We can choose to take advantage of daylight to conserve energy, and setting our clocks forward an hour is a good time to start thinking about earth-friendly tips for spring. Check out these top 5 eco tips for daylight savings time from Green Mountain Blog ( Read more... )

Within the next year I will be replacing at the very least my air conditioner. Ideally, I'll replace my furnace at the same time. I'd like to look into something as environmentally friendly as possible, but also cost effective. Do any of you have suggestions where I can start my search? (besides Google :) Do any of you have unconvential, earth- ( Read more... )

I am wondering if anyone has any good, easy and effective methods of making their own humidifiers at home. It is chilly in the NorthEast US and this means the heat is on more often at home(at school my classeoom is VERY dry ALL the time so need help there too). My apt is becoming very dry in some areas, it is starting to affect my health and items ( Read more... )

I'm living in New England and it's getting to be Real Winter. I'm doing my best not to turn up the heat at home (oil heat) and we're having heating issues at work ( Read more... )

Even living in TX my electric bill is twice the cost in the winter than in the summer. In the often 100+ degree heat the bill is in the neighborhood of $100-120 per month and really is nearly double in the winter - and we keep it COLD in the house in the winter (and EXTRA cold at night in the summer so you can see the absurdity in the seasonal ( Read more... )

Not really about natural living, but I need advice ( Read more... )

First, I hope you've had/are having/continue to have a wonderful end of the year.

A few questions about laundry:
1) If I wanted to add soy lecithin to this recipe, would it make it any less cleansing or cause build-up of any sort? I Googled lecithin and laundry detergents, and it seems like a fairly common ingredient. I just wanted to be sure ( Read more... )

I’m looking for advice about how to make my home more energy efficient. My house was built in 1930 and has no insulation in the walls. The house is a wood frame with plaster walls and brick and stucco on the outside. I have forced air heating right now, but the natural gas bill is high. My energy bill last winter hit $400 a month and I expect it to ( Read more... )

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I think that is someone's Icon on this community. And it is pretty much my dilemma ( Read more... )