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Use This Tip to Buy Less Gas
Tired of getting screwed by big oil? Here's a tip for buying less gas.
Put a Timer on Your Hot Water Heater
An electric timer can be placed on a hot water heater to save energy.
Go to Bed Earlier
If you go to bed a bit earlier, you will save energy.
Apply Liquid Organic Fertilizers
Apply organic liquid fertilizers to gardens, lawns, flowers and more. It's more effective and saves resources.
Use Draft Printing Mode
Save ink by printing in draft mode. Also save paper by printing two sides.
Make Your Own Organic Bath Products
Make your own organic bath products, shampoo and conditioner. It's fun for the whole family.
Turn Off the Shower...
Turn off the shower while shaving, brushing your teeth, using shampoo and so on. Smart water conservation also saves you money.
Turn the Sunday Comics into Gift Wrap
Reuse comics from the newspaper for gift wrap, and save paper and money.
Reuse Clothes Hangers
Reuse clothes hangers instead of throwing them away. Leave hangers with stores and donate unneeded ones to thrift shops.
Check out Green Consumer Reviews on Buzzillions.com
Check out all the reviews of products on buzzillions.com, which has launched a section for green produts.
Find Gently Used Baby Supplies
Parents can get thrifty by checking out freepeats.org for gently used maternity and baby supplies.
Cook Your Food with Residual Heat
When cooking such foods as rice and pasta or potatoes, try this simple technique to take advantage of residual heat. You'll save energy in the kitchen!
Do a Two-Gallon Car Wash
Saving water is easy if you wash your car with only two gallons. Here's how.
Only Brew Half a Pot of Coffee
If you're not sure if others are going to drink coffee, brew only enough for yourself. You'll save energy, water and coffee.
Filter Your Own Tap Water
Since most North American tap water is very high quality, reduce waste and filter your own tap water instead of buying bottled water. It should take out the bad-tasting chlorine.
Encourage Schools to Fundraise with CFLs
Instead of having your kids sell candy, wrapping paper and the like at their school, why not have them sell CFLs for fundraising? Check out Myschoollights.com.
Become a Citizen Scientist on Global Warming
Anyone can become a citizen scientist and help monitor global warming. The new website budburst.org makes it easy to participate.
DIY Hard Water Spot Remover
Have hard water spots in your kitchen? Getting rid of them is easy with this diy green cleaning formula.
Reuse Cereal Bags
The bags that line cereal boxes can be readily reused for many things around the house. They don't even need to be washed; just shake out the crumbs!
Skip Your Dishwasher's Dry Cycle
Save energy by skipping your dishwasher's dry cycle. You really don't need it, and you'll save money too.
Get a Beefy Reusable Shopping Bag
Sometimes those reusable cloth shopping bags won't cut it, and you need something beefier.
Put a Plastic Bottle in Your Toilet
Saving water in the bathroom is easy with these simple tips. Painless, money-saving water conservation.
Donate Unused Art Supplies to Teachers
Donate fragments of art supplies, or just unneeded materials, to elementary school teachers, who can recycle them by using them as teaching aids. You'll reduce waste and promote education and easy reuse.
Repurpose Your Child's School Papers
The best form of paper recycling is to reuse paper: try repurposing your child's school work.
Gear Up for Green Babies
Find eco-friendly green parenting supplies at newbornmom.com.
Handle Broken CFLs With Care
CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) pack great energy efficiency, but they do contain some toxic mercury. Be careful when they break, and take them to a hazardous waste facility.
Research Green Shopping Info Online
BetterWorldShopper makes green and ethical shopping easier. Discover green business over the internet, and see which companies are walking the talk.
Cloth Napkins Work Great
Instead of using disposable paper napkins, which come wrapped in plastics, use cloth napkins and rewash them.You'll save resources.
Recycle Holiday Cards for Kids
Instead of throwing holiday cards in the garbage, recycle them by donating them to kids, who will reuse them as cards, or make art projects out of them. Save paper.
Recycle Mercury-Containing Bulbs and Batteries
Rechargeable batteries and fluorescent light bulbs contain toxic mercury, which must be disposed of properly. In California Ace Hardware and other stores have easy collection for recycling.
Fresh Reusable Bags
Bags On the Run makes great reusable shopping bags. Instead of taking a plastic bag, bring your own bag (byob).
Join Maggie Gyllenhaal in Helping Women
Support the nonprofit Trickle Up, whose celebrity spokesperson is Maggie Gyllenhaal, and you can help women in the developing world start businesses.
Click for Safe Toys and Home Products
Check out Generation Orange online for safe, lead-free toys and home products.
Eat Lower on the Food Chain
Eating meat has a huge environmental impact in terms of waste, resources used, and so on. Eat lower on the food chain, and reduce your ecological impact.
Buy Used Products
Buy used products. The website iReuse.com makes it easy to buy used items online.
Find Safe Car Pools Online
Save money and gas by car pooling. The website Divide The Ride makes it easy and safe for parents to arrange car pools online.
Share Digital Holiday Greetings
This holiday season, instead of sending paper cards, give the new GoldMail service a try, and save paper.
My Green License Plate Campaign
William Djubin of EarthRehab is promoting green license plates in Florida to raise money for nonprofits and bring about awareness of global warming.
Fresh Picks Organic Delivery
With Fresh Picks, a CSA alternative, receive fresh local and organic food without a membership. Order online at www.freshpicks.com whenever you want.
Flex Time Saves Gas
Flex time can be eco-friendly, as well as convenient and morale-boosting. Save gas, and therefore global warming greenhouse gases.
Save 360 Gallons of Water a Year
Use this simple trick, and watch the water savings add up. Water conservation by catching water as you wait for it to heat up.
Take the Bus
Cut down on the greenhouse gases you produce by opting for travel by bus motor coach instead of driving.
Water Conservation, One Glass at a Time
For water conservation, empty leftover water from your glass in a plant or pet water bowl. It saves water.
Shave Simple
Cut down on waste and chemicals by shaving the old fashioned way, with shaving soap and a mug instead of a can.
Candlelight Dinners and More
Jimi and his wife had such a good, romantic, sexy night after their power went off, that they decided they want to repeat the occasion.
Reuse Plastic Wrap
Instead of buying trash can liners, reuse the plastic that surrounds multi-packs of toilet paper rolls.
How to Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags
Rinse and reuse plastic bags from the grocery.
Buy in Bulk
Buy in bulk, and buy items that use the least amount of packaging possible.
LED Lighting for Safety and Accents
Save energy and money with leds (light emitting diodes), which produce a soft light, and can be battery operated when the power goes out.
For Car Washing, Kick the Bucket!
Try a waterless car wash product for water conservation. Save water while leaving your vehicle squeaky clean.
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