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marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
14 Feb 17
Today, the Empire State Building will be lit honoring Valentine“s Day.
I heard in the news a couple of days ago that the building ownership had changed the traditional bulbs for LED bulbs some time ago.
Now, reading online, ot...
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Barbara Radisavlejvic
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
19 Aug 15
I mentioned in a recent discussion that I had signed up for the PG&E Smart Day program to try to save on my electric bills. That means I have to be willing to cut way back on using electricity between 2 and 7 whenever they call a...
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marguicha
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
9 May 11
I want to make a difference? To you talk about your home and family, about your immediate surroundings, or do you think of a wider scope?
Some people talk about recycling a can or giving a kiss, others imagine saving the planet....
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bobmnu
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
1 Jul 08
Should the schools lead the way in reducing the use of energy by reducing the number of days school is in session? What would happen if you increased the school day to 8 hours and held classes 4 days a week. You would save 20% on...
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Marie Anne
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
24 Jun 08
I'm on a fixed income and lost a good percentage of it a few months ago, so I'm scrimping and saving every way that I can. I'm a very frugal person to begin with, but I've had to take it even further than normal.
I've been...
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deeeky
@deeeky (3667)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
1 May 08
Professional car washes are often more efficient with water consumption.
If everyone in the U.S. who washes their car themselves took just one visit to the car wash we could save nearly 8.7 billion gallons of water.
That's a...
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raydene
@raydene (9871)
• United States
13 Apr 08
Did you know that is you use a dishwasher
you save money?
This is a quote from a email"
Using the dishwasher is actually better for the planet than washing dishes by hand.
The average energy-efficient dishwasher uses...
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revdauphinee
@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
5 Jan 08
Compact fluorescent bulbs, the twisted looking replacement lights that use as little as one fourth the power of their common incandescent counterparts (and last much longer), are being adopted worldwide in an effort to reduce...
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bryan21764
@bryan21764 (277)
• United States
1 Jan 08
I would like to hear what other peoples resolutions are. I want real ones that people are actually going to do "not lose 50 lbs by the end of January and stuff like that".
I want to hear new year resolutions that are really...
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120752)
• United States
13 Nov 07
I've been in my apartment less than a year, and I noticed things in my fridge have always been really cold. It didn't bother me because I usually didn't have much food in there, just bottles of water and some juice. But I noticed...
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creematee
@creematee (2810)
• United States
31 Jul 07
On my quest to find some wind energy information for another post, I ran across this recipe. It sounds like fun, and I know my kids would love it! Thought I'd share it with everyone...
The recipe and other energy activities for...
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estherlou
@estherlou (5015)
• United States
29 Jul 07
"If one household in 10 bought Energy Star--rated heating and cooling equipment, the change in greenhouse-gas emissions would be equivalent to taking 1.5 million cars off the road." That's an amazing statistic! "Install an Energy...
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seagoddess28
@seagoddess28 (873)
• Canada
8 Jul 07
Yesterday and last night"s "planetary concert" supposed to raise consciousness about global warming was a huge hit in terms of attendance and viewership: over two billion people in the audience (both live and through tv). Did you...
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