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MNN: Eco Home Guide

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/green-building-remodeling/photos/eco-friendly-home-guide-0

Thank you Mother Nature Network for this eco home guide!

"With the average family spending about $1,900 a year on home utility bills, it's unfortunate for both the environment and your wallet that a large portion of that energy is wasted. Taking a whole-house approach to saving energy will not only make your home more comfortable and eco-friendly, but also yield long-term financial rewards, such as reduced energy bills and an increased home value."

Pittsburgh: Hard to Recycle Events - September/October

Hard to recycle events for September/October:  http://bit.ly/an6m8N

Saturday, September 25th, 2010
City of Pittsburgh Environmental Services
3001 Railroad Street. Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Saturday, October 16th, 2010
The Mall at Robinson(Mall Parking Lot)
100 Robinson Centre Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205

12 Toxic Fish! (humans and planet)

http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/08/12-toxic-fish?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+motherjones%2FTheBlueMarble+(Mother+Jones+|+The+Blue+Marble)&utm_content=Twitter

Are cell phones killing off bees? | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

Are cell phones killing off bees? | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

Little steps do make a difference. My GREEN PHILOSOPHY.

I've found that the general consensus of green discussions with those that new to this, find that they think that they have to jump in with both feet or don't know enough to even start.  

This is not true unless you just won the lottery and can afford to switch everything all at once and starting small grows to knowledge.

My GREEN PHILOSOPHY:

• Take little steps – as you run out of a product, replace it with a green(er) product. 
• You do not need to break the bank switching things over.  As you try new things you'll just might find that you like the 'greener' one much better.  Remember that headache you used to get?
• Recycle, recycle, recycle – I can not stress this enough.  
• Again you do not need to break the bank - use the blue plastic bags from the grocery store (yes these are recyclable too) and hang it somewhere convenient to put your recycle items in.  You might just surprise yourself once you start doing this how much you really can recycle. 
• Support biodegradable (but be watchful of 'green washing') - we will cover this later in this blog.
• Go organic as much as possible.
• Support your local organic farmers.
• Reuse/renew.  
• Check out this blog for a way to reuse newspaper and make a gift bag out of it.
• Donate.
• Try www.freecycle.org.

Last but not least - I'm here to help anyone that has questions!  I'm a firm believer that there are NO stupid questions.

Karen :)

Oil Found Deep in Gulf’s Water and Food Chain

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/oil-found-deep-in-gulfs-water-and-food-chain.html

Putting Down Roots: Maren's List: Aug 27/28: GASLAND showing in Frick Park

Putting Down Roots: Maren's List: Aug 27/28: GASLAND showing in Frick Park: 

"Josh Fox is coming back to Pittsburgh!An outdoor screening of his recent film 'GasLand' will be presented in Pittsburgh by Josh Fox and Rooftop Films in Frick Park, in the swale below

Blue Slide playground (near the intersection of Nicholson Street and

Beechwood Blvd. in Squirrel Hill.

The event is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm, and will include live music,  

the film screening, and a panel discussion. 

Planned date is Aug 27;  in case of rain it'll shift to Aug. 28.  

More information can be found here. 

Courtesy of "Putting Down Roots: Maren's List"

Pittsburgh City Council Unanimously Passes Bike Parking Requirement Ordinance

City Council Unanimously Passes Bike Parking Requirement Ordinance

Eco Button!!

- Illuminates and sits on your table/desk top next to your keyboard.
- Connects to your computer via a USB cable.
- Works on Windows 2000 / XP / Vista 32 and 64bit.
- One button system to put your computer in power saving mode.
- Each time your computer is put into 'ecomode' the clever ecobutton software records how many carbon units and how much power and money you have saved.

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