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Green Ideas Archive
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Five Tips to Green Up Your Holidays
We’ve already established that the holiday season can be rough on the waistline. But how about the effects on the environment? It turns out that the holiday season may not be the most environmentally friendly time of year after all. So why not take these simple steps to ensure a greener holiday season? 1. Go [...] -
University of Oregon Saves Big With Light Bulb Swaps
First the Indy Airport and now the University of Oregon? Seems like everybody’s hoping on the light bulb swapping train these days! And why not! The University of Oregon is projected to save $98,000 each year by swapping out old florescent light bulbs for newer, more energy efficient bulbs. Starting in early 2012, approximately 33,000 energy [...] -
Gas Stations Go Green With Bike Repair Shops
One Norwegian energy company seems to have caught on to the idea that this green movement isn’t going anywhere. In a surprising turn of events, Statoil ASA has begun what will hopefully become a new trend by installing bike care stations at select gas stations throughout the Copenhagen area. The bike stations, created by utilizing unused [...] -
Swap Your Thermostat for Green Temperature Control
Introducing what is probably the smartest thermostat in the world: The Nest. Seriously, this thing is more intelligent than my smartphone, but it’s got good reason to be. Did you know that 50% of our energy bills come from our thermostat? 50%! That’s a pretty significant sum of money right there, and according to the [...] -
Discardia: Swapping The Old to Make Room for the New
While it’s always exciting to get new stuff sometimes it can be tough to make room for them, both physically and mentally. To help combat this issue author Dinah Sanders has created a new holiday that celebrates getting out with the old and in with the new. It’s called Discardia, which is a quarterly holiday [...]