Articles tagged “Green Appliances”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Good News in Energy Efficiency: Appliance Manufacturers Agree to It By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Aug 5 2010 Exciting news from the usually-unexciting appliance industry. An ambitious and collaborative agreement between appliance manufacturers and environmental groups was signed this week. + READ MORE

Share Your Best Green Ideas for a Good Cause with Kelly Ripa By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Apr 27 2010 Actress, talk show host, and mom Kelly Ripa brings together great green ideas from other green gurus at her website, Kelly Confidential. + READ MORE

12 Green Kitchen Essentials, and 13 Almost Essentials By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 21 2010 I had a bit of fun last week responding to Jules Clancy, the author of the website Stonesoup about her thoughts on what is completely unnecessary in a minimalist kitchen. This week I'm tackling her list of the things she thinks are necessary, and then things that would be nice to have and I have to say I am more in line here with what she thinks, but I still have some differences. + READ MORE

Beyond Earth Day: 3 Easy Tech and Transport Ideas for Maximum Impact All Year By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Apr 20 2010 This might seem like the gazillionth post you've read about how to celebrate Earth Day, but we have a few ideas for changes you can make in the technology and transport parts of your life that will actually make a real difference in your carbon footprint, beyond Earth Day and all year 'round. + READ MORE

28 Things Your Don't Need in a Green Kitchen, Or Do You? By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 13 2010 There is a website called Stonesoup that I follow and the writer Jules Clancy cooks recipes in a minimalist vein. She published a two part post of setting up your minimalist kitchen, what to have, what to avoid. I found her what to avoid list fascinating, partly because I have, ahem, a number of the items she thinks should be avoided. + READ MORE

New York Times On Using Dishwashers Wisely: Less Soap, Skip the Pre-Rinse By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Mar 23 2010 Great advice for saving on home energy and water bills while also increasing efficiency and prolonging the life of home appliances like dishwashers and washing machines. + READ MORE

A Revolt In The Kitchen: Recycled Appliances To The Rescue By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Mar 22 2010 The abrupt death of the kitchen stove led me on a path to find a sustainable new one. + READ MORE

Shrink Your Cookprint: 5 Kitchen Gadgets To Ditch and 5 To Keep By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Feb 17 2010 If you're like me, you have drawers and kitchen cabinets full of gadgets and small appliances. In an effort to pare down and conserve energy, resources and cash, find out which kitchen wonders should you ditch or keep. + READ MORE

Libraries Aren't Just For Books Anymore: Kill-A-Watt Power Meters Available for Check Out By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Dec 22 2009 Want to cut down on your energy use at home? Start by knowing where the demand is coming from. If you live in Boulder or Denver, Colorado, you can now check a Kill-A-Watt power meter out of the public library. + READ MORE

7 Ways to Earn Maximum "Cash for Caulkers" Rebate Money By Seth Leitman IN Home & Garden Dec 16 2009 The "Cash for Caulkers" stimulus project has been bouncing around the news for a couple of weeks now, and, while nothing is official quite yet, there are some promising developments. Here are some tips to earn maximum rebates from the program. + READ MORE

Greening NYC, 1,000 Supers At a Time By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 29 2009 A program launched just last month is already about halfway to meeting its goal of 1,000 superintendents signed up for its green training program, which will slash the carbon emissions-and energy costs-of New York City's buildings. + READ MORE

Why Rely on Questionable Energy Star Labels? Take Matters Into Your Own Hands with a Home Energy Monitor By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Oct 25 2009 It turns out that the EPA's Energy Star program is not so reliable, according to a recent Energy Department internal audit. Add that to the list of reasons to monitor your own energy use at home, to be sure you're plugging in as efficiently as possible. + READ MORE

Get Beyond Switching Off Your Lights with Energy-Saving Tips from NRDC By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Oct 14 2009 Watch The 11th Hour, and get inspired to act against climate change before it's too late--at home, in your community, and with your elected leaders. + READ MORE

Green Your Yom Kippur, and Make It Last By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Sep 25 2009 How to make your Yom Kippur a little greener this year, and green lifestyle tips you can take from the holiday to last the rest of the year. + READ MORE

5 Best Tips for Easy Line Drying By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Sep 11 2009 Electric dryers are gigantic energy hogs. But even those of us with clothes lines occasionally resort to the lazy option. A little preparation can make it a whole lot easier to hang em up outside + READ MORE

5 Common Household Items That Don't Need Electricity By Marye Audet IN Home & Garden Aug 6 2009 If you have teenagers you will understand my eternal quest to find something that is loud enough and intimidating enough to wake them up in the morning. If you have a Victorian home with a double set of stairs you will understand why, although I am certainly loud and intimidating, I prefer it to be something other than me. + READ MORE

5 Ways to Fill Your Freezer for Efficiency By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Jul 7 2009 A well-known trick to making your fridge and freezer more efficient is to fill it to capacity. But what if you just don't have enough food to fill your freezer? There are a few handy non-food items you can use to take up space in your freezer so that it is more energy efficient. + READ MORE

Are You Using Too Much Dishwasher Soap? By Michael Graham Richard IN Home & Garden Jun 18 2009 Many of us do a lot of things without thinking too much about them. Putting soap in the dishwasher is one of those. Most people will just fill the dishwasher's soap container, or fill the cup that came with the box in the case of powdered soap, and that's it. Few are those that have read the instruction manual of the dishwasher or even read the instructions on the soap container. + READ MORE

Create a Go Green Plan: Follow Wa$ted!'s Poisler Family Example By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 17 2009 If you don't know where to start on the journey to go green, you certainly aren't alone. The Poisler family from the Grandma Knows Best Episode of Wa$ted! was lost too. But with Annabelle's and Holter's help, she is following the Go Green plan below applicable to many of you at home too. + READ MORE

Green Demolitions Recycles Your Junk, Helps You Find New, Energy-Efficient Appliances By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 17 2009 If you don't know where to start on the journey to go green, you certainly aren't alone. The Poisler family from the Grandma Knows Best Episode of Wa$ted! was lost too. But with Annabelle's and Holter's help, she is following the Go Green plan below applicable to many of you at home too. + READ MORE