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Archive for October, 2008

Easy Ways to Lessen Your Carbon Footprint from Google

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Google has put together a calculator that shows you how much money and pounds of CO2 you save in a year if you make some quick and easy changes around your house.

  • Close your fireplace damper
  • Turn off gaming consoles when not in use
  • Install a programmable thermostat
  • Put your computer to sleep with power management
  • Replace light bulbs with energy-efficient CFLs

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Easy ways to Recycle Electronics

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Most of the big electronics retailers offer drop-off recycling programs for electronic devices. Some call it E-Cycling or E-Waste.

Here are a couple examples:

You can also do things like sending your old cell phone back to the manufacturer or donating it to charity. If you have things like TV’s or computers check with your local recycling centers to make sure they can handle the proper disposal of this type of item, if not try to find one that can.

* Some posts via Green.Yahoo.com