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A Green Friday Deal
As you may know, thousands (millions?) of Americans this morning rushed into department stores and malls to commemorate the annual “Black Friday”.
Whether you participated in the Black Friday festivities or not, here is a fantastic deal that will not make you stand in a seemingly endless line at checkout.
Visit LetsGoGreen.biz, find neat eco-friendly products, buy [...]
Celebrate Independence Day with an Eco-Flag!
This is one of the neatest products I have seen in a while!
You are looking at a picture of a very special American flag, it is the first-ever U.S. flag made of recycled water and soda bottles.
This eco-friendly flag will demonstrate patriotism and pride in your country as well as your commitment to [...]
Ways to make your printing more eco-friendly
You may be good at avoiding unnecessary printing, but sometimes you may want or have to print documents. Here are several tips we’ve compiled to help you print in a more eco-friendly manner:
Smarter Ways to Print:
Doesn’t it bother you when you print a web page and after it’s too late, you realize that you printed [...]
Stop that Junk Mail
Do you receive unwanted and unsolicited pieces of junk mail every week? Do you even bother opening it? Or does it go directly to the trash (or hopefully the recycling bin)?
There are two simple steps that you can do to make it stop!
First, avoid getting on new mailing lists. When you buy something, sign up [...]
Recycling Printer Cartridges
I heard on the Mrs Green Goes Mainstream radio show today about a great company called Cartridge World. They accept empty cartridges. They can also re-fill old inkjet cartridges or re-manufacture laser cartridges for you. With the high cost of ink cartridges, they can help save a good chunk of change! Refilling cartridges costs up [...]
If you break a CFL…
From as far back as I can remember I have never broken any light bulb. But of course, accidents happen, so just in case you accidentally break a CFL, be cautious, because as you know they contain mercury. Very little of it, but they do, nonetheless. So how do you properly take care of a [...]
What’s Your Solar Potential?
Sunlight shines abundantly across the great state of Arizona, which makes it an ideal location to harvesting solar energy. But how much solar energy can you really generate if you install solar panels on the roof of your house?
Roof Ray can provide the answer for you! By entering a street address, you can calculate your [...]
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