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Shades of Going Green: How To Go Green One Step At A Time - Part 2
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. Stacey David from Gearz Uses Solar Power to Keep Battery Charged. In this video, Stacey David from the Gearz TV show upgrades a trailer in this do-it-yourself project. He adds two aluminum boxes to a trailer to hold all the equipment needed including a winch and compressor. To power all this, he includes a battery which is kept charged with an easy to install solar panel on top of one of the boxes. It is connected to the battery stored in the box. A bab...
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Considering Cloth Diapers? Here's an Easy Washing Method.
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. Here’s an Easy Washing Method. Cloth diapers are making a comeback in popularity for two major reasons. One is the cost savings over disposable diapers, the other is the comfort of natural materials. Now the question is how to best launder those diapers. Of course, you can use a diaper service. At times, this service is a lifesaver depending on your circumstances. Step 2 – Drop the diaper into a washable diaper bag in a garbage can with a lid. Step 6 &#...
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Live Green by Eating Organic Food
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. Live Green by Eating Organic Food. Wednesday afternoon is my pick up time at a mall about a five minute drive from home. The order is packed in a blue plastic container with a lid. As little extra packaging as possible is used. So the onions, potatoes, rhubarb, etc. are all loose in the box. I wasn’t sure what to expect as this was my first order. Besides the items mentioned above, the bin contained a large tomato, cilantro, a jar of pickled g...Green g...
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Eco Friendly Wedding - Ideas for Planning a Green Wedding
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. Are you planning a wedding and considering what can be done to make it a green wedding? There are many choices which fit in perfectly with this site’s theme of Shades of Going Green. You can choose a few of the following suggestions to make your big event a more environmentally friendly wedding or look at every detail to see how to take the greener route. Will you be wearing a white gown or considering something less traditional? Rent a wedding dress.
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Shades of Going Green Mission Statement
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. Welcome to Shades of Going Green. My name is Susan Dumas. Although this site is about acting in an ecologically friendly way to help sustain our own neighborhoods and planet, it differs from the usual reuse, recycle, go green site in several ways. 😉 So you can go green and save! To assist you in selecting a suggested way of going green, I’ve created a green rating system based on the level of effort required to implement it. The blue box for recycling ...
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Electric Commuter Cars for Sustainable Trasnportation
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. Electric Commuter Cars for Sustainable Trasnportation. Montreal, Canada has a car sharing program called Communauto. Seventeen thousand members share 800 vehicles. The video above was from a year ago. Today nine electric cars were added to the fleet. All are Nissan Leap sub-compacts with four doors. A complete recharge takes seven hours at 240 volts. That’s good for 160 kilometers or 100 miles. The cost of the charge – only $2.00. Go Green Rating System.
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Eco Off Roading in Rock Buggies
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. Eco Off Roading in Rock Buggies. I first saw this video on our local Weather Network. Featuring eco friendly rock buggies. These off road vehicles are constructed with some recycled parts. They are built so any qualified driver can experience the thrill of off road driving safely. All buggies have a roll cage, seat belts, helmets, and goggles. Otherwise, if they drove around them, more of the natural habitat would be damaged as the trail is widened.
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Green Driving - Reduce CO2, Save Fuel, Sustainable Transport
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. We all need to travel to get somewhere. Reducing our carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) is one of the biggest steps we can take to reduce our carbon footprint. Unless you live centrally in a large city with a great transportation system of subways, trains and buses, your vehicle is likely your primary source of transportation. Here are some tips on how to save gas. And drive greener. Most are in the easy category. Check the air pressure of your tires. Whene...
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It Pays to Go Green
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. It Pays to Go Green. More and more municipalities and counties are encouraging people to become more energy efficient with cash rebates. The rebates are incentives to help defray the cost of upgrading to more energy saving methods. Some natural gas utilities offer a rebate for switching to a programmable thermostat. This ranges from $25 to $50. In some cases, it can. Here’s one offered by Lake County, Florida. My city has offered a rebate for several ye...
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Green Home - Using Renewable Energy Sources For Green Living
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Shades of Going Green. Go Green One Step At A Time. Our homes consume considerable energy and natural resources. We heat in winter, cool in summer, utilize electricity, and use water both cold and hot. Conserving energy and switching to alternative energy sources will save money and contribute to sustaining the planet’s resources. Part of creating a green home is moving towards green energy sources. Here are a few tips for conserving power that are in the easy category. Switching to a programmable thermo...
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