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Buy Thermal Curtains, Save Energy
Thermal window treatments can reduce heating bills in the winter and save on air conditioning costs in the summer.
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DO ONE THING
You can make one small change to your life and not only help save the environment but help save your sanity as well. Linda shows you how.
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Earth Energy for the New Year
Online resources for learning more about geothermal energy
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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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Living Simply and Simply Living
Frugality is great - but only if it doesn't drive you nuts! This month I promised myself to relax and enjoy life, to take more time with everything and not stress myself out about being late or saying NO when I really don't have time to do things. I thought I'd share my thoughts with you on the best way to be frugal - saving yourself from going nuts!
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Save Energy to Stop Global Warming
Many people think that they are powerless to stop Global Warming. They are wrong. Here are ten steps that can make any home an environmentally friendly enclave.
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Save Energy: Cut Electricity Bills
How much energy does a laptop use? More than a toaster? Find out about electricity consumption and how to be more energy efficient, while saving money.
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Solar Window Film to Save Energy
Solar window film is a great alternative to double glazed argon filled windows. It keeps the summer heat and UV rays out. Darker tints provide privacy.
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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Compact fluorescent light bulbs, also called CFLs, are a great way to save energy. Learn the pros and cons of these nifty efficient lights.
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Draft Stoppers Save Money
Draft blockers for windows and doors can save money and energy during the winter months with designs that are whimsical as well as functional.
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Energy Efficient Schools
Schools are being built energy-efficient. There are 770 such buildings across the nation. What makes a building energy-efficient?
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Have an Eco-friendly Holiday
Having a green holiday can be fun! Learn how to trim a tree, wrap gifts and prepare a feast in a more environmentally happy way.
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Reducing Your Utility Bills, Not Your Bank Account II
This is the second installment of the article about saving on utility bills. We move to the biggest consumer of energy - heating and cooling the home. Here are a few tips to keep you frugally cozy this winter.
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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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12 Tips for a Greener You in 2008
Made a resolution to live more sustainably and be kinder to the environment, but not sure how to set your priorities? A sustainability expert has some simple answers.
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Basic Tips for Green Living
Green, green, green. The adjective is everywhere; the lifestyle is not. Not yet, anyway. There's much to learn, as with anything new. But it need not be a daunting task.
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Best Deals on Laundry Detergent
Do laundry for less. Where to find cheap laundry detergent, and ways to save energy while doing your wash.
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Buying Energy Efficient Windows - The Ratings Game
Thinking of purchasing energy efficient windows? Here is a practical guide to understanding the ratings, what they mean and which one is the right one for you.
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Cash Crunch Months
Think about some strategies to help you cope with <i>peak demand</i>: those times of the year when you know your obligations and commitments will be putting serious pressure on your resources.
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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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Energy Efficiency and Windows
Learn about the factors and properties of windows that can make them energy efficient. Explore energy efficient glazing and frame types. Compare the energy saved by using single-, double- and triple-pane windows.
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Fluorescent vs. Incandescent
The average U.S. household uses 45 light bulbs, as reported in numerous media outlets in the past year, including CBS News and Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Grime and Punishment Part 2 - Laundry Tips and Tricks
When it comes to laundry, less is more: more economical, more efficient and more environmentally responsible. Now that's my kind of chore.
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The Global Electricity Challenge
Worldwide demand for electricity is rising fast. How will this additional electricity be produced?
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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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Tune Up, Turn Off, Drop Out
If the price of gas is giving you, well, <i>indigestion</i>, stop by for some tips that may save you some money at the pumps.
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Instinctive training
Slaughtering the myth of "instinctive training", hopefully once and for all!
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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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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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Alternative Power Generation
Use and improvements made to small-scale power generation systems could beneficial to the economy of rural Alaska.
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Earth Day: Global Releaf
Earth Day: Global Releaf. How trees can conserve energy in your home.
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Fizzling Rocks! - A Study on Acid Precipitation
Acid rain is a serious environmental problem that affects both natural ecosystems and man-made structures. What is an acid? How do different types of materials react? Another practical, easy-to-do experiment can be found in this article.
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Holiday Conservation Measures
A brief guide to reducing your environmental impact while still whooping it up for the holidays.
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Oil Spills - A Water Pollution Investigation
A disaster has struck your island! An tanker has run aground and dangerous amounts of oil are leaking into the fragile environment. How can we clean it up? Find out in this investigation. (recommended for grades 4-8)
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Tips on How to Paint a Room
It 's easy and economical to do it yourself with interior paint projects. But take the time to do it right, with step-by-step instructions and painting techniques.
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Saving Nature
If we are to enjoy nature we must first find ways to protect and conserve all nature has to offer us. I offer here a few tips on water, conservation, energy savings and non-toxic cleaners.
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10 Tips for Living Green
To live green means to help our environment from the dangers that are destroying it. It is an eco-friendly way of life, and many people are hopping on-board.
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Barack Obama and Tire Gauges
John McCain has distorted Barack Obama's energy plan by insenuating that all the plan includes is properly infalted tires.
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Birding Ethics
Bird watchers can adopt simple birding ethics to avoid disturbing birds, people, and the natural environment.
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Create a Green Playroom for kids
Ever thought about going green? Why not start with your kids' playroom. Find out how to design an eco-friendly space that children will enjoy.
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ESL Listening and Speaking
Why reinvent the wheel? Take advantage of research that others have done and look at some of these websites for ideas on possible listening and speaking materials.
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Going Green at School
Instead of teaching the importance of saving the planet one day or one week out of the year, use these ideas to make going green a way of life.
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Going Green in Home Projects
Take a quick look at the benefits of green building and see how you can join in.
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Going Green With Your Teen
Today's teens care about the environment and taking care of our planet. How can parents be supportive of global values?
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Green Christmas Ideas
Celebrate the holidays with family and friends by spending time together, creating homemade gifts and recycling old items to create new memories.
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Green Ideas for Small Businesses
Hints for helping small business owners be more eco-friendly.
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Household Tips 2004 Recap
A short recap of the articles written in 2004.
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Insulation Can Reduce Energy Bills
Adding more insulation to the right places can dramatically reduce home heating bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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New Years Resolutions Go Green
When you're making your New Years resolutions, try adding a few environment-friendly practices you can follow all year to help save the planet.
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