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Go Green to Save Green
Posted by Siel on September 16, 2008 - 10:29am.

No, the price tags on Linda Loudermilk's eco-dresses aren't representative of the green lifestyle. In fact, the most basic steps you can take to go green can save you money! Some recent tips on how to be an environmentalist during this economic downturn:

Eat well cheap. Take Ann Monroe's advice from the National Geographic's The Green Guide, and plan your menu ahead to eat in season. Plus, the article shows you how to make the most of your leftovers -- along with recipes that let you put over-ripe tomatoes and extra celery to good use.

Become an energy-efficient renter. Think you can't make changes because you don't own your home? Renters still have much greening they can do, as Umbra reveals in Grist. Bring down your energy bill by using CFLs, unplugging appliances, and even cleaning your refrigerator coils!

Ditch the bottled water habit already! Everyone else is doing it! WorldWatch Institute reports that the U.S. bottled water market is slowing down. Why? According to WorldWatch, "international awareness campaigns may be curbing consumer demand,” but economic reasons are likely also playing a role. A reusable bottle, always refillable with filtered tap water, is a gift that keeps on giving...

 

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by Jeff9 on April 13, 2009 - 10:38pm
Save money and the Earth and be clean at the same time! Getserious and add Bathroom Bidet Sprayers to all your bathrooms. I think Dr. Ozon Oprah said it best: "if you had pee or poop on your hand, you wouldn'twipe it off with paper, would you? You'd wash it off” Available atwww.bathroomsprayers.com with these you won't even need toilet paper any more,just a towel to dry off! Don’t worry, you can still leave some out for guestsand can even make it the soft stuff without felling guilty. It's cheap and canbe installed without a plumber; and runs off the same water line to yourtoilet. You'll probably pay for it in a few months of toilet paper savings. Andafter using one of these you won't know how you lasted all those years withwadded up handfuls of toilet paper. As for water use a drought is always aconcern and must be dealt with prudently but please remember that in the bigpicture the industrial water users always far exceed the water use of householdusers and in the case of toilet paper manufacture it is huge. The pollution andsignificant power use from that manufacturing process also contributes toglobal warming so switching to a hand bidet sprayer and lowering your toiletpaper use is very green in multiple ways.

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