My budget-friendly tips for creating an eco friendly house. 9 simple ideas — from replacing plastic with natural materials to choosing eco friendly cleaning products and 7 other green home tips.
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Considering Smart Home Technology? Here’s What It’s Like Living In A House With A Smart Lighting System Installed (Pros & Cons)
A few years ago, I moved into a new house and installed a smart lighting system throughout as part of an extensive remodel. Here is my personal experience with smart lighting — the pros and cons of this smart home technology that makes the lights go on and off automatically on a schedule and whenever motion is sensed.
Affordable LED Light Bulbs: The 5 Best Cheap LED Bulbs For Your Home
LED bulbs are more affordable than ever – so I’m finally converting my entire home to LED light bulbs. See my top 5 picks for the best performing cheap LED bulbs.
5 Simple Ways To Go Green In Your Home Office (And Save Money At The Same Time!)
Want to go green at your home office? That’s what I did. See how much money you’ll save by changing a few things in your home office & making it ecofriendly
LED Christmas Tree Lights Are Cheap & Green – See For Yourself With This Free Holiday Lighting Energy Calculator!
LED Christmas tree lights are greener and cheaper than incandescent holiday lights. Use this free Holiday Lighting Calculator to see the energy savings!
3 Green Lighting Choices LED vs Halogen vs CFL… What’s The Difference?
Does the Incandescent Light Bulb Ban have you scrambling to replace lightbulbs? See which of these 3 green lighting alternatives will work best for you.
The Incandescent Light Bulb Ban: 3 Alternative Light Bulbs To Choose + Light Bulb Myths You Should Know About
We’re shedding light on the incandescent light bulb ban. Learn about the alternatives and myths surrounding this controversial ban on regular light bulbs.
3 Important Considerations For Energy Efficient Remodeling
If you’d like to lower your utility bills, then these energy efficient remodeling tips should come in handy!
Green College Tips: 10 Ways To Go Green At School
Here are 10 ways to help the environment by being a little more eco-friendly on campus while you’re in college.
A Green Checklist For The Environmentally Savvy Individual Who Wants To Go Green At Home, At Work, And On The Go
By following this green checklist, you can easily incorporate simple eco-friendly practices into your daily routine AND help to reduce your carbon footprint.
Good News: Americans Are Becoming More Environmentally Aware & Conscious Of Their Behaviors!
A new national survey found that getting caught throwing trash of the car window is more embarrassing to Americans than getting caught cheating on taxes. What about you?… How would you rank the following behaviors, in terms of how devastated you would be if someone you admire caught you doing them?
Facebook’s Social Energy Efficiency App
Is Facebook finally bringing home energy usage monitoring to the masses in a way that is fun and natural? Check out Facebook’s Social Energy App!
How to “Use the Force” to Lower Gas Prices
If only we could employ the force to lower gas prices… but at least a clean energy revolution can.
2 Cool Green Gadgets That Help You Save Energy… and Money!
These 2 gadgets help you monitor your energy usage and save money in eco-geek style.
5 Ways to Save Money Greening Your Home
Most of these ridiculously simple green home tweaks can help you save stacks of cash.
3 Ways to Air Dry Your Laundry In Any Space (or Any Season)
Rid your home of an energy-sucking monster and let the air dry your clothes. You can air dry your clothes in any size space or at any time of the year.
5 Ways To Green Your Daytime Routine
Greening your daily activities is easier than you think. Check out some of these ideas and then share some of your own.
Save Energy and Money With a Timer for Your Christmas Lights
A simple dusk to dawn timer can help seriously green your Christmas lights…whether they’re LED’s or not.
Switching To Rechargeable Batteries Is Easier Than You Think …Thanks To The Energizer Family Charger!
It’s easy to make the switch to rechargeable batteries with this affordable Energizer charger that accommodates all sizes of battery.
CRAZY CUTE VIDEO ALERT: If a Pug Can Be Green, So Can You
Hats off to this AMAZING pug! If he can live green, so can we.
Earth Hour 2010 Is Already Bigger Than Ever, But Will It Make a Difference?
Earth Hour 2010 is just around the corner, but does it really make a difference? It does if you don’t want to be beat up by panda bears.
Cash For Caulkers Program Helps Homeowners With Their Energy Efficient Home Improvements
Obama officially announced his ‘Cash for Caulkers’ plan on Tuesday, and it looks promising for anyone who’s been putting off some eco-friendly home improvements.
When LED Christmas Lights are NOT The Greenest Choice
Sometimes LED Christmas lights aren’t the most eco-friendly option. Find out how regular old mini lights can be greener than LEDs.
Fun and Simple DIY Diffused Party Light Project
A fun, simple, and easy way to turn turn ping-pong balls and Christmas lights into diffused party lights for your next event.
Fighting Climate Change Takes People Change…and More Giant Piano Stairs
Turning a staircase into a giant piano is one fun way to help people change to fight climate change.
Water Wasting FAIL!
Letting your automatic sprinklers run during a rain storm…FAIL!
Green Living Expo In Nashville: Videos And Highlights
Check out these fun videos from green companies at the Green Living Expo in Nashville…and win a free non-toxic & organic t-shirt!
Earth Hour: 10+ Ways to Have Fun In The Dark Tonight
What is Earth Hour 2009 and what FUN things can you do to get involved? Here’s 10+ great ideas!
Earth Hour: Flip the Switch or Steel Chair Wielding Pandas Will Get You
Looking for an easy and simple way to go green? Attend, participate in, or organize an Earth Hour event…complete with wrestling pandas!
3 Cool Ways To Use Twitter To Live Greener
Looking for even more excuses to be addicted to Twitter? Here’s 3 ways you can use your Twitter account to live green!
Official National Vampire Awareness Day: Phantom Load Facts
Don’t get sucked dry by evil vampire load. October 30th is National Vampire Awareness Day!
Eco-Friendly Vacation Tips: 7 Easy Ways To Live Green When You’re Away On Vacation
Don’t check your eco-friendly ways with your bags–live green on vacation too!
To Inflate OR To Drill? That Is The Question.
Should we drill offshore or inflate our tires? The most efficient answer might surprise you.
Eco-Friendly Summer Tips: How To Stay Green While School Is Out For The Summer
Don’t let your green lifestyle get knocked off track by the summer. Follow these simple steps to be green year round.
Save LOTS Of Energy (And The Life Of Your Gadgets!) With A Smart Power Strip
Fight those energy sucking vampires with your wooden stake of a smart power strip and save some big bucks!
Earth Hour 2008:Turn Off The Lights to Save the World
Host a fun Earth Hour 2008 party and save the world in an hour!
3 Fun And Free Ways To Keep Warm With Your Partner!
Want to save some money and energy as the temperature drops? Check out these fun and free ways to stay warm through the winter.
Money-Saving Green Tips: FREE (And Easy) Ways To Live Green & Save Money!
A growing list of FREE and SIMPLE things you can do to live green every day… starting now.
You Have The Power To Save Energy & Make A Difference!
October is Energy Awareness Month. Here are some simple ways that you can make a difference at home and at work. Remember… your actions have a ripple effect!
7 Cheap Or Free Ways To Cool Your Home
Save some money and some sweat with these cheap and free ideas to cool your home this summer.
Save 33% On Your Energy Bill With A Programmable Thermostat… I Did!
Save up to 33% on your energy bills by taking 30 minutes to install a programmable thermostat. Who wouldn’t want to save some money on cooling bills as the temperature rises this summer?
Global Warming: 26 More Things You Can Do
Are you helping or hurting the environment? We are trying to help… but there are obviously more things that we could be doing. Here are some ideas of things you can do to make a difference with regard to Global Warming.
Global Warming: 25 Things You Can Do To Help Right Now!
Ever wonder what you can do to make a difference? What are some things you can do to save the environment? Here are 25 things you can do to help put an end to global warming.
Phantom Power 101: Ways To Save Energy (And Money!) When Your Electronics Are In Standby Mode
Your house is haunted…by phantom power. Exorcise this wallet draining menace with some of these handy ideas.
Some Things Need To Be Flushed, Your Money Isn’t One of Them: Advantages Of A Low-Flow Toilet
If your toilet is more than about ten years old, your probably flushing more money and clean water down than you are waste. Consider remodeling with a new high pressure low water flow toilet and save money.
Want To Make 1 Million Vehicles Vanish? Replace ONE Incandescent Light Bulb With A CFL Bulb!
So you want to go green but don’t know where to start? Let’s start small and make one million vehicles vanish from the face of the earth. It’s actually easier than you may think.
