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Green Dry Cleaners: 3 Environmentally Friendly Dry Cleaning Alternatives

Dry-clean-only clothes are often a necessity for those who work in professional environments. Unfortunately, dry cleaning clothes has all sorts of nasty side effects. The whole system uses toxic chemicals that can wreak havoc on the environment and aren’t too healthy for you either.
So, what’s the alternative cleaning method? Perhaps, you’ve noticed signs for green dry [...]

Environmental Quotes

And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminum can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man could then take his automobile and buy all his food in one place and He could save that which was good to eat in the refrigerator and throw away [...]

Use LED Outdoor Christmas Lights to Save Money this Holiday Season

The days of keeping up with the Joneses may be behind us, but if you’re in competition with the Griswold’s for the most outlandish display of Christmas lighting on the block, outdoor LED Christmas lights may help keep your energy costs down.
In recent years Light emitting diode or LED Christmas lights have begun to make [...]

6 Resources for Green Gift Ideas For The Holiday Season

It’s that time again, the holiday season is upon us and thoughts of gift giving have invaded your ever-waking moment. Where does one go to obtain green gift ideas or buy green gifts for our friends and loved ones?
A variety of things must first be considered when selecting a gift you deem to be a [...]

Cooking Green: 15 Eco Tips for the Kitchen

Cooking green isn’t about recreating Dr. Suess’ famous eggs. Being a green cook means making earth-friendly choices in how we prepare our food. Luckily, it’s a recipe that we can follow for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
As eco-minded consumers, it’s easy to focus on the big money items — buying green appliances or building a green [...]

8 Tips to Make Your Historical Restoration Project Green

Restoring a historical home is a labor of love. But just because you’re taking your home back in time, doesn’t mean you can’t use some modern know-how. In fact, sustainable restoration can actually honor the intent of the original builders. Here are 8 tips for going green when restoring a historic home.
1. Whether your question [...]

Save Energy With These Green Tips for a Cool Summer

The energy used in an average home costs more than $2,200 a year and contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than a typical car. With summer and the high costs of cooling right around the corner, use these tips from the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce both energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions by one third. 
“By making [...]

Save More, Spend Less with Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, if every American home replaced just one light bulb with an Energy Star qualified compact fluorescent light bulb, we would prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.
Compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs, aren’t just better for the environment, they can save you a lot of [...]

Clean Green by Using Just the Right Dose of Soap

In our journey towards green living, many of us have already learned the lesson that less is more. Yet, excess can creep into our lives in unexpected ways. For instance, do you know how much laundry soap is too much? Are you sure?
Manufacturers have done an excellent job in recent years of creating concentrated solutions [...]

Avoid Pesticides — Kill Weeds with Hot Water

If you’ve got a garden, then you’ve got weeds. Even if you’ve decided not to manage your garden organically, it’s still important to pay close attention to what you’re putting into the soil. Using herbicides are harmful to the environment and cause particular damage to the water system. They can seep into the ground water or [...]

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