8/25/12

Ever wonder what to do with an old kitchen sponge? Here's an energy-saving idea: Use it to make your window air conditioning unit more energy efficient. Cut the dry sponge into strips, and use it to plug the gaps between your air conditioner and window. This will keep hot air outdoors and cool air indoors.

8/24/12

Did you know all of the spam email filling your inbox isn't just a pain to go through and delete, but it's also costing you a lot of money? The extra hours spent poring through unwanted emails and deleting them wastes electricity that can average up to $110 a year. To save time and energy, activate the spam filter on your email account. Or, have two email accounts -- one strictly for email and another you use for newsletters, updates and whenever you make a purchase online.

8/23/12

While an undyed, unbleached organic cotton T-shirt is the absolute greenest tee to buy, it isn't always the easiest to find. Instead, do the next best thing: Choose white T-shirts rather colored shirts. A typical T-shirt requires about 6.6 gallons of water to dye and process from white to a color. Choosing a conventional white T-shirt saves water, reduces chemical