Everyday Eco-Friendly Tips: Helping the Environment One Small Step at a Time

Much has changed in the past two decades, particularly when it comes to environmental awareness. On any given day, you might see someone biking to work, bringing reusable bags into the grocery store or even installing solar panels on their roof. All of these actions are indicative of the fact that our country is putting more...

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Going green – working out whether solar power will work at your property

Let’s face it, one of the biggest expenses that we are all having to face at the moment is hefty energy bills and for many people especially during the winter months these bills become tough to pay. What if there was an alternate way which involved using cleaner electricity to help bring down costs while saving the environment at...

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Eco-Friendly Vacation Options: How Rental Cars, Hotels and Airlines are Going Green

Green living is becoming more popular, and the notion of an eco-friendly lifestyle is starting to extend outside the home. Travelers want to reduce their carbon footprint, too, and the good news is that the idea of a green vacation isn’t a far-fetched concept any more. For example, airplanes are now designed to include...

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Antique Homes: How to Keep the Charm While Saving Energy

It’s hard to deny the quaint charm that antique homes have—until the first utility bills begin to roll in.  Unfortunately, the builders of yore weren’t as concerned about energy efficiency the way we are today and, moreover, they didn’t have the technology that we have today to make our constructions more energy...

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Purchasing a Green Home: How to Simplify Your Search

Earth Day is on April 22nd, and with it will come a renewed focus on the benefits of eco-friendly living. If you make a point to “go green” in your everyday activities, you may also be interested in purchasing an environmentally friendly house. However, it is actually quite hard to find one of these properties. If you feel...

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Bulky Household Waste – What Can & Can’t Be Recycled?

Recycling is a good habit that we’re all trying to get in to on a regular basis, as the benefits for the world we live in are significant. However, despite all good intentions, the intricacies of recycling can be slightly off-putting – what can you recycle, what can’t you recycle and when it comes to the bigger items that...

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