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“A
Clean Home is a Green Home”
The National Research Council estimates that about 15% of the US
population experiences environmental illness and hypersensitivity
to toxic materials and chemicals. The National Academy of Sciences
expects this to rise to 60% by 2010. More...
“The
Home Energy Saver Answer Desk”
The Home Energy Saver is designed to help consumers identify the
best ways to save energy in their homes, and find the resources
to make the savings happen. The Home Energy Saver was the first
Internet-based tool for calculating energy use in residential buildings.
More...
“Colleges
Going Green Also Save Cash”
Colleges should clean up their campuses not only because it's the
right thing to do environmentally but also because it could save
them millions of dollars, says a new report by the National Wildlife
Federation. More...
“The
Use Less Stuff Report”
Helping people conserve resources and reduce waste by Using Less
Stuff. Welcome to the first issue of The ULS Report. ULS stands
for use less stuff. It's our way of focusing on source reduction,
the most effective way to fight waste, conserve resources, reduce
pollution and save energy. Since it sounds so boring, we developed
our own, more user-friendly term - ULS! More...
“What
to Do With Tech Trash?”
With more than 10 million computers dumped in landfills each year,
officials worry over mounting trash and toxicity. Massachusetts
recently joined more than a dozen European countries in banning
computers and TVs from landfills and throwing down the green gauntlet
for the feds to follow suit. More...
“How
to Make Simple Vegetable Soap”
Homemade soap is an affordable luxury. It contains natural glycerin
that is a skin softener not present in commercial soaps. Homemade
soap doesn't have any unnecessary chemicals or colorings. More... |