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• Green Books for the Holidays ~ Thursday Thinking Green

  
  The Seasonal Cottage — Authority: 130
  If you want to go quickly, go alone; if you want to go far, go together." Here are 5 great environmental books to give to friends and family this Holiday Season. They hopefully will inspire and make this coming year a time of hope and environmental engagement. Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent ...
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• Japan expresses doubt on final agreements being made at the upcoming climate talks

  
  Japundit - Published news — Authority: 492
  Japan’s envoy to climate change talks expressed doubt Wednesday that a final agreement would be reached at the UN summit on tackling global warming that starts next week in Copenhagen.
  6 days ago

• Japan expresses doubt on final agreements being made at the upcoming climate talks

  
  BionicBong — Authority: 133
  Japan’s envoy to climate change talks expressed doubt Wednesday that a final agreement would be reached at the UN summit on tackling global warming that starts next week in Copenhagen. “Due to time constraints … we would have to say it will be difficult to agree on a legally binding text” at the December 7-18 ...
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• Greywater Filtration System Conserves Water

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  A greywater recycling system filters waste water from showers, bathtubs, sinks, dishwashers, and washing machines in your home for use on your lawn, trees, and garden. Before it can be reused, greywater must pass through a series of filters to remove or kill any bacteria and other contaminants present in the water. ...
  6 days ago

• How to Save Energy on Hot Water Heaters

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  Take these steps to save energy and allow your hot water heater to last longer: Insulate any accessible hot water pipes. Turn down the hot water heater to 120° F. Drain a bucket of water from the heater once or twice a year to remove sediment from the tank. Related posts: Save Water by Repairing Leaky ...
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• Unplug Appliances and Electronic Devices

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  While a television, stereo equipment, or computer may be turned off, they’re still drawing energy from your home. It’s called “phantom power” and it uses about 450 kilowatt hours of electricity in every home each year. Add up all the homes in the U.S. and you’re talking about the output of 26 power plants! ...
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• Eco-Friendly Uses for Soybeans

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  We’ve come to depend on many harsh chemical cleaners and solvents when more natural, greener solutions are often available. Soybeans have many uses including food products, paint stripper, spray lubricant, and Foam insulation. Watch this video to find out more. Watch this video.
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• Eco-friendly LED Lighthouse Test in Yokohama

  
  BionicBong — Authority: 133
  Engineers test eco-friendly light emitting diodes (LED) in a 113-year-old lighthouse in Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 19, 2009. The Japan Coast Guard switched the lighthouse to LED with a solar power generating device from incandescent lighting. Source and Photo: Kyodo Related Posts Completely Wireless ...
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• Think(ing) Green Thursday

  
  Almost There — Authority: 130
  Last April, Gina, aka The Pagan Sphinx , came up with a brilliant meme known as Think Green Thursday. I loved the idea and started to participate. When Ginas life became so busy and she found many duties so pressing that she could no longer find the time to blog regularly, she felt that she had to put the meme ...
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• Importance of Recycling Electronic Devices

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  Electronic devices—such as computers, telephones, televisions and cell phones contain hazardous materials including lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium. This can have serious environmental consequences if they are discarded in a landfill and allowed to seep into the ground. To prevent this from happening, always ...
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• Recycling Aluminum Saves Energy

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  Aluminum cans are 100% recyclable and are the only beverage container that more than covers the cost of its own collection and reprocessing. Last year, Americans recycled over 54 billion aluminum cans. The best part is that recycling saves energy that otherwise would have been spent to manufacture new materials. ...
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• Advantages of a Solar Cooker or Oven

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  You can make your own solar oven or purchase one that is ready to use. While solar cookers take longer to cook and won’t work for every meal; under the right conditions, they can save both energy and labor. Related posts: Save Energy with a Slow Cooker LED Outdoor Solar Lighting Advantages of Reusing over ...
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• Save Energy with a Slow Cooker

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  Slow cookers, commonly called Crock Pots,cost only 10¢ – 25¢ of electricity to run for eight hours, making them an energy efficient way to prepare a meal. Because you typically cook an entire meal in a crock pot, you have less clean up, which saves both water and labor. Related posts: Advantages of a Solar ...
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• Reduce Waste with Paperless Billing

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  One way to be more eco-friendly while saving time and money is to sign up for paperless billing. Many companies today offer the ability to receive or pay your bills online without a paper copy. Online banking services are also available for paying bills that eliminates the need for mailing a check. Related posts: ...
  2 weeks ago

• Advantages of Reusing over Recycling

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  While recycling paper, plastic, and metal is a great to reduce waste and help the environment, reusing materials is even better. With recycling you have to break the item down into raw materials to make something new, but reusing eliminates the labor and energy needed for manufacturing. Sometimes an item can be ...
  2 weeks ago

• Advantages of Properly Inflated Tires

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  Under inflated tires lose about 0.4% of their fuel efficiency for every pound under their recommended weight. Proper inflation: Increases fuel efficiency Reduces pollution emissions Makes tires last longer Saves money on gas If every car in the U.S. maintained the proper air pressure in their tires, it would ...
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• Help a Homeless Child and Change a Life ~ Monday Musings

  
  The Seasonal Cottage — Authority: 130
  It is the job of every child in America to go to school and learn. The same is true for the most forgotten children in our society, the homeless child. School on Wheels welcomes everyone to lay down differences and come together to bring hope to thousands of homeless students - from kindergarten to grade twelve - one ...
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• Problems with Burning Newspaper Logs in Your Fireplace

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  While you might think that rolling up newspapers to burn in your fireplace would be an eco-friendly idea, hand rolled logs are not compressed enough to burn effectively and can actually cause damage to your chimney flue, pose a potential fire hazard, and harm the environment. Rather than burning them, a better ...
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• Advantages of LED Lighting

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  Unlike standard incandescent bulbs, LED lights (Light Emitting Diodes) don’t have a filament that will burn out, so they last a very long time. In fact, you could burn an average LED eighteen hours a day for almost 8 years before it would stop working! An LED bulb will even outlast most compact fluorescent bulbs. ...
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• Save Water by Repairing Leaky Toilets

  
  Danny Lipford — Authority: 441
  A leaky toilet can waste up to 50 gallons of water every day. In almost every case, the solution is simple. Flapper Value: Often leaks occur where the water flows from the tank at the flapper valve. Valve replacement kits and rubber flapper valves are easy to install. Tank Level: If the water level in the tank ...
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