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10 Green Changes You Can Make
Provides 10 simple changes to reduce energy consumption for those new to greener living. Targeted at those reluctant but interested in adopting better energy habits.
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Energy Efficiency in New Zealand
The New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy seeks to promote sustainability and improve the quality of life for New Zealand families.
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Energy Saving Home
The art of cooling down without turning on the air conditioner.
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Going Green Fast
Ten quick and easy tips to start living a greener lifestyle today.
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How Much Water Do You Really Use?
Americans waste a shocking amount of water everyday. Water conservation not only helps to preserve a scarce resource, conserving water saves energy
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Making A Difference
A few easy tips to live a greener life and do your part for the environment
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Mercury in Energy-Saving Bulbs
All fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury that can pose a health risk if broken bulbs are improperly handled or waste bulbs are not correctly recycled
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Once A Month Cooking: A Time- and Energy-Saving Approach for the Busy Family
How to try out the once a month cooking approach with your family - complete with recipe links, and a how to section. Eat well, save time, spend less.
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The Green Workplace
Suggestions on ways to conserve energy and reduce waste in workplace.
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Divorced Households Pollute More
A recent study shows that families help the environment when they stick together. Fewer divorces means fewer households. That equates to a huge energy savings.
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Feng Shui Cure
Change your home environment with a simple home decorating idea that uses the power of a common Feng Shui cure.
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Keeping Warm
As the temperatures drop and the cost of heating continues to rise, it is important to learn how to balance your heat and lower your energy bills. This article has lots of heat-saving advice and tips.
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Save with LED Christmas Lights
Energy-saving LED Christmas lights have become more widely available and less expensive. Here's where (and why) to buy LED holiday lights.
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Slow-cooking Book Review
A great little book, that could save you time, cut down on those energy bills and let dinner cook while you're doing other things - Curry & Spice those dishes for a treat
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Time to Change Your Furnace Filter
Regular replacement of dirty filters on forced air furnaces improves home comfort, reduces fuel use, lowers greenhouse gas emissions and reduces wear on furnace blowers
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What is Ground Effect Flying?
Read a brief defintion of ground effect flying, an aerodynamic effect exploited by birds and by designers of fuel efficient aircraft.
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Banana Republic's Organic Fashion
To celebrate of Earth Day, retailer Banana Republic unveiled an eco-fashion line this week, featuring a summer collection of environmentally friendly clothing for women.
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Decorations and Weatherproofing
Do the decorations go up before the plastic or does the plastic go up before the decorations? To some, this is obvious and comes naturally. To others, like myself, this requires some thought and preparation.
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Housecleaning Steps that Get the Job Done
Nothing lifts a heavy mood like a clean home. Clear the clutter and do the whole job one room at a time. Experience the sparkle and clean scents to stay motivated.
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How to Help Reverse Global Warming
A look at how tree planting can sequester carbon and take CO2 out of the atmosphere. Easy ways to alter your lifestyle to help reverse global warming.Practical help.
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LED Use Reduces Electrical Loads
Light emitting diode (LED) technology offers new energy saving solutions for general illumination tasks, especially in commercial applications.
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Low-Cost Tips for an Energy Efficient Green Home
Making your home more energy efficient doesn't have to be expensive. There are a number of quick, inexpensive changes that you can make to green up and save money.
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Plastic Window Insulation
Making your home more energy efficient doesn't have to be expensive. Cheap, easy to install shrink film can keep heat or air conditioning from flying out the window.
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Radiant Barrier Spray and Foil
Roof Radiant barrier spray or foil? Which one will lower utility bills and not effect cell phone reception? Both save on utility bills and are green energy solutions.
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Save Electricity When Brewing Tea
Mark the correct level and boil only the amount of water you need for your tea or coffee - the time and cost savings add up over a year.
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Tips to Increase Your Home's Energy Efficiency
Sealing the drafts in your home can be one of the most cost effective ways to improve energy efficiency and comfort. Here's how to do it inexpensively.
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Tips to Save Electricity and Water
Today, American's face the dual threats of environmental and economic stress. Combat these threats by using these simple techniques to save money and conserve resources.
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Energy Conservation Kits
Mana-cha-toon Wash-ti-ni-gun, the Conserve the Light Project, has distributed over 25,000 energy efficiency kits to promote conservation in Ontario First Nations homes
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Resolve to Conserve Energy & Heat
The Chief Energy Conservation Officer of the Ontario Power Authority says that more can be done to conserve energy and offers ten tips on how to do it in the New Year.
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Keeping Cool while Saving Energy
A few simple things can help you keep your home cooler in the summer and save energy as well.
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ARE YOU TRULY GREEN?
Are you really green? Find out with Linda's fun quiz.
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Green Houses: The New Way to Build
Whether your family is growing or downsizing, one of the biggest steps personally, financially and ecologically is purchasing a new home. I’m in the growing stage, as is my sister. We’ve recently been discussing the best way to go when getting a new home. My dream includes solar power, composting toilets, point of use water heaters and passively heated homes with stylish layouts and ecologically harvested wood. I had a whole list of “Green Features” that I enthusiastically enumerated for my sister. But darn her and her common sense! She brought up a good point…there is no perfect ecological home.
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Consuming and saving to consume
Things to think about and better yet, things to do to step up efforts to reduce our environmental footprint.
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Choosing an Energy Assessor
There are several factors a homeowner should consider prior to hiring a home energy assessment company. The Ontario Association of Home Inspectors (OAHI) has suggestions.
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Computers III: Producing the Silicon Chip Part II
While computer manufacture is considered environmentally sound, engineers should still be looking toward improving techniques.
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Earth Day and Computers
When planning activities for April 22nd, consider including some aimed at reducing the negative environmental impact of computers.
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Green Ideas for Small Businesses
Hints for helping small business owners be more eco-friendly.
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How to Green Your Online Activity
Online technology consumes more energy than you might think: here are some ways to improve efficiency.
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Introduction to Renewable Energy Issues
In Kyoto last year, countries around the world agreed to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Finding alternative energy sources to power the world requires breakthroughs in technology and the way we think.
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Save MORE money for yourself!
Save more money on your electric bill for that dream item you have been wanting
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California in Crisis
California is catching a lot of heat for it's current energy crisis, and in a way that's a shame. The Golden State currently has some of the most progressive alternative energy programs in the U.S.
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Christmas Advertising Strategy
The Yule season encourages marketing contrarians to create ads that go against the traditional tide.
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Cohousing: a Low-Carbon Lifestyle
A New Report Says Americans and Land Developers are Buying in to the Idea of Sharing Space. Cohousing Lets Homeowners Go Green While Getting to Know the Neighbors
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Computers I: Effects of automation
Computers have changed our lives since the late 20th century. Environmentally speaking, computers have been a mixed blessing.
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Conserving Resources
Tips for saving water and electricity.
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Creative energy solution in Rwanda
The next time you're sitting on a toilet, consider that you are about to flush away a valuable source of energy.
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Drip Irrigation In Desert Gardens
Modern drip irrigation is not only for backyard desert gardeners. It is currently being used worldwide to halt starvation.
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Go the Distance
Park your car and try some different modes of transportation. Save money, and be kind to the environment.
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Green Banking
More and more business practices are incorporating the go green initiative - including banking.
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Housing
Ways that urban sprawl can be a positive change for our future and the environment. Things that you can do to make our communities and families a more productive place to live and share.
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