Greener Apple

Seal your Windows and save Money!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:34:00 +0000

This is so much easier than you think it!

Step 1. Clean your windows.

Step 2. Apply double sided tape to sides and bottom of window on trim.

Step 3. Attach plastic window covering by the adhesive to the top of window.

Step 4. Cut the plastic to size

Step 5. Take the covering off of the double sided tape.

Step 6. Pull plastic and apply it to double sided tape around window.

Step 7. Carefully use hairdryer to shrink plastic and create an airtight seal.

IBM In the next 5 year

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:28:00 +0000

Shop eco-friendly

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:30:00 +0000

Here is a new site (at least to me) for eco- friendly personal and home items. Who says you can't be green and stylish at the same time? Check out the cool things such as the wool felt clutch for $95, very mod and affordable. I must confess that not everything is affordable on the site, but it's definately worth the look!!!

Google: an engine of change

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:50:00 +0000

First Google transformed the way we find information. Now it aims to revolutionize our energy sources

Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt announced Google's initiative, called Clean Energy 2030, in San Francisco earlier this month.

The search giant's goal is to eliminate U.S coal and oil consumption for electricity generation by 2030. It also aims to reduce U.S. oil use for car by 38 percent and dependence on imported oil by 33 percent. According to Google, the goal can be achieved by investing in alternative energy. And the company is putting its money behind the search for new sources. Geothermal pioneer AltaRock Energy in Seattle has received one of Google's first investments. "Google decided that geothermal was a neglected source of energy," explains AltaRock founder Susan Petty. "The question is how to make geothermal more economical. It we get our technology to work, we can cut the costs in half and use geothermal anywhere." ELISABETH BRAW/METRO

Buying Energy Star Certified

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:58:00 +0000

Buying Energy Star-certified
appliances saves you money,
conserves water and energy, and
eliminates large amounts of
greenhouse gases and pollutants.
The power of one: If every U.S.
home replaced just one light bulb
with an Energy Star bulb, we'd
save enough to light 3 million
homes for a year.

Home Cool

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:48:00 +0000

Plant shade trees for your house.
They will help keep your home cool
in the hot weather, absorb CO2,
look beautiful and invite birds and
other wildlife.

Leftover Water

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:15:00 +0000

Did you boil some corn in a pot, or
wash some fruit in a bowl? Instead of
pouring leftover water down the
drain, keep it in a watering can for
later use on plants.

Save Energy

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:34:00 +0000

Save energy and increase the life of
your computer by putting it to sleep
during the day instead of using
screen savers. At night turn it off
completely. When you're in the
market for a new computer,
consider a laptop. It saves space,
goes anywhere and uses five times
less energy than desktop models.

Junk Mail

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:29:00 +0000

Ninety billion pieces of junk mail are
delivered each year in the U.S alone.
You can go online now and quickly
remove your name from nearly all
junk mail lists. Register with the
Direct Marketing association's mail
prefere service http://dmaconsumers.org/
significant reduction in mail after three months.

Grocery Bags

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:17:00 +0000

Reuse cloth grocery bags. Over 500
billion petroleum-based plastic bags
threaten wildlife, waste energy,
pollute oceans, and clog our landfills
each year.

Power Strip To Conserve

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:59:00 +0000

Use power strips to conserve. One
flick of the switch cuts off energy to
several different electronic devices-
as if they were all unplugged at
once.
Unplug all electronic devices
whennot in use. If you don't unplug
themfrom the wall socket, they
will continue using energy
even whenswitched off.

HouseHold

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:59:00 +0000

For household cleaning, use vinegar,
baking soda and biodegradable soap
products. They work fine and keep
chemicals out of the water supply.

Here are some Eco friendly cleaners:

Arm & Hammer, Essentials 2X Concentrated
Purex Natural Elements Planet Ultra Dish washing Liquid
Sun & Earth All Purpose
Green Works Natural All-Purpose Cleaner from Clorox
Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner