Economics of Replacing Your Hot Water Heater

Simple green economics for replacing your water heater
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Ride the Green Wave

Ride the Green Wave

Surfing is one of the most eco-friendly sports and naturally has low carbon footprint, but the boards can be...
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One Fish, Two Fish, Green Fish!

One Fish, Two Fish, Green Fish!

In an age when industrialization seems synonymous with environmental havoc, aquaculture is an industry that could go green and...
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Spring Gardening In A Low Carbon Way

Between fertilizers and water use, urban and suburban gardening has the potential to go eco-awry.
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Your Lawn: Good or Bad For The Environment?

Your Lawn: Good or Bad For The Environment?

Ever consider that public parks and your lawn may actually contribute to our carbon footprint?
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Is Going Paperless Worth it?

Is Going Paperless Worth it?

Going paperless for all your household statements can eliminate tons of greenhouse gases from your carbon footprint
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Green Motivators

Green Motivators

Reduce your carbon footprint with competitive altruism
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Clean Body, Cleaner Planet

Clean Body, Cleaner Planet

Everyday purchase decisions can put you on a path to a reduced carbon footprint
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Cold-Cooking Challenge

Cold-Cooking Challenge

Instead of making your usual carbon heavy dinners, try a healthy no-cooking alternative. We call it the Cold...
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Close Your Fireplace Window

Close Your Fireplace Window

Its that time of the year, when many little-used fireplaces get called into action. Ever consider what’s going on...
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Which is Environmentally Better? Buying Locally or Online?

Which is Environmentally Better? Buying Locally or Online?

Ever wonder which is better for the environment - driving to the mall or ordering online? A few...
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Fly, Drive, Bus or Carpool

Fly, Drive, Bus or Carpool

Flying is a cherished convenience, but what are its long term environmental impacts relative to other transportation options? Which...
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Cozy Winter Fires – Carbon Impact

Cozy Winter Fires – Carbon Impact

Using store bought fire logs instead of burning real wood is better for the environment for a number of...
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UPS Green

UPS Green

UPS is pretty green already and getting better, so buying online instead of driving to the mall is be...
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Mass Transit: Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

Mass Transit:  Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

Mass transit has the greatest potential for fewer fossil fuel emissions and reducing your carbon footprint. Start integrating it...
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Red Wine, White Wine, or Green Wine?

Red Wine, White Wine, or Green Wine?

The days of the classic wine bottle may be numbered! Think about all those discarded wine bottles...
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Standby Power Hogs

Standby Power Hogs

Standby power, or vampire power, is the silent offset of being able to reduce your carbon footprint.
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Aquaculture: Causing Carbon Ripples

Aquaculture:  Causing Carbon Ripples

Lower your carbon footprint by reducing your consumption of carnivorous fish. Salmon consume at least two to five pounds...
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Low Flows in the Home Shower

Low Flows in the Home Shower

A day at the spa can usually cost anywhere from $60 to $600, so for somebody like me who...
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Drink Your (Organic) Milk

Drink Your (Organic) Milk

What is organic milks impact on the environment and our collective carbon footprint?
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Japan’s per Capita Energy Consumption

Japan’s per Capita Energy Consumption

Japan's per capita carbon footprint is about half of Americas. Why?
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Make it Kid Friendly

Make it Kid Friendly

Kids listen to everything we say and, for better or worse, they mimic everything we do. So,...
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Are Fish Farms Eco-Friendly?

Are Fish Farms Eco-Friendly?

Are fish farms really eco-friendly? Yes and No. Right now farmed fish are not the complete...
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Who’ll Pay Me to Conserve Energy?

Who’ll Pay Me to Conserve Energy?

