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6 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Cleaning With Bleach

Check the labels of your household cleaning products. You may be surprised just how many of these products contain bleach. Bleach is a highly hazardous chemical, and it can be found in many cleaning...

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24 Tips for Cleaning the Natural Way

Pesticides and harsh cleaning chemicals are damaging to the environment, but they’re also dangerous to you and your family. Even though the products are safe to purchase, these chemicals have been...

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10 Tips for Protecting Your Plants in Winter

Your garden doesn’t have to die when winter’s chill sets in. Trees, bushes, succulents and perennials can easily be kept alive through the cold of winter and revived again in the spring. Whether...

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11 Benefits of LED Lighting

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (PDF), the average American household spends approximately $114 every month on electricity. And if you aren’t using energy-efficient lighting,...

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5 Tips for Saving Energy in Your Kitchen

When you cook, bake, wash dishes, and perform other domestic chores in the kitchen, you naturally use electricity and gas to complete your tasks. Every appliance in your kitchen consumes a certain...

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3 Reasons You Should Install a Low-Flow Shower Head

If you take a shower for as little as 10 minutes with an old school shower head, you could be using upwards of 60 gallons of water. Many traditional shower heads offer an output of five or more...

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20 Tips for Having an Eco-Friendly Christmas

For many people, the holiday season really is the most wonderful time of the year. This is the time of year when Christmas lights cover neighborhood homes and trees, and a time of gift giving and...

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10 Tips for Saving Energy in the Laundry Room

While it may seem like the cost of washing and drying a load of clothes is next to nothing, the cost can add up quickly throughout the year. This cost can be even higher if you are washing clothes for...

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10 of the Easiest Houseplants to Care For

January 10th is National Houseplant Appreciation Day! What better way is there to celebrate than to bring home a brand new houseplant? Many of us either weren’t blessed with a green thumb or don’t...

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8 Tips for Saving Water in Your Home

With water costs going up and water restrictions in place for drought-stricken areas, now is the time to begin saving water and improving the water efficiency in your home. Although you can’t do...

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How to Shop for Energy-Efficient Lighting

We live in a world where the price of everything is on the rise, and saving money is now more important than ever. One way to cut costs is to switch to energy-efficient lighting, which is quite easy...

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8 Tips for Getting Rid of Common Garden Pests

Growing a successful and productive garden is a lot of work. It can feel so frustrating to watch tiny bugs or other pests destroy your growing plants. Before deciding to use chemical pesticides which...

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OLED vs. LED: The Pros & Cons of Each Type of Lighting

When it comes to determining what’s right for energy efficiency, your budget and the environment, the choices can seem overwhelming. You already must decide between incandescent lightbulbs, compact...

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8 Reasons Why You Should Start a Vertical Garden

Vertical gardening is a gardening technique that has become popular in recent years. It is a simple concept, utilizing a variety of methods and resources to use vertical space for gardening by either...

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6 Reasons Why You Should Be Planting Succulents Right Now

So you’ve been trying to decide what to do with your yard for months, maybe years, and haven’t quite committed to any one solid idea. Your magazine collection is stacked high and your Pinterest board...

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5 Tips for Saving Energy in Your Kitchen

When you cook, bake, wash dishes, and perform other domestic chores in the kitchen, you naturally use electricity and gas to complete your tasks. Every appliance in your kitchen consumes a certain...

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11 Benefits of LED Lighting

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7 Ways LED Lighting Can Help Indoor Plants and Gardens

It wasn’t until the late 1800s that mankind gained better control over their gardening practices with the invention of the electric light. No longer would the cycle of day and night dominate the...

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How to Switch to LED Lights

The incandescent light bulb phase out began Jan. 1, 2014 under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. These traditional bulbs no longer meet energy standards and stores were required to begin...

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3 Reasons You Should Install a Low-Flow Shower Head

If you take a shower for as little as 10 minutes with an old school shower head, you could be using upwards of 60 gallons of water. Many traditional shower heads offer an output of five or more...

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