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By: Going Green At Home | Green Hints and Tips

Going Green At Home | Green Hints and Tips — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:17:35 +0000

[...] going green at home > [...]

By: Canister Set ·

Canister Set · — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:59:34 +0000

cleaning supplies should have earth friendly organic ingredients so that they do not harm the environment .-.

By: Bariatric Surgery :

Bariatric Surgery : — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:13:29 +0000

cleaning supplies should be environment friendly too, choose cleaning supplies which does not harm the environment-,,

By: DMT

DMT — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:42:24 +0000

Oops…also, to get rid of carpenter ants: equal parts baking soda and powdered sugar. The sugar attracts them, they take it back to their lair (which in our case was the insulation/lining of our hot tub!) and all of them eat what they think is food, and the baking soda kills them.

By: DMT

DMT — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:36:36 +0000

RE: Slugs in the garden…a friend suggests putting beer in a shallow dish or bowl and placing it in the garden. It either drowns them or kills them later….not sure which. But it works.

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:35:09 +0000

That’s a great tip Ron! I will try it out as soon as we have to start using the A/C.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:59:38 +0000

We do a lot of Xeriscaping here in the desert. It is great! No loan to mow every weekend Ha!

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:41:17 +0000

“20% of the energy used every year in the U.S. comes from home heating and cooling”

If you have to run the AC open the window that is the farthest from the AC about 1 inch. This will help create a flow of air and will also let some of the warm air escape. Your AC won’t have to work as hard to change that warm air into cool air.

A skylight that opens in the best (since heat rises) if you don’t have a skylight then an upstairs window is the second best bet. The higher the window the better, in a lot of houses the shower/tub have a small windows that will open, since they are near the ceiling, they are good for this.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:20:19 +0000

I like this article. Action and accountability start at home. It is great to see a hands on “How can I make difference” perspective followed with easy to implement suggestions!

By: Maddie

Maddie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:51:02 +0000

Fresh air is such a vital component to living a healthy life… Turn off the air con and open the windows and doors, and if you really need some assistance with cooling down then turn on an old fashioned over head fan – they have actually found that this is the best method for energizing the air. Breathe in deep and enjoy!