Articles tagged with: Reduce

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[22 May 2009 | 2 Comments | ]

In addition to honoring the men and women who have given their lives for our Country, let’s use this Memorial Day Weekend to make memorable improvements to our walk on planet Earth. There are numerous resources for ideas out on the internet, and many only cost your time and efforts!

We have a history because of the prices that have been paid, but what good is that price, if we don’t value & maintain the fruits of it? We won’t continue to have wonderful memories of “days gone by”, unless …

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[26 Apr 2009 | 5 Comments | ]

A few weeks ago, I was sent an invitation on Facebook to join a Group called “No Plastic Straws (Plastic Straws are For Suckers)”. I checked out the Group’s description and thought that this was a worthly group to be associated with, and so I joined.
Now, some of you reading this may think that it’s really no big deal whether one uses a plastic straw or not, but this is just another one of those “baby steps” that can, in the long run, make a huge positive impact to our …

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[20 Mar 2009 | 4 Comments | ]

DRIP, DRIP, DRIP…No, there’s not any name calling, going on here today. Instead, we’re going to share some practical tips for being more environmentally responsible AND saving money too. -Take that Recession- POW!
A couple of posts back, I talked about the ecobutton™ and the Smartstrip, as ways of reducing electrical power consumed. The power used from idle devices, or even some devices when turned off, is known as Phantom Power.
The next suggestion was eluded to, in the title of this post: water dripping. Three easy suggestions are: Getting leaky faucets …