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How to protect your home, and the environment, against natural emergencies
Protecting the environment is often overlooked when making disaster plans.
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Articles:
Environmentally caused cancers are grossly underestimated - your awareness is the first line of defence
Saving electricity at home has a bigger impact than you might think - your efforts do matter
6 ways to reduce your exposure to pesticides - widespread use of pesticides poses unknown risks
We are hard-wired to care and connect - our natural capacity to cooperate can fuel positive change
Wood Heating Tips - burning wood efficiently provides more warmth while reducing pollution
The toilet that can help solve our energy and water problems - save water, create fertilizer
Formaldehyde link to leukemia confirmed - how to limit exposure to formaldehyde in the home
Energy Star label no guarantee of efficiency, audit finds - new policies aim to ensure compliance
Our experience with a solar-powered refrigerator - do these super-efficient appliances do the job?
What it's like living off-grid - some refllections after nearly 30 years of off-grid living
Transition Towns- preparing for a self-sufficient community-based future
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
Home-front
ecology - is the WWII homefront a model
for today?
Why
having more no longer makes us happy -
make money, get happy?
...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.
Reducing exposure to indoor toxins
About 75% of our risk for carcinogens comes from indoors. Here are the most common toxins in the home and how to reduce your family's exposure to them.
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.
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.
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.
Non-toxic Flea Control
The age-old scourge of fleas can affect any home, but modern chemical-based treatments pose hazards to occupants and pets. Here are safer, non-toxic flea control alternatives.
Links
Simple living, sustainability and sites of general environmental interest.
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