Reduce Your Household Bills By Going Green

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Times are tough and money is tight for a lot of us. Here are a few tips you can easily implement to reduce your household bills whilst you save energy. Go Paperless Companies such as phone/energy providers, credit cards and catalogs have all been known to charge a little per month for printing … [Read more...]

5 Things to Consider Before Transitioning to Green Lighting in the Office

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Beginning next year, traditional incandescent light bulbs (that’s right, Thomas Edison’s invention from 1879) will start to disappear from store shelves in an effort to save energy, reduce waste and use more environmentally-friendly products. Consumers will have two options moving forward: … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Six Ways You Can Green Your Gym and Workout Routines

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Going green is in and looking for ways to keep our bodies healthy and the planet healthy at the same time is revitalizing and every little bit will help preserve the Earth for future generations. There are several ways to reduce our carbon footprint while sweating through a cardio session or pumping … [Read more...]

Earth Talk: Building a Green Economy

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EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What does it mean when one uses the phrase, “building a green economy?” I’ve heard it repeated a few times lately and would like to have a better understanding of the concept. -- Rosie Chang, Islip, NY The … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Businesses Making the Solar Choice

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[This is a guest post by Adrian Phillips, a renewable energy expert from Southampton, UK]Governments across the globe are now introducing incentives to encourage a bigger uptake in solar panel installation and other renewable energy forms. But it’s not just homes that are now making the solar … [Read more...]

EarthTalk®: Living Buidings

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EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk I recently heard the term “living building.” Can you explain? -- Rebecca Gordon, Seattle, WA Over the past couple of decades, architects and builders looking to green their projects turned to the addition of … [Read more...]

EarthTalk: Enertia Homes

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EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I recently saw a reference to “Enertia houses” that require little in the way of external sources for heating or cooling.  Do you have any information on this housing design? -- Alan Marshfield, via … [Read more...]

Labor Day: Confessions of a Non-Green Summer

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Labor Day, the symbolic end of Summer. For me it's good riddance. This has been one Summer I will be happy to forget!  Between Abby's toe, the construction field continuing to struggle, and way too much more to burden my readers with. All in all, it is best to be forgotten. As a result I have … [Read more...]