TAKE ACTION: Ask your community stores to make a green change. Write the following letter (with your personal edits) to your local grocery store or pharmacy. (Taken from the 11th Hour site http://wip.warnerbros.com/11thhour/mainsite/site.html): Dear GROCERY STORE/ DRUGSTORE: I am writing to ask you to stop offering plastic bags and instead look into recycled bags. Even better, [...]
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Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged green change, grocery store, take action on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged bathroom, low-flow faucets, showerheads, toilets on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out your bathroom. Use low-flow faucets, showerheads, and toilets.
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged Alternative Energy, biomass, carbon offsets, hydropower, landfill gas, wind power on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Alternative Energy Contact your local utility company about alternative energy options for powering your home like wind power, landfill gas, biomass, and low-impact hydropower. Often switching to alternative energy won’t increase utility bills. And if local companies don’t offer any of these green alternatives, then consider purchasing carbon offsets to reduce your overall eco-impact. Check [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged energy star, fridge, refrigerators on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ditch the beer fridge. It’s amazing how many homes have two refrigerators. Please do not use more than one fridge. And if you have an old model, get a newer Energy Star model.
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged insulate pipes, reduce energy on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Insulate your pipes. Reduce energy loss by making sure your water pipes are properly insulated. In cold climates insulation also helps decrease the chance of pipes freezing, which can be disastrous. In warm weather, insulation cuts down on sweating by cold water pipes, which can encourage mold growth. Adapted from thedailygreen.com.
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged bamboo, hemp, kenaf, organic cotton, print smarter, recycle toner, recycled paper, Sierra Club on March 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Print Smarter The average U.S. office worker goes through 10,000 sheets of copy paper a year. Make it a habit to print on both sides or use the back side of old documents for faxes, scrap paper, or drafts. Avoid color printing and print in draft mode whenever feasible. Make it a policy to buy [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged plant trees, reduce greenhouse gases on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Plant Trees Planting trees is fun and a great way to reduce greenhouse gases. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the air. Adapted from EPA Climate Change Kid’s Site
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged computer recycling, donate electronics, recycle cell phones, recycle tv on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Computer Recycling Instead of throwing away those old computers, donation is a very earth friendly alternative. Schools, local charities and churches are always in need of more computers, accessories, monitors and spare parts. Many thrift stores are eager to get computer donations, and larger operations may even feature free pickup from your home or office. [...]
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Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged green cosmetics on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Cosmetics Buy organic personal care products. Investigate products at cosmeticdatabase.com. Find out what companies have signed the C ompact for Safe Cosmetics. The Cosmetics Ingredients Review (CIR), the industry’s self-policing safety panel, falls far short of compensating for the lack of FDA oversight. An Environmental Working Group analysis found that in its 30-year history, [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged power strips on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Use Power Strips. Put all major devices in your home on a power strip. Turn all power strips off before bed.
