Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Do you think Energy Star appliances are too expensive? Well, think again.
Energy Star estimates that the average cost of a standard refridgerator is
$1070 and an Energy Star fridge is $1100 … just $30 more.
Dishwashers have no differences at all. You will pay approximately $540.
You can always find dishwashers on sale and may be able to get one cheaper.
You will realise a savings on either appliance from 1 to 4 years, so going
green with Energy Star is a no brainer.
One myth that has lingered for years in regard to low-flow fixtures and (more…)
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Here we go with some little tidbits ……
100 million trees worth of junk mail arrives in American mail boxes each year.
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Every year, 20 million tons of packaging goes into landfills. (more…)
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