Keep Dioxins Out of Your Coffee with Unbleached Filters
So many of us need a caffeine jolt from coffee to get our days started. Nothing is wrong with that. But, you should know, especially if you brew your own coffee at home, that there are dioxins in your bleached coffee filters! Yes, dioxins, which are carcinogenic chlorinated hydrocarbons that add up in our bodies [...]
Save on Gas and Money with Proper Tire Pressure
It might have sounded like a trite and overly simplistic solution to America’s dependence on oil and the surging gas prices, but there is definitely truth to Sen. Barack Obama’s suggestion that Americans maintain a proper air pressure in their car tires. Having properly inflated car tires can improve gas mileage by more than [...]
Save Energy and Money with Light Dimmers
You can’t go wrong by choosing to install light dimmers. Not only do they make a room a little more cozy and romantic, they also will help you save money and energy. The even better part is that they are pretty cheap to buy and easy to install. You can choose a [...]
Greener Alternatives to Stove and Oven Cooking
Your stove uses plenty of energy to cook even the most simple of meals. To help save on your energy bill, try using your microwave, toaster, and convection ovens to tackle some of your meals. While microwave ovens do actually use a lot of energy, the cooking time is significantly shorter than using [...]
Switch to a Recycled Trash Bag
Yes, even your trash bag can be greener. Did you know that the usual plastic trash bag that you use in your kitchen creates an enormous amount damage to our earth? If every U.S. household switched twenty of the usual virgin plastic tall kitchen drawstring trash bags to twenty 65 percent recycled bags [...]
