11/12/10

Charge electronics during the day to save energy. Leaving personal electronics -- cell phones, smart phones, iPods, laptop computers -- plugged in all night wastes energy because the batteries fully charge before you wake up. By recharging these items during the day, you can see when the battery is juiced and then unplug it without wasting energy.

11/11/10

It seems the iPad has taken America by storm. One way to go green with your iPad is to subscribe to magazines digitally instead of getting them in the mail. You'll cut back on paper usage and you'll have a place to safely store your favorite issues electronically. One electronic newsstand I like is zinio.com, which offers mainstream titles like Cosmopolitan and Men's Health.

11/10/10

Many people want to know what ingredients are in their favorite beauty products, but some products are a little vague when you look at their packaging. One way to get the complete ingredient list is to search for your favorite products online at websites such as sephora.com or beauty.com. These sites have complete ingredient lists that you can look up and then cross-reference on websites such as the Environmental Working Group's cosmeticsdatabase.com. The more you know, the better you'll feel.