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How Much Water Do Low-Flow Showerheads Save?
Switching out your showerhead for a low-flow model is one of the easiest changes you can make to save water. But how much of an impact is it acutally making? Keep reading to find out how much water...
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Close Your Shades to Save Energy
Another easy way to cut down your electric bill this spring and summer: Keep your shades closed especially on the west- and south-facing windows of your home. Doing so prevents your home from being...
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What’s the Difference Between Organic and Made With Organic Ingredients?
As if grocery shopping wasn't hard enough. When it comes to shopping for organic products, there are multiple labels, and each of them has a slightly different meaning, or in some cases, no meaning at...
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Natural Mosquito Control to Keep the Party Outdoors
There’s nothing I enjoy more than warm weather, good friends, and a backyard gathering, but pesky mosquitoes can really spoil the party. I’ve already been to two parties at which guests were sent...
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Have You Ever Used a Windowless Air Conditioner?
So far this summer has been pretty mild in New York City. Yes, there were a couple of days that were absolute scorchers, but other than that I really can’t complain. Especially since I still don’t have...
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Go Green with Fabric Gift Wrap
Next time you’re giving a gift skip the wrapping paper or gift bag and tie up your present in a reusable fabric wrap instead. Check out these options from Give Wraps available at Chewing the Cud: Give...
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Use a Rain Barrel Now to Save Water Later
When rain showers are few and far between, it becomes crucial to water your lawn or your container garden. Unfortunately, that doesn’t bode well for saving on your water bill. Unless, of course, you...
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Julee’s Wedding Countdown: Our “Novel” Wedding Theme
One of the first questions I got after getting engaged (next to “have you set a date?”) was “do you have a theme?” My first reaction was to keep it simple and go with a beach theme since we would be on...
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How to Recycle Eyeglasses
Whether you have prescription glasses or sunglasses that you no longer wear, don’t just ditch them. Instead, donate them to someone who can’t afford lenses on their own. There are two organizations...
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How to Clean Up A Broken CFL Bulb
If you’ve switched to compact fluorescent light bulbs to be more eco-friendly, you’ll want to know how to safely clean up the pieces if one breaks in your home. Because they contain small amounts of...
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How to Keep Houseplants Watered While on Vacation
Taking a week off? Unless your home resembles a jungle, you don’t necessarily need to have someone come by to water your houseplants. Instead load up your bathtub, and let the plants water themselves...
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Clean Your Iron With Toothpaste
If you’re using tap water in your iron, eventually you’ll end up facing the dreaded mineral build up on the soleplate. Luckily, all it takes is a little bit of toothpaste to make it look brand spanking...
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Skip the Plastic Sandwich Bag
Now that the kids have gone back to school (or it’s looming in the next couple of weeks), here’s one way make their lunch, and yours if you brown bag-it, a bit greener. Ditch the plastic bags for your...
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Opt for Recycled Paper Napkins
Of course the best option is to use cloth napkins, but at a dinner party or a picnic, good luck. Instead choose to use 100 percent recycled paper napkins. If every household in the country bought just...
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Put Your Computer to Sleep
To save energy, set your computer to sleep mode after 20 to 30 minutes of inactivity (or a shorter amount of time if you take frequent breaks from your desk). Most computers manufactured in the past...
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How to Avoid Wasting Food
The first step to avoid wasting food is to make sure you use everything you buy before it spoils. Try this tip: Institute the F.I.F.O. rule, or the first in, first out rule. When you get home from the...
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Smart Green Product: GreenBox Pizza Box
This smartly designed pizza box fits right in with Real Simple’s love of multi-tasking products. It looks like an ordinary pizza box, right? But the lid of the box is perforated to turn into four...
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DIY Wine Cork Coasters via Apartment Therapy
Last week, Apartment Therapy shared these great wine cork coasters from Lizzy Joe Designs on Esty. They also pointed out that, if you’re crafty (read: you own a glue gun), they’d be pretty easy to make...
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Coffee Grounds as a Car Deodorizer
It seems as though the new uses for coffee grounds are endless. This latest idea comes from Lifehacker and Yahoo! Green. If you purchase a used car that was owned by a smoker, fill the ashtray with...
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PermaFLOW Clog-Free Drain via Re-Nest
If you don’t like the idea of pouring chemicals down your drain to get rid of clogs (and really, who does?) this see-through pipe from PermaFLOW might be the perfect solution. Not only can you see...
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