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Green Your Home for Under $100
Looking to go green at home but don't want to spend a fortune? Check out Green Your Home for Under $100.
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Beat the Heat: 7 Low-Tech Lifestyle Hacks to Stay Cool and Energized
Here are seven tricks of the trade to keep you?and the planet?cool and collected.
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Wash in Cold Water, Stay Cool, Save Money
Here are just some of the reasons why washing in cold will help beat the heat of climate change, while saving you up to $100 per year:
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5 Simple Green Things That Will Drastically Cut Your Energy Bills
One of the first steps that you should take in an economic slump is finding all the areas of fat and cutting them. I don't mean going on a diet, well I sort of do, a utility diet. Do everything that you can to control your fixed expenses. That means downsizing your living space, transportation, cable bill, water bill, and electricity bill.
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Get Recession-Ready: Conduct a Home Energy Audit
As the evidence that going green saves you green continues to mount, there has never been a better time to improve the efficiency of your home's energy systems.Depending on what you told it-how long you're willing to wait for return on investment, what your current energy costs are-the calculator can recommend some...
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How to Go Green: Home Heating
Consider that roughly two-thirds of a home's annual energy use goes toward space and water heating, that in most American homes, winter heating is responsible for sending nearly four tons of greenhouse gases into the air each month, and that as much as half of all the energy used in the home is wasted. Efficient heating is starting to sound pretty good about now, no? Heck, we haven?t even mentioned the political implications of heating oil. Below, TreeHugger has compiled some tips to cheaper, greener heating, all of which are driven by the two fundamentals of a treehugging life?being more efficient, using less, and doing it in style.
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Can't Afford a Hybrid?: Reduce Your Carbon Emissions with these Cheaper, Better Investments
While buying a car with great fuel efficiency is a good thing, full stop, and even if you personally aren't in the same kind of financial distress as the Big Three, these days you're probably looking to pinch pennies. So here are four things you can do which cost a heck of a lot less than buying the most fuel efficient car out there right now, the Toyota Prius.
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Save Money with a Programmable Thermostat and Ceiling Fan Duo
We all know and love ?Living with Ed? star Ed Begley, Jr. But do we know what his latest green shenanigans are? On a crusade to save energy, Begley has hit the streets to share his easy cash and planet saving tips.
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Caulking
Caulking costs almost no money and can save you a lot of it. Plus, it's going to seal your thermal envelope and save you and the envrionment valuable energy. Upshot: learn to caulk, we'll show you how. Check out the Planet Green Caulking archives to learn more.
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Learn How to Live Big in Small Spaces
As the recession takes hold and people are worried about money and jobs, it is important that we figure out how to use what we have efficiently, and how to use less of everything. It isn't just because it saves money; it is also because it is green, using less resources, burning less fuel and creating more carbon dioxide.
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Get Recession Ready: Manuals for the 4th R, Repair
Courtesy of the Red Ferret, we have a few sources for user manuals, so you can operated them. I will search for information on my HP 3330 combo printer.
