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Saturday, November 03, 2007

10 Simple things that make a difference

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The Green movement is gaining momentum and many US consumers are jumping on board. Unfortunately many still think that they have to invest more than time and effort to be part of this important movement. They think $$ is the only way to be vested in this, and the simple fact is that is not true. We can all make a difference, everyday, by making simple changes in our lives with the only commitment being our time and a little effort. You can make a difference by yourself and go a long way toward making our planet safer, cleaner and providing hope for our children. If we don't make the effort and change, how can we expect them to. Think about this: How hard is it to fix a leaky faucet? Take shorter showers? Change a light bulb?

Listed below are 10 VERY SIMPLE things we can all do to make a difference by incorporating these tasks into our everyday lives:

1. Keep your tire pressure up to manufacturer standards and improve gas mileage by 33% and save $.07 per gallon on gas!

2. Start replacing your ordinary light bulbs with compact fluorescentbulbs - they will last 10 times and you can save 75% on your lighting! You don't have to change them all at once, but when an ordinary bulb burns out replace it!

3. Open the blinds/drapes on the sunny side of the house in the winter and help warm your house - and if you live in a HOT climate like I do in Arizona, close them during the summer and save on your cooling bills!

4. Use low flow shower heads in all of you showers and reduce water usage by 50%-70%. Cost for these shower heads is around $20.00 and it will pay for itself in no time.

5. Fix leaky faucets and save about 200 gallons per month. Most of the time all it takes is replacing a washer.

6. Keep air conditioner and heating filters clean and replace your fiberglass filters with reusable, washable filters.

7. Set your thermostat on your hot water filter at 140 degrees if you have an electric dishwasher and 120 degrees if you don't. 20% of your electric bill goes toward heating water.

8. Drain a gallon of water from your hot water heater each year to remove sediment and improve efficiency!

9. Vacuum the coils on your refrigerator and freezer every 3 months to improve efficiency and lower energy costs.

10. Take shorter showers: you use 2 gallons per minute for every shower. It's easy to do the math to see how much you can save if you cut your shower time by even 1 minute.

Take a look at this list and pick 3 from this list you want to change and once you have mastered these move on to the next 3 and so on and so on...

There are many more simple things you can do like reusing plastic grocery bags for bathroom trash can liners and reducing junk mail by canceling unwanted catalogs.

You can find these and many more helpful hints at the following websites:

Let's work together toward building a green path to the future.

Written by: Gary Hillery, The Green Path Company Found at C2NN

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posted by LadyIrene @ 11/03/2007 03:30:00 AM 0 comments

Clinton, Wal-Mart Push 'Green' Cities

Former President Bill Clinton shakes hands after the Mayors Climate Protection Summit during the United States Conference of Mayors at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey) AP Photo: Former President Bill Clinton shakes hands after the Mayors Climate Protection Summit

SEATTLE - Former President Bill Clinton told more than 100 mayors Thursday that stopping global warming depends on them demonstrating that it makes economic sense. He said his foundation is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to save cities money on environmentally friendly supplies by buying in bulk.

"We will not get a global agreement on climate change unless you can prove this is not a burden," he said. "This is the greatest opportunity we have had in our lifetimes."

The Clinton Foundation has previously worked with 40 of the world's largest cities to create a buying pool to bring down prices for green supplies such as hybrid vehicles and more efficient street lights. It's the same approach the foundation used to dramatically cut the price of AIDS drugs in Africa.

In addressing a climate summit organized by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Clinton announced that the 1,100 cities represented by that organization will become part of the purchasing group. Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, said it would work with Clinton's foundation and the cities to bundle orders and product specifications for green technology.

Clinton and many of the mayors present criticized the White House, saying it has done little about global warming and has missed a chance to boost the nascent "green collar" economy — the jobs created by making the U.S. more sustainable, from the people who install solar panels to scientists who develop new technologies.

Wal-Mart, which has embarked on a broad environmental drive to cut costs and burnish its reputation, is offering to help the mayors as it has met resistance in some big cities, including New York and Chicago, to its plans to expand into metro areas from its rural and suburban base.

Wal-Mart has set targets for reducing energy use and packaging waste and selling more environmentally friendly products. Steps include switching to only concentrated liquid laundry detergent that reduces packaging and water use, converting its truck fleet to use less fuel, and asking suppliers to provide data on their greenhouse gas emissions.

But the company isn't the only one whose reputation is at stake. Clinton asked the mayors to think about their legacy and to keep score from an environmental standpoint. "The only way to keep score in public life is whether people are better off when you quit than when you started," he said, telling them the challenge is "your kind of deal."

Cities cover just 2 percent of the planet's land but are responsible for three-quarters of its greenhouse gas emissions — and therefore present the greatest opportunity for reducing those emissions, Clinton said. Much of that progress can be made by picking the low-hanging fruit: replacing wasteful light bulbs with high-efficiency ones, finding the leaks in the water-supply system, capturing the harmful methane produced by landfills and turning it into electricity.

The big orders from cities for more efficient heating and cooling systems for public buildings, ultra-efficient LED lights, or hybrid buses guarantee income for the companies that make them, help bring prices down and create jobs, Clinton said. They also save the cities money on energy.

Earlier in the day, former Vice President Al Gore, winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his climate work, spoke to the mayors by satellite from Tennessee and urged them to continue their work. He told them that his audiences around the world are heartened to learn that while the White House refused to support the Kyoto Treaty, 710 U.S. mayors — led by Seattle's Greg Nickels — have signed an agreement to abide by the treaty's call to reduce carbon emissions.

The two-day summit is designed to allow mayors from around the country to share ideas about how to combat climate change locally. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was scheduled to deliver Friday's keynote address.

AP Business Writer Marcus Kabel contributed to this report. By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Fri Nov 2, 2:13 AM ET

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"We will not get a global agreement on climate change unless you can prove this is not a burden," he said. "This is the greatest opportunity we have had in our lifetimes."

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Friday, November 02, 2007

Change one habit Change your life


How to permanently change a habit (even one you thought you couldn't change) in just six weeks! You're human, just like me. (At least I'm assuming you are. As far as I know, we're the only creatures on the planet that access the Internet.)

And since you're human, you've got a habit you want to change. Maybe it's something you want to start doing, like exercising or meditating. Maybe it's something you want to stop doing, like playing video games or overeating. But no matter what it is, you've haven't gotten around to changing it yet. Something, or several things, are holding you back.

Don't feel bad. At any given time, only about twenty percent of us are ready and able to successfully change a habit. Perhaps you don't have the time or energy, or haven't made the commitment to changing that habit yet. Perhaps you've tried before and failed, and you're afraid of failing again. Perhaps you just don't believe you can really do it.

Well, you can. The Change One Habit, Change Your Life program can help you become one of that elite twenty percent.

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posted by LadyIrene @ 11/02/2007 10:27:00 AM 0 comments