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Living Green

Heat Your Home Safely and Keep Winter Weather Out

January 19, 2012

Heating your home during the winter months can be costly and sometimes challenging. It’s important to heat your home safely while attempting to insulate your family from the winter weather. This article, presented by the American Red Cross, has some good tips for how to keep your home warm and practice safety at the same [...]

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Keeping Warm for Less

January 12, 2012

Keeping warm in the winter months can add an extra expense to your budget. If you feel a shiver each time you open your utility bill, your house may be too cold. More likely, however, you’re paying more than you should to heat it. In either case, you can make changes now that will make [...]

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Tips to Save Energy This Winter

November 8, 2011

Are you looking for budget-friendly tips to save energy this winter? Here you’ll find strategies to help you save energy during the next few cold months. Some of the tips in this article are free and can be used on a daily basis to increase your savings; others are simple and inexpensive actions you can [...]

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Efficient Ways to Heat a Home

October 20, 2011

With the cost of fossil fuels going up, finding the most efficient, inexpensive method possible to heat your home is important. Several heating mechanisms are available, but the burden doesn’t rest solely with them. Whatever method of heating you choose, try to find the best option to ensure that the warm air doesn’t escape your [...]

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Creating a Recycling Center at Home

October 18, 2011

Have you ever thought about creating a recycling center at home? On average, Americans recycle less than a third of our waste. If we doubled our efforts and recycled 60 percent, we’d save 35 million barrels of oil a year. The best way to get your whole family involved in the recycling effort is to [...]

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Green Bathroom Makeover

October 15, 2011

Have you been considering a bathroom makeover? From water conservation to efficient lighting and green cleaning, the bathroom is an ideal room to make eco-friendly. Major changes can be made in a remodel or new construction, but a quick green makeover is possible, too. Essential to any bathroom design — green or not — is [...]

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Green Kitchen Ideas

October 4, 2011

Homeowners have plenty of decisions to make when assembling and running appliances in the kitchen. With ideas abundant on how to be more environmentally friendly, we thought we would share some ideas we found. While it is important to consider how effective every instrument in a kitchen is, environmental consequences and benefits are also valid [...]

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5 Energy Saving Tips: Save Energy at Home

August 26, 2011

Going green does not have to be tough or challenging. Saving energy can be very simple with these easy energy saving tips. You can start today and make a difference to the planet by taking some simple energy saving steps right at home. According to the U.S Department of Energy, homes that are energy-efficient are [...]

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