Paint Me a River, What to do With Left Over Latex Paint?
Most single family suburban basements have their own paint section – almost as big as the paint aisle at the local neighborhood hardware store. In anticipation of a big remodeling perfect (green, of course), we are hard at work cleaning out every area [...]

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Beyond Lights Out
Most of us believe that by turning off the lights when no one is in a room we are doing quite a bit to reduce home energy use. However, there is one simple, additional step we need to take –- unplug appliances and electronics when not in use — to further reduce home [...]

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Sorry, I Don’t Do Plastic!
If you are looking for one small but significant thing you can do today to cut down on our country’s oil dependency: stop using plastic bags! Once you commit to never using them again, you’ll realize they are everywhere.
There are literally millions of plastic bags used every year in this county [...]

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Turn out the lights when you leave a room! Duh… but anyone with children at home knows that is easier said than done. A good way to incentivize family members is to have them all look at the electric bill and understand the numbers.  If by working together the family can achieve an agreed-upon reduction [...]

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