Posts Tagged ‘ Everyday Options ’

Earth Day Rx: Slow Global Warming by Stopping Junk Mail

Mar 22nd, 2008 | By Kelly Mead | Category: Charities, Community Issues, Everyday Options, Helathy (green) Ideas, In The News, Press Release

Junk Mail Consumes More Energy than 2.8 Million Cars
Ferndale, Mich. — With growing public concern about climate change and the health of the planet, 41pounds.org offers a quick, easy and effective way that everyone can make a difference: stop junk mail! The energy used for junk mail each year creates more greenhouse gas emissions than [...]

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How To Choose The Best Furnace Filter

Feb 22nd, 2008 | By admin | Category: Air Quality, Energy Efficiency, Everyday Options, Heating, Products, cooling

By : Bill Whitworth
It may be difficult to imagine, but houses have lots of dust and selecting the best furnace filter is very important to air quality. Indoor air, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is two to five times more polluted than the outdoor air. But the reason most people are not aware [...]

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Seven Simple ways to Help The Environment and Your Wallet

Feb 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Energy Efficiency, Energy use, Everyday Options, Heating, Helathy (green) Ideas, Light, cooling, water conservation

The world is a big place with big problems. Some environmental activists demand we stop living our lives and look at everything we do as an Earth-changing event, but not everyone can focus their entire lives around saving the planet. The truth is that it isn’t necessary to make drastic changes in one’s life to [...]

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Energy Aware and Waste Wise

Jan 31st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Energy Efficiency, Energy use, Everyday Options

Constantly bombarded with negative information about the environment, finances and natural resources? Feeling overwhelmed? Each and every one of us can do something to help our world - starting right where we are, right now. Though not everyone can afford to donate cash or time to a cause, there are endless tactics that will decrease [...]

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