Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Green Living Tips on May 15th, 2008
Refrigerators and freezers account for about a sixth of all electricity use in a typical home. Over- or under-crowding makes the fridge work harder to maintain its optimal internal temp around 37 degrees F. This means that you should throw out all that junk that piles out in your fridge, but if it gets empty fill [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Jun 16th, 2008
Who wants an inefficient refrigerator? Wipe off the coils regularly, dusty coils can reduce the efficiency by 30%. Also let your dishes cool properly before you put dinner away. A healthy fridge will last longer, save energy and work better… What more could you want?
Posted in Green Living Tips on Jun 24th, 2008
Have you ever had trouble keeping your spices longer than a day? If you leave them out they dry out, if you keep them in a bag they rot… what to do? You can keep your aromatics (leafy spices) and salad lettuce leaves fresh for longer by washing them, then wrap them is a paper [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Mar 26th, 2008
Do you have any leaks? It’s time to take care of that! If you fix your leaky faucets and plumbing joints it can save 20 gallons per day for every leak stopped.
Posted in Green Living Tips on Mar 10th, 2008
Thinking back to picnics as a kid I can still hear my parents’ voices telling me to leave the place cleaner than how we found it.
Until this day this thought is what goes through my mind whenever I sit down to eat. Can you imagine how wonderful our world would be if everyone could implement [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Mar 5th, 2008
If when you wash your dishes or clothing you wait until the machine to be full you can save between 30%-45% on energy usage. So plan ahead and be a little patient and that way you can GreenYourselfDaily.
Posted in Green Living Tips on Feb 25th, 2008
Let your towel hang dry in between uses so that you can reuse your towel. After your shower you should be clean. You are not necessarily getting your towel dirty by drying yourself of on it. If you do this you not only will be saving money on washing costs, water and the time you [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Jul 23rd, 2008
If you switch your oven off a few minutes before your food is ready it will stay hot enough to finish cooking the food. Also try to avoid opening the oven too often to check whether your dinner is ready by doing so you are allowing the heat to escape and your oven will have [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Sep 15th, 2008
It’s National Pollution Prevention Week in the USA this week. This is a great time to assess your wasting habits. Where can I waste less (which inevitably means save too) Share ideas with friends. Start a campaign!
Posted in Green Living Tips on Sep 16th, 2008
Volunteering is a great way you can raise your awareness during the US National Pollution Prevention week. Can we honestly ask others to make changes if we are not working ourselves? It’s not always easy to volunteer but there are many different levels and degrees of involvement one can take.
In three easy steps you can [...]
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