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Stacey @xstitcher (39034) • Petaluma, California 5 Sep 22

Hello, all! It's 8:09 a.m. by my computer clock, and I got on line to see we're having another "Flex Alert"--Warnings of extreme heat and ways to conserve electricity certain times during the day so that there will not be power...

The Empire State Building will be lit today.

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...

led bulbs

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Trying to be Smart about Smart Days

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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What do you mean when you say...

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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what is your opinion aboth Earth Hour ?

earninhobby @earninhobby (381) • India 10 Apr 10

I think Earth Hour is very essential inorder to save Electrical Energy. What do you think about this ?

Pay a penny more for a better world?

cyberfluf @cyberfluf (4996) • Netherlands 19 Feb 10

When I go shopping I try to buy as much honest products as I get. Biological food, fairtrade but also beauty products that haven't been tested on animals and with as little chemicals as possible. I don't mind paying a bit more...

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Cutting the energy use by schools

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...

energy use

saving energy

school costs

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How Much?

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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Go To A Car Wash

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...

car wash

saving energy

saving water

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EarthDay is Coming Do you hand wash dishes or use a dishwasher?

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...

dishwasher

dishwashing

doing the roght thing

earthday

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Compact fluorescent bulbs

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...

compact fluorescent bulbs

headaches

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I Want To Hear Your New Year Resolutions

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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Can you tell me how much I'll save now that my Fridge is no longer on Steroids?

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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Solar S'mores

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...

candy bars

chocolate candy

cooking

kids summer activities

recipes

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smores

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Buy Energy Star-rated heating and cooling equipment

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...

going green

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Life Earth: r u willing to sacrifice comfort to benefit the environment?

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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