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Simple things you can do everyday in the home: 
Shorten your shower by just 2 minutes.  Turing the shower water off 2 minutes earlier than normal will save 10 gallons of water and that adds up considerably.  You want to make a difference in our planet’s water resources?  If all of us saved just one gallon [...]

We’re all gas usage conscious today!  There are a few important small steps we can take, that can really make a difference in our cost for fuel.  These tips were collected from the “hypermiler” Wayne Gerdes.  He says it will help us save 20% annually on our gasoline costs.  My thinking is anything that helps, [...]

Overwhelmed by how to help planet earth?  Don’t know where to begin?  Think it’s complicated to “go green?”  There are plenty of easy things you can do to work against global warming. 

The Power of One Bulb
For example, the simple act of changing to compact flurescent light bulbs; just 300 million of us doing that one [...]

Did you know?  We use 2 billion disposable batteries every year, enough to run close to a billion toys!  Yikes!  As fast as kids use them, that’s a lot of power and money out of the pocket!
Behind the scenes: You might not think that the little batteries you use in your flashlights, radios or cameras [...]

Stop!  Go Green by deciding not to purchase anymore white styrofoam cups or plates!  In 500 years they will still be in the dumping ground!
Did you know?  We produce enough stryofoam cups every year to circle the earth 436 times!
What is that white stuff shaped into a cup?  Styrofoam is actually polystyrene foam.  It’s made from [...]

Let’s Go Green!  Check your water tank!  In our homes, water heaters use up about 20% of the energy we use.
What’s the temperature of your hot water tank’s water?  Go Look.  We often don’t.  Most homes water heaters are set at 140 degrees.  Was yours?  The tank is always working, and is the 2nd largest energy-user in [...]

Let’s keep going green simple, add things to do as you think about them, but let’s start by taking a look at plastic.  And, what’s in our paper?
Did You Know?

If 25% of American homes used 10 fewer plastic bags month, we’d save over 2.5 BILLION bags a year.
To make plastic wrap, manufacturers add “plasticizers” that are potentially harmful [...]

The Dirt on Clean – What Detergents Have To Do With Clean
“Stay Clean.”  That’s important to all of us.  I’m doing research about how to help the environment.  I just want to know simple things.  I can’t cure all pollution, but I bet I can make a difference, and I bet if you knew some [...]