Posts Tagged ‘ Energy ’

12 Free Green Ideas for the Laundry Room

Apr 15th, 2009 | By ckdanceec | Category: Killer Green Ideas

Green your cleaning routine with these 12 free eco-friendly ideas for your laundry room.
1.  Hang it Out to Dry- Air drying your clothes can save 700 lbs. of CO2 and $ 75.00 per person per year. Plus, clothes last longer and won’t pill or fade as much.
2.  Install a Drying Rack- If you don’t want to [...]



10 Things We Used to Make Fun of Our Parents For, But Now Make Sense

Mar 24th, 2009 | By ckdanceec | Category: Killer Green Ideas

Killer Daughter, Chrissy here and I have a confession.  I grew up making fun of the frugalness of “Shari and Mike.”  As a teen, I’d be a little embarassed by their spend thriftness.  I watched my friends’ parents who were “living the life,” and, looking back, I’ve realized how wasteful some of them truly were!!
Here’s [...]



Cap and Trade Explained

Mar 14th, 2009 | By MikeKilgariff | Category: Green Education

CAP
The current level of production(emissions) from fossil fuel producing power plants is mandated to be reduced by 14% be 2020 and 83% by 2050.  What does this mean? It means that as demand increases and supply decreases the price goes up. Power companies are currently deciding how to accomplish this task. One way is to [...]