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Do two good deeds at once by recycling used magazines where they will be read and enjoyed. Hospitals, clinics, and public and and private social service agencies don't have money in their budgets these days for subscriptions and will welcome general interest and children's publications for their waiting rooms. You might also find a neighbor or a friend who would enjoy regularly receiving magazines of special interest.

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Rain Barrels - a Simple Old Fashioned Water Saver

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by Jann Swanson on December 29 2008, 12:59 PM

Catching and using rainwater collection (and restoring a little bit of the hydrologic cycle ) can be a major production - harnessing and purifying rooftop runoff to meet all household needs including drinking and cooking - or it can be a simple matter...

Filed under: rain water collection, rain barrels
Stop Messing With the Hydrologic Cycle

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by Jann Swanson on December 23 2008, 3:00 PM

This is a "why?" column which will be followed by a couple of "how?" and "how much?" entries on the same, somewhat esoteric topic: roof water. The "why?" is why you should give a darn about the amount of water that...
Even at the Last Minute You Can Still Give Green

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by Jann Swanson on December 22 2008, 12:42 PM

Time is growing short but there is still time to put green gifts under the tree. Here are some last minute suggestions and only one requires going anywhere near a mall. That suggestion is glassware - water goblets, pitchers, wine glasses, Margarita glasses...

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Green Gifts for the Book Worm

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by Jann Swanson on December 19 2008, 12:04 PM

For the readers on your gift list there are tons of publications on every aspect of green living. Here are a few across several different categories. All prices are list and most books are probably available at your local bookstore. There is still time...
Tankless Hot Water Heaters, the Downside

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by Jann Swanson on December 17 2008, 12:18 PM

Tankless or on demand hot water heaters are not quite the boon they have been promoted to be. While they will reduce the amount of energy required to heat a given amount of water by 10 to 30 percent (depending to a certain extent on the age of your existing...

Filed under: tankless water heaters
Tankless Hot Water Heaters; First the Pros

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by Jann Swanson on December 15 2008, 1:12 PM

Tankless or on-demand water heaters have a lot of advantages for the homeowner who is building new or replacing an existing hot water heater. However, while there on many positives to their installation and use, there are some major drawbacks. First a...

Filed under: tankless water heaters, on-deman water heaters
Plastics by the Numbers

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by Jann Swanson on December 12 2008, 11:38 AM

I suspect that some people won't recycle simply because they don't know how to do it. Actually, it can be confusing. Some localities do curbside pickup of virtually everything while others have not successfully developed a market to which they...
Eco-Christmas for the Kids

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by Jann Swanson on December 11 2008, 9:53 AM

A good green gift for a kid is, first of all, made of sustainable materials, and free of any and all toxins. This has been given greater importance for many parents by the recent scandal over lead painted and other unsafe toys from China. A green gift...

Filed under: green gifts, eco-friendly toys, green toys
Demand is the Third Arrow

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by Jann Swanson on December 10 2008, 11:58 AM

Look at the bottom of the plastic juice bottle you are about to recycle or at the side of the recycle bin and note the international symbol for recycling, a triangle composed of three arrows. You will see that those arrows do not point north or east,...

Filed under: recyclables
Home Office Greenery

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by Jann Swanson on December 09 2008, 3:12 PM

The home office , even if it is just a PC and the corner of the kitchen table, is potentially a big source of environmental problems. Like the rest of the house, each home office needs to be evaluated for its eco-friendliness and some time spent in planning...
All the Best-Dressed Trees are Wearing LED

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by Jann Swanson on December 08 2008, 1:58 PM

It isn't just because of their brilliant color that the really big Christmas trees in Rockefeller Center, in front of the National's Capitol and at shopping centers throughout the land are being decorated with LED lights . The tiny little decorations...

Filed under: led christmas lights
The Economy is Walloping the Environment too

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by Jann Swanson on December 08 2008, 12:34 PM

To the list of everything for which we are blaming the lousy economy add two ways it is negatively impacting the environment. As everyone with a car or a furnace knows, oil prices have dropped through the floor in the last two months and there is speculation...

Filed under: recyclables, $1 gas
Consumer's Union Rates Fluorescent Bulbs

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by Jann Swanson on December 05 2008, 11:02 AM

Every green suggestion list includes the swap out of regular old incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent lights (CFLs.) There are reasons that certain situations and locations that are currently not ideally served by these energy savers and there...

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More Ideas for the Green Giver

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by Jann Swanson on December 05 2008, 9:56 AM

Draft Guard devices save energy all year long by blocking air flow - hot or cold - at windows and doors. The guards look like thin bolsters with a channel up the middle. They slip onto the bottom of doors and windows (no tools required) and while they...

Filed under: wood stoves, fatwood, draft guards
Holiday Footprints

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by Jann Swanson on December 04 2008, 10:37 AM

Christmas, that joyous time of year - lights on the tree, cookies in the oven, over the river and through the woods to Grandmothers....or right, that's another holiday. In any case, it turns out that our annual revelry is murder on the environment...

Filed under: carbon footprint, CO2 emissions

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