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Going Green

Read a Book

We used to call wasting exorbitant amounts of energy, “conspicuous consumption.”  Now they sometimes call it “collecting experiences.”  Either way, it’s traveling to faraway places, doing exotic activities, eco-tourism; weddings in the Caribbean, spending a week […]
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Recycled Plastic

I live in a very rural county in the Blue Ridge Mountains, total population of 1500.  We bring all our garbage to dumpsters in central locations.  I’m told they used to have recycling of plastic […]
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“Conserve Energy, Texans”

he Electric Reliability Council of Texas – representing 75% of the utilities in the Loan Star State – issued a press release yesterday, asking all Texans to conserve energy.  They have a real-time chart on […]
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Shoe Leather Longevity

I read one of those “50 things Baby Boomers think are cool” lists this afternoon.  Big mistake!  I took special umbrage about #38, “wearing their favorite New Balance tennis shoes from the ’80s out on […]
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Turn it Off

Technically, the most direct way to save energy with electrical appliances is, well, to turn it off.  Lights in empty rooms. Exterior security lights. Computers. Monitors. Televisions. Stereos. Cable boxes. Charging pads. Except. Even when […]