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Archive for October, 2009
Fan and Floor Turbines
When it comes to saving energy, it's a good idea to focus on your heating and cooling. After all, these are some of the applications in your home that take the most energy. They also are the most costly applications, whether you are using wood, oil, electricity, or gas. There are some ways that you can save money on heating and cooling costs, as well as energy. By using roof turbines and ceiling fans, you will see a huge difference. Using Ceiling Fans Although you probably have heard about using ceiling fans during the summer months, you may not have thought about using your ceiling fans during the winter months as well. You see, heat always rises, which means during the winter time, the heat you want is up around the ceiling. If you have a ceiling fan running on low, it can push down the heat so you can feel it and also helps to keep the condensation from occurring on the windows in your home as well. Of course, to get the effects you want, the fan must run in a clockwise direction, which is different than the way you run it during the summer months. When you run your ...- Bookmark :
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Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Mouthwash at Home
You are highly commended for taking good care of your teeth and mouth through the use of toothpastes and mouthwashes. After all, you are lessening your negative impact on the health care system and, consequently, on the environment.
Harmful to the Environment
Did you know that by using over-the-counter mouthwash, you are actually doing more harm to the environment? Just think of the many chemicals on mouthwashes that are harmful to the environment, which include formaldehyde, sodium lauryl sulfate, polysorbate and cetylpyridinium chloride.
Take note that these are toxic to aquatic organisms. How, you might ask? Well, when you spit out the mouthwash after swishing it through your mouth, you are contributing to the cesspools of toxic by-products of our society's obsession to oral health at the expense of the environment.
Plus, you have to remember the various processes that these mouthwashes must go through in order to land in your bathroom sink from their manufacture to their transport. Again, the carbon footprint that every bottle of store-bought mouthwash leaves behind will make your eco-friendly conscience cringe at the thought.
Harmful to Your Health
There is also the matter of bacterial resistance. Just ...
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5 Easy Ways To Recycle Your Old Gadgets
Nowadays, we face a dilemma between our greed for electronics and our need to protect the Earth. On one hand, we have to possess the latest in information and communication technology in order to be part of the goings-on in the world. On the other hand, we have to throw away the obsolete consumer electronics we possess and, hence, become part of the destruction of the world.
So, what should you, a budding environmentalist, to do? Well, you can recycle your old gadgets, of course! And doing so is so easy that you can teach others to do the same, thus, perpetuating the good cycle of environmental conservation. And did we mention that you can also earn money from recycling your old gadgets?
- Resell for Money
No matter how obsolete your old gadget is, at least where you are concerned, somebody somewhere will be more than willing to take it off your hands for a good price. For example, you can hold a garage sale for your old gadgets in your yard, sell them on online auction sites like eBay, advertise them in ...
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Dishwashing Detergent Environmental Impact
Every little thing we do on Earth impacts it in either a positive or a negative manner. It is up to us to take full responsibility to make our impact more positive from the moment we wake up to the moment our heads touch the pillow. Among one of the many activities that we can look into in order to minimize our carbon footprint is dishwashing. Yes, as mundane as it is, you can do something to make it more eco-friendly starting with using the right kind of dishwashing detergent. Harmful Ingredients Although the store-bought dishwashing detergent is the least toxic home cleaning products in the market, it may contain harmful ingredients that, when accumulated in the sewage, poses an environmental threat. Sure, these can clean your dishes, glasses, silverware, pots and pans but at what expense? Let's start with phosphate. Although it is a naturally-occurring substance, when it clogs up waterways, it can encourage the growth of algal blooms. Keep in mind that algal blooms deplete the oxygen levels in the water, thus, adversely affecting the aquatic flora and fauna around it. And if an algal bloom develops into cyanobacteria, this can be toxic to humans when ingested. Other ingredients that cause environmental harm ...- Bookmark :
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Be Friendly to Spiders
Many people aren't really fond of spiders, but instead of killing them, think twice and let them live. Spiders an actually be pretty helpful. As long as the spiders aren't hurting you or ending up in places you really don't want them, such as your bed, live and let live. You see, spiders are some of the best forms of pest control. Instead of using pesticides around your home, allowing the spiders to live can do the trick. There are actually a variety of different benefits to having spiders around your home. Not only will you find that spiders can help to cut down on pests around your home, but they are also very useful in a variety of other ways as well. The venom from spiders is actually used in many different types of medications that are made, used as a base. The silk from their webs is actually used in some types of optical devices as well. It is so strong that it is actually compared to the same strength of Kevlar. While you may not want to leave any of the poisonous spiders in your home, other types of spiders can be easily caught and then put outside so ...- Bookmark :
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