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How to Make Your Car Greener
How to Make Your Car Greener
Green living doesn’t mean you have to give up your car. While walking or using public transportation are likely the greenest options, there are many things you can do to lessen the environmental impact of your automobile. Here are a few ideas for making your car greener.
– Choose a fuel-efficient car. Small cars use much less fuel than big ones. Also, newer cars are usually more fuel-efficient than older models. Of course, a hybrid or full-electric car will be even better for the environment.
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Woodworking Moisture Meters Overview
Woodworking Moisture Meters Overview
Most lumber is dried before being sold at a lumber yard. The amount of water within rough timber varies by species and region, but a raw moisture content of 80 percent or higher is not uncommon in newly cut logs. For general use, moisture content is not a critical issue and has a wide acceptable range.
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Cut your electric bills and help the earth
Does your electricity bill have you seeing red? Go green and save!
Few things can make you feel more infuriated yet helpless, than opening up your electric bill and discovering that it has doubled and even tripled, with no obvious explanation. Rising fuel costs and greedy electric providers are two of the prime suspects in this war against your finances, but you may be surprised to discover that the other culprit may be none other than you. That’s right; you may in fact be a large contributor to your own expensive electric bills. By making small changes in the way you use and purchase electricity, you can easily save at least a couple hundred dollars per year and green your electricity too.
Ready to start? Here are some tips that can make a difference:
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Say “NO” to Foam
By: Alexine
If you go to most fast food restaurants, cafés or order takeout, you will typically run into foam cups, plates or bowls. I’ve also come across them at ski lodges in the cafeteria or with packaged meat at the grocery store. Although the foam dishes and trays are commonly used, there is a misconception that they have no effect on you or the environment. Sadly this is not the case. This every day item can have some negative effects on your health and the environment. Let’s explore why we might want to rethink using foam cups.
Making Your Daily Habits a Little Greener
When you wake up in the morning and roll out of bed, the last thing on your mind is “how am I going to effect the environment today.” Although this may sound silly, this statement is something everyone needs to consider. While I too am guilty of shortcuts and luxuries that are not so eco-friendly, I’ve decided to become more aware of my impact. The ideas that follow are food for thought in the sense of being more eco-friendly.
Coffee and Commute
When you take a shower, get ready and head to work in the morning are you going to stop by a coffee shop or drive alone to work? Have you considered bringing your own reusable coffee mug to the café or riding your bike to work instead?
While neither of these alternate ideas seems time efficient, they do help with your impact on the earth. Of course if there is public transportation available or carpooling, those are other great ways to get around with less impact on the earth. Unfortunately smaller places do not offer public transportation, but carpooling is always an option.
In the sense of commuting it is important to look at cutting back on emissions and the time effect on your commute. In most large areas there are carpool lanes that you can use when traveling with two or more in a vehicle. This is a way to encourage people to drive together, because the carpool lane is almost never stopped.