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Make Your Mark Green: Today's World must end. Tomorrow's is yours for the making.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Today's World must end. Tomorrow's is yours for the making. A loveable but slightly dim polar bear and an angry penguin demonstrate the importance of water efficiency and the issue of climate change. To the soundtrack of ‘Human After All’ by Daft Punk, and using celebrity voice-overs of Terry Christian and Coolio, this film portrays an important message in an amusing and captivating style. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tip # 1 Mulch! Tip #3 Read between the lines. Americans...
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Make Your Mark Green: The Small Business Office Solution
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009. The Small Business Office Solution. An Irish Company,. Who is focused on Sustainability Strategies and Design is developing a co-workspace 'Hub,' something definately worth considering. A pay-as you go shared work space with a creative and collaborative community buzz is just what so many of us are missing. Erik van Lennap of Tepui. May 10, 2012 at 3:40 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tip # 1 Mulch! Recycling aluminum and steel cans directs valuable metal into new product...
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Make Your Mark Green: April 2009
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Today's World must end. Tomorrow's is yours for the making. A loveable but slightly dim polar bear and an angry penguin demonstrate the importance of water efficiency and the issue of climate change. To the soundtrack of ‘Human After All’ by Daft Punk, and using celebrity voice-overs of Terry Christian and Coolio, this film portrays an important message in an amusing and captivating style. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Tip # 1 Mulch! Tip #3 Read between the lines. Americans throw a...
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Make Your Mark Green: Are you really living GREEN?
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Friday, June 12, 2009. Are you really living GREEN? So, you just purchased your new Prius. And you faithfully recycle your aluminum cans. You are bragging to the neighbors about doing your part for the environment. But are you really living green inside your home? 1) The obvious, easy, and most common green thing to do is recycle plastics and paper. But did you remember to include your toothbrush in your program? Did you know that 50 million pounds of toothbrushes hit the landfills every year? 4) Heat on...
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Make Your Mark Green: July 2009
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009. The Small Business Office Solution. An Irish Company,. Who is focused on Sustainability Strategies and Design is developing a co-workspace 'Hub,' something definately worth considering. A pay-as you go shared work space with a creative and collaborative community buzz is just what so many of us are missing. Erik van Lennap of Tepui. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Tip # 1 Mulch! Save hundreds of gallons a year by using organic mulch around plants to reduce evaporation. Recycling alum...
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Make Your Mark Green: September 2009
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Friday, September 11, 2009. In no particular order here are some of the most important actions:. Switch off all lights when not in use (especially at night, weekends, holidays). Turn off all IT equipment and other electrical appliances when not in use. Make sure all electrical items are switched off at the power point when not in use for extended periods. Disable screen savers as they often use more energy than less. Make sure the heating and cooling are not set too hot or too cold. Tip # 1 Mulch! Americ...
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Make Your Mark Green: Last Week's Tips to Live Green
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Last Week's Tips to Live Green. Tip # 1 Why Recycle? A In the United States right now, landfills are filling up and closing at the rate of approximately 2 a day. B A glass bottle thrown away today will still be there in the year 3000. C In the United States, one in every six trucks in a garbage truck. Check out Trash People in Rome! Tip # 2 Don't Top-it Off. Tip #3 Smart Irrigation. Photos courtesy of Enzo D. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tip # 1 Mulch! Recycling aluminum and ...
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Make Your Mark Green: March 2009
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Friday, March 20, 2009. Last Week's Tips to Live Green. Tip # 1 Be a Green Shopper. Avoid individually packaged items. Even though the individual sizes do seem more convenient, they also produce more waste with their packaging than the larger sizes. You can buy the larger sizes and then divide up the food at home in reusable containers to avoid the excess garbage. Tip # 2 Paper or Plastic. When bagging your groceries, bring your own string or cloth bags that can be reused. Tip #3 Bottled Water. Tip #6 Pu...
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Make Your Mark Green: May 2009
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Remodel Green - Save Money and the Environment. Now that the housing market is in the tank; many of us who hoped to be 'Moving Up' find ourselves looking at our existing homes as a re-investment. Remodeling your home will increase it's value in the long run and doing it with green minded materials and products is good for the environment and may actually save you money in the long run as well. Not sure where to begin? Try attending an event like this and ask questions. Your landsca...
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Make Your Mark Green: February 2009
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Tip # 1 Unplug and Save. In the average home, up to 40% of all electricity is used to power home appliances when they are turned off. a. Unplug your electric toothbrush and save 22 pounds of CO2 per year. b. Unplug your microwave and save 34 pounds of CO2 per year. Tip # 2 Cold Water Washing. Most loads don’t need hot water, and 90% of the energy used by washing machines goes into heating. The higher the water temperature, the higher the cost to you and the planet. There are...