucopia Institute created a rating of dairy producers: http://cornucopia.org/dairysurvey/FarmID_153.html
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