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Four Easy Ways Towards Affordable Green Living
Posted by: | CommentsA Greener Lifestyle Can Be Simple
Some may say affordable green living is an oxy-moron but here are four easy ways to start dispelling that myth.
- Install a programmable thermostat. They don’t contain mercury which makes them easier to recycle plus they allow you to set the temperature based on time of day and season which will lower your utility bills. If you have an old analog thermostat that contains mercury, make sure you properly dispose of it a hazardous waste. Plus your new programmable thermostat may qualify for a rebate as an energy efficient home improvement purchase!! Read More→
Planet Forward Green Tip Of The Week – Read The News Online
Posted by: | CommentsGreen Tip – Cancel Your Newspaper Subscription And Read The News Online
Here’s an easy green tip and it doesn’t cost you anything but a phone call – cancel your newspaper subscription and start enlightening yourself with the world’s events online. Still living old school and having the news delivered in paper form to your door? How about considering that handy little tool called the internet to provide you with a plethora of news from a variety of sources? And, if you follow this green tip, it will actually save you money since you won’t have to pay subscription fees anymore. The news is just a click away so start saving now and you have the added bonus of taking a step towards environmental responsibility.
In today’s world virtually everyone has internet access and you can follow multiple diverse news sources as opposed to just one locally printed paper, which is not only bad for the environment, but only offers a single viewpoint. Take advantage of what you’re already paying for – the internet!
So, if you’re looking for an easy way to begin your path towards a greener lifestyle, cancel that subscription and seek out the news online. Not only is the newspaper printed but think about the carbon emissions as it’s delivered to your home. This green tip is easy to fit into your lifestyle, so recycle your final newspaper and get your information with a simple point and click.
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Posted by: | CommentsSuper Green Products
That Will Surprise You
There are green products and then there are Super Green Products. Remember that amazing device from Back to the Future that converted garbage into fuel? Well that isn’t as far-fetched as it once was. Everything from chocolate to diapers to landfills to human fat may soon be used to generate alternative sources of power that run equipment, vehicles and buildings around the world!
That’s why they’re called Super Green Products. They required some thinking outside the box that was sitting outside the (at times illegal) box.
- Chocolate. Yes chocolate. Britain has built and is track-testing a Formula 3 race car, running on 30% biodiesel derived from chocolate waste from bad batches from a nearby Cadbury plant. That’s not all; the steering wheel is partly made of carrots, and the mirrors and aerodynamic front wing are formed with potato starch and flax fiber. Read More→
