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CFLs - Now in Full Spectrum!
This is really exciting news for me since I find it hard to get anything done in Winter when the light is much more blue than the beautiful Summer sun. In Vancouver it is often overcast and much too grey outside for it to be very bright indoors. I haven't seen a full spectrum bulb in fluorescent before!
Eight Ways to Cut Summer Energy Bills
Eight Ways to Cut Summer Energy Bills by Stephanie AuWerter Friday, May 9, 2008 http://www.smartmoney.com With summer finally kicking into gear across the country, you can almost hear the gentle hum of air conditioners ratcheting up. And with it, climbs home energy bills. These days, the average household spends $1,900 annually on energy (based on electricity and gas usage), according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).What You Can Do to Help Solve the Climate Crisis
Excerpted from An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, by Al Gore (Rodale, 2006)
When considering a problem as vast as global warming, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless. But we need to resist that response, because this crisis will get resolved only if we as individuals take responsibility. By educating ourselves and others, by doing our part to minimize our use and waste of resources, by becoming more politically active and demanding change — in these ways and many others, each of us can make a difference.
Trimming The Fat: Forty Ways To Reduce Your Monthly Required Spending 53
Hi pulled this off of simple dollar.com Trimming The Fat: Forty Ways To Reduce Your Monthly Required Spending 53 comments June 24, 2007 @ 9:00 am - Written by Trent Categories: Planning, Bad Spending Habits Bookmarks: del.icio.us, reddit One of the biggest challenges in personal finance is figuring out ways to reduce the regular bills that we all face each month. These continuous regular expenses simply fill up our budget, leaving us less money to invest for the future - and also less money to spend on things that we enjoy. The best approach for trimming required spending is to simply walk through all of the required expenses and look for ways to lower that number.What Are Your Green Goals? 20 Earth Day Eco-Resolutions
Really Effective Eco-Resolutions for Earth DayFeatured item: APR 18, 2008
Despite the recent spate of encouraging news from the green front, many of us still occasionally fall prey to eco-anxiety when we start thinking about the current state of our environment. But by focusing on the small changes we can make in our everyday lives, we empower ourselves to make socially responsible decisions and choices that will eventually lead to big improvements for our planet.
By driving less, flying direct and canceling junk mail, we’re actually reducing carbon emissions, fighting climate change and saving trees.
Greening My Life Just a Little More: Green Resolutions 2008
Thanks to everyone who added their Green Resolutions for 2008! Now that it has been a few weeks into January and I am settled into my new place, I am able to reflect a bit on my situation and see where I can make some changes.
One "problem" I have is that I now live in a garden-level suite and share my recycling and garbage collection with the landlords upstairs.
Greening Your Home: Greening Your Electricity Top 10 tips
There's a lot of information out there on going green in terms of electricity, hydro, wind-power etc. and it can be hard to sift through it all to find what works for you. Here is a really helpful "top 10 list" from Yahoo Green via Treehugger:
Top 10 Tips
Here are 10 highly effective ways to go greener.
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