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Go Green
A cost effective and easy-to-install energy savings project could pay back homeowners with significant savings on their home energy bills, according to a new study commissioned by The Dow Chemical Company. The study found that homeowners save an average of $50 annually on their energy bills by air sealing gaps, cracks and other exposed areas [...]
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Calling all creative kids and young inventors! Leading up to National Inventors Month this August, PBS KIDS GO!’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series Design Squad is challenging kids aged 5-19 to spend their summer vacation recycling, reusing, and re-engineering everyday materials to create the next great green invention. With the nationwide Trash to Treasure competition, [...]
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When and where did the idea begin of giving party guests a usually useless little gift? You know what I mean, the little party favors people promptly throw away when they get home, or when they do their next round of cleaning? It may sound harsh, but it is usually true. Although I am not against [...]
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There’s no need to uproot your life in order to make your home more green and energy-efficient. It can be easy. Experts at leading window fashions manufacturer Hunter Douglas, which pioneered energy efficiency at the window with the introduction of the world’s first honeycomb shade, offer the following tips: Do Add Insulation to Your Windows [...]
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Can a product that’s eco-friendly really be good for the environment (as the term would suggest) if there’s a warning not to drink it? EnviroCitizen.org believes that if something is safe for the environment, it should be safe for you in most cases, too. For example, if you’re using a harsh chemical to clean your [...]
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Continue ReadingEnviroCitizen.org considera que, generalmente, si algo es seguro para el medioambiente, también es seguro para usted. Si usa un químico abrasivo para limpiar sus pisos, puede asumir que los riesgos y advertencias asociados con dicho químico sólo se aplican a sus pisos. Pero en realidad, luego de limpiar sus pisos, esos químicos permanecen en la [...]
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Casa Laitna is proud to announce that Action For Nature, a San-Francisco-based non-profit, is now taking applications for the 2010 International Young Eco-Hero Awards, which honor youth ages 8 to 16 for their outstanding accomplishments in environmental advocacy, environmental health, research and protection of the natural world. Award recipients will receive up to $500 cash, [...]
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Action For Nature, una organización sin fines de lucro de San Francisco, esta tomando aplicaciones para los premios ‘International Young Eco-Hero Awards’, estos premios buscan honrar a juventud entre las edades 8 a 16 por sus logros extraordinarios en las arias de defensa del medio ambiente, salud del medio ambiente, junto con el estudio y [...]
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It’s surprisingly easy to be green in the kitchen. Recycle your cans, eat organic and bring your own reusable totes to the grocery store. However, when it comes to kitchen cleaning, a lot of us still choose old-school methods to do the dirty work. With a little know-how and terrific new products, clean and green [...]
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