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GE will begin selling a heat pump and water heater that can reportedly halve energy consumption compared to traditional heat pumps. The heat pump has three controllable settings that reduce its temperature or power it down coompletely during peak hours. Consumers using the smart heat pump will save about $250 annually in energy costs.
Other smart [...]

Water Saving tips, facts & ideas from NRG. http://www.nrgideas.com/Conservation/Welcome.html

Visit: http://www.epa.gov/airnow/airaware/
Visit: http://www.epa.gov/airnow/airaware/
EPA uses a color-coded guide: green means the air quality is good, red means it’s unhealthy for everyone to breathe. You can check it on theInternet, sign up for daily emails, or check out your local weather report.
Cities across the country also have Air Quality Action Days. These days tell you when you should [...]

More than Half of the environmental concerns are water related issues.
Chart and figures provided by USA Today 2009.

☼ H20 Tip:
Use a bucket to catch water while waiting for your shower to heat up. Use the water for your plants.
Exactly what happens if we run out of water?

GO PLANT A TREE!!!
trees shelter wildlife from their predators and from rain.
trees help avoid soil erosion along rivers and streams
we know that trees remove carbon dioxide in the air, but did you know that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and that, in turn, trees will help in the fight against global warming?
trees can block [...]

Frito-Lay announced today that starting in 2010, all of their multigrain SunChips will be packaged in biodegradable bags made out of plant based materials. This is brilliant. I can only hope that they start doing this with all of their products.
They also announced that starting today, SunChips will be packaged in bags made of 1/3 [...]

Celebrate Earth Day around the world.
The Green Generation.

Click here for a list of Earth Day Events.
The average American residence uses over 100,000 gallons of water a year!
Click here for water conservation tools for the home.

This shower curtain slowly inflates around you while you shower. It leaves you only a few minutes to take your shower before trapping you. She claims “My Shower curtain is a green warrior”
Elisabeth Buecher of Central Saint Martins College was given the design brief “How can your shower fight water overconsumption. Her idea, the inflatable [...]