A New Beginning - it's our time to be agents of change
LED breakthrough may revolutionize lighting - production costs lowered
BottleMania - how water went on sale and why we bought it
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?
PVC plastics in consumer products - phasing them out ...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 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.
The road to sustainable living is rough, but the destination is a worthy goal.
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The best and the worst fuel efficient cars of the 2008 model season, as rated by the EPA.
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what we can do
Ultimately, it is up to us as individuals to take action to slow down climate change.
Here's how
Here's how
Environmental websites for kids
Kids are the future stewards of the earth. Let's empower them with good information.
Click here
Our personal choices in transportation may be the biggest single influence we make on the health of the planet. The following pages offer ideas for getting around with less of an impact on the environment.
Idle Thoughts
When idling your car:
If you're going to be stopped for more than 30 seconds, turn off the engine.
Even though you have to restart the engine, you'll still be saving fuel.
More info
Low Tox Antifreeze
This new formulation is safer for pets, wildlife and the environment.
More info
Articles:
Hydrogen could be the fuel of the future - generating electricity from water
Fuel-efficient cars - the best and the worst of the 2008 models
Corn-based fuels fare poorly in new analysis - how real are the benefits?
Biofuels: the basics - the problems and potential of biomass fuels
About that new car
smell
- what exactly are we breathing?
How
I learned to stop worrying and love the bus - trying a car-free month
Fuel-Efficient
Driving
Boost the overall fuel-efficiency
of your car as much as 30% by simple vehicle maintenance and attention
to your style of driving.
Hybrid Cars
The one consumer decision most people make which impacts the greatest
on the environment is the choice of car we drive.Consider
the fuel-efficient hybrids.
Plug-in Cars
Hybrid car efficiency can be greatly enhanced with the new plug-in technology which lets drivers recharge the batteries by plugging into ordinary home electric outlets. Here's the current lineup of "plug-in" cars in development.
Car
Sharing
New car sharing programs are sprouting up in cities across North America,
Australia and Europe, offering drivers an alternative to owning a car
in town. The environment also benefits, with reduced pollution and congestion
of city traffic.
Simple living, sustainability and sites of general environmental interest.
...... .... .... . .. . "Live simply that others might simply live"
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