august
is your refrigerator running?
Give your fridge and your electric bill a much-needed breather. Set the temperature of your fridge to 37 degrees. Temperature settings that are too low cause refrigerators and freezers to run more than needed. That’s more energy for the fridge and more of that annoying running sound for you. Setting the temperature just ……
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munchies?
Are there uninvited guests feasting in your garden? Consider this natural way to keep them at bay: take 1 garlic clove, 1 small hot pepper and a quart of water. Mix it up in the blender, pop it in a spray bottle, and give your plants a quick spritz. This spicy concoction will ……
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fore!
By now you know to buy dolphin safe tuna and to cut the rings from six-packs to help keep marine life safer, but we bet you never thought of golf balls as a marine hazard, huh? It’s true! Many of the world’s most distinguished golf courses come with majestic views of the sea. ……
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hit a bowl in one.
Have you ever noticed that no matter how many toys a kid has, they always want to play with the pots, pans and tupperware stored in the lower kitchen cabinets of a house? Go with it — it’s green! By reducing the amount of toys you buy, you’ll be reducing the amount of ……
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an (hedge)apple a day…
We don’t know about you, but we’re learning to appreciate insects and all that they do to keep our ecosystem humming. That said, we prefer that they keep it outside. Pesky bugs will find their way indoors from time to time (especially as weather cools), so stock up on preventative options before reaching ……
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be demanding.
Feel like being more demanding in your life? Then go right ahead – and rent your movies “on demand”. Many cable companies (especially if you have a digital cable service) now come with standard pay-per-view programs ready for you to enjoy instantly. Just think: if we all ordered our movies digitally, ……
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take a right, right?
You may consider yourself left-brained or left-winged – you may even be left-handed, but did you know avoiding left turns decreases your fuel consumption and your carbon emissions? While waiting for an opportunity to turn left, your car idles, burning more fuel and costing you money. Don’t believe us? Even the major shipping ……
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recycled reading.
Back to school usually means back to the bookstore and for a busy campus, that’s a whole lotta trees being used to develop young minds. In North America, the pulp and paper industry is the third largest polluter and textbooks make up a good chunk of the emissions. This semester, before dropping ……
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say no to meth(ane).
By now you’ve probably heard that composting is a good green thing to do, but do you know why? It’s estimated that 35% of garbage carted from our homes is actually organic material, like food waste and yard clippings. Organic waste rots in landfills and breaks down anaerobically, producing methane gas — the ……
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burnin’ love.
As Summer melts into Fall, you might be savoring some last-minute camp fires, or getting ready to warm up your home with the fireplace. Whether your hearth is at home or outside, be mindful of what you burn. Just because something can burn doesn’t mean it should burn. Stained, painted or treated ……
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