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What it's like living
off-grid
Some reflections after nearly 30 years of off-grid living.
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Articles:
Sustainable Happiness - revisiting our concept of 'wealth' can bring lasting happiness
How to green your home with new stimulus money incentives - take advantage of new tax benefits
How to stay warm while reducing energy costs - 6 simple measures
Geo-engineering - Is it time to get serious?
A New Beginning - it's our time to be agents of change
Is there a silver lining to the financial crisis? - we are on a difficult path to a worthy destination
Home-front
ecology - is the WWII homefront a model
for today?
When to turn off your lights - maximizing efficiency with home lighting
Why
having more no longer makes us happy -
make money, get happy?
BottleMania - why we bought into it ...more articles
Conserving water in the home
Simple
ways to save water at home while reducing the
pollution risk to nearby lakes, streams and watersheds.
Recycling
basics for the home
Home
recycling requires very little effort, yet offers substantial benefit
to the homeowner as well as the environment.
Simplify
Suggestions for slowing
down our busy lives, and enjoying more of the moment. As we learn to simplify,
the environment also benefits.
Natural
Home Cooling
Easy ways to help cool your home with little
cost to you or the environment.
Energy-Efficient Heating
Simple, inexpensive ways to cut your fuel bill
as much as 50%, while helping to conserve Earth's resources.
Non-Toxic
Home Cleaning
Toxic substances in many homecare products
threaten your family and the environment's health. Here are safe, natural
and inexpensive alternatives.
Energy-Efficient
Appliances
How to get more value from your home appliances,
and the best value from new appliances, while reducing home energy use.
Non-Toxic Paint
New
environmental regulations, and consumer demand, have led to the development
of new paints which are durable, cost-effective and less harmful to human
and environmental health.
Energy-Efficient
Lighting
There's been a quiet revolution in
lighting. New bulbs are available which save energy, reduce pollution
and cost less in the long run.
Natural
Insect Pest Control
Which is worse
- the insect pests in your home, or the pesticides used to treat them?
Before reaching for the chemicals, try these safer natural methods.
Links
Simple living, sustainability and sites of general environmental interest.
"Live simply, that others may simply live"
Ghandi |
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