Archive for December, 2010

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Climate change is in the news everywhere these days whether it’s online, in print, on the radio, or on television. It’s real and it’s causing a lot of attention. If you’ve joined the “green” bandwagon to counter this darkening tide, here are a few tips to consider in your quest to make this world a better place.What’s a degree or two? Seriously, do you really think you’d suffer all that mush if you lowered your winter thermostat by a couple of degrees and increased your summer thermostat by the same? Wouldn’t it be nice to just alter your clothing, save a little money on your utility bill, and save the planet at the same time?Cold is good. Seriously, do you really need to launder your clothes in hot/warm water? Most likely not. When you realize that up to 85 percent of the energy used to machine wash clothes is as a direct result of the (more…)

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