DSIRE is a great resource of all the incentives that can save you money on your energy...
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Save Energy on Your Fridge

Save Energy on Your Fridge

A nice way to save money and reduce your carbon footprint is to boost your refrigerator’s efficiency....
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Leaky Culprits of Water Waste

Leaky Culprits of Water Waste

All the water used in our house has gone through filtration and has been pumped miles to...
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Germany and Renewables

Germany and Renewables

Germany is walking the talk and leads the way in both wind and solar installations.
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Be an Environmental Renter

Be an Environmental Renter

There are many ways for renters to “green” their living space without bumping heads with the landlord....
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Make Your Own Organic Soap

Make Your Own Organic Soap

Commercial Soap—that seeming embodiment of cleanliness—is not so clean for the environment.
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First Solar-Powered Flight

First Solar-Powered Flight

Planes are the least fuel-efficient for trips under 500 miles, so consider a bus or train option,...
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Eco-friendly Pool Maintenance

Eco-friendly Pool Maintenance

Chlorine pools can actually impact your carbon footprint
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Straws Are For Suckers

Straws Are For Suckers

So we all know that plastic plays a significant role in our carbon footprint. So how we...
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Corn Fed Beef’s Impact On Our Environment

Corn Fed Beef’s Impact On Our Environment

Corn fed beef has a significant impact on our environment. You can reduce your carbon footprint...
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Home Filtered Water Revolution

Home Filtered Water Revolution

Home filtered water is clearly better than the evil twin option: bottled water. With one...
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Spring Cleaning Towards A Smaller Carbon Footprint

Spring Cleaning Towards A Smaller Carbon Footprint

Spring cleaning isn't everyone favorite chore, but done sensibly and without a lot of harsh chemical cleaners,...
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Green Paper Products

Green Paper Products

Your purchasing dollars can lessen the environmental of the pulp and paper mills and reduce the demand...
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The Green Decorator

The Green Decorator

Decorating with furniture and recycled accents can easily been done with the environment in mind.
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CAFOs: An Education

CAFOs: An Education

Organic is a little more expensive than the factory farm CAFO meat, but if you consider...
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Green Adventures

Green Adventures

International travel can be greener, if you bike around your destination.
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App of the Month: Green Calculator

App of the Month: Green Calculator

Better insights into the size of your carbon footprint will give you a benchmark from which to...
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What Happens to Recycled Electronics?

Phone and Electronics Tossed into Trashcan

The average number of electronic products per American household is 24. What really happens to these...
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Build to Harness the Sun

Build to Harness the Sun

A little upfront fore-thought in the planning stages of your construction project will generate decades of environmental...
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The Dirty Side of Cleaning Products

The Dirty Side of Cleaning Products

There are simpler, healthier, and greener household cleaning alternatives. Why unnecessarily introduce harmful toxins into your...
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Green Beer

Green Beer

With the Super Bowl, St Patrick's Day - manage your carbon footprint with smarter beer choice...
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Those Crazy Recycling Triangle Numbers

Those Crazy Recycling Triangle Numbers

Being more effective at recycling plastic at home, at work, and on the go will reduce your...
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Green Apps

Green Meter Green Meter

greenMeter gives you real life insights, real time insights to reduce your fuel consumption...

App of the Month: Green Calculator App of the Month: Green Calculator

Better insights into the size of your carbon footprint will give you a benchmark...

App of the Month:  GreenSpot App of the Month: GreenSpot

If you're keen about staying up-to-date on green news, Green Spot pulls it all...

Green App:  Whole Foods Dynamic Duo Green App: Whole Foods Dynamic Duo

Green Blizzard’s monthly Green App selection for November 2010 is a dynamic duo of...

Green iPhone App:  Zipcar Green iPhone App: Zipcar

Green Blizzard’s monthly Green App selection for October is the Zip Car app. Like...

Green App:  Zinio Magazine Reader Green App: Zinio Magazine Reader

Green Blizzard’s September 2010 selection for Green App of the Month is the Zinio...

Green App: Seafood Watch Green App: Seafood Watch

This iPhone app is a handy list of sustainable fish choices for when you...

Green App: Sunscreen Guide Green App: Sunscreen Guide

Seasonally appropriate – just in time for the beach and pool season and all...

Green App:Gas Buddy Green App:Gas Buddy

Green Blizzard’s iPhone Green App of the Month for April 2010  is Gas Buddy:...

Green App: The Dirty Dozen Green App: The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen - Guide to Pesticide Residue on Fruits and Vegetables The Green...

Green App: Greenpeace Tissue Guide Green App: Greenpeace Tissue Guide

Greenpeace Tissue Guide This free app is a database that's handy when you’re shopping for...


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