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Go Green with This Week’s Tip: Turn up the Temp on Your AC

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Turn up the temperature on your air conditioner. "Try keeping the temperature set to 78 degrees throughout the summer to save energy and reduce your cooling costs.  You'll cut your cooling costs by up to 10 percent for every degree you raise your thermostat." See all of the other tips in our Go Green … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip: Replace Your Plastic Shower Curtain Liner

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Replace your plastic shower curtain liner. "Most shower curtain liners are made from polyvinyl chloride or PVC, a material that emits harmful gases that can cause cancer and diabetes.  You might be breathing in toxins every time you take a shower.  Chose a nylon shower curtain instead.  Nylon is waterproof … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Weeks Tip: Pull Weeds by Hand

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Pull weeds by hand. "If you have a garden, you probably have weeds.  Pulling them the old-fashioned way-by hand-does take more work, but it is much more environmentally friendly than dousing them with harsh chemicals.  A hand trowel or small hoe might make the job easier. Pull weeks when the ground is … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip: Pump Your Gas at Night

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Fill your gas tank at night. “In the summer, hot air increases the concentration of fumes escaping from the gas pumps.  Pumping gas at night (or when the temperatures are cooler) will reduce the ozone-depleting fumes released into the air” See all of the other tips in our Go Green series. … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Week’s Tip: Keep Cats Out of Your Garden With Lemons

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Toss lemon peels in the garden to keep cats from using your soil as a litter box. “Citrus scents make cats cower and sneeze, so toss a few lemon or orange peels in the garden and your cat problem will be solved. The peels are not harmful to other plants in the garden and are completely biodegradable so you … [Read more...]

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Go Green with This Weeks Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Visit the garden center to research drought-tolerant plants. "Landscaping with plants that require little irrigation will help you cut back on the amount of water you use i the garden.  The types of plants that are drought-tolerant vary from region to region, so it's best to go to your local garden center and … [Read more...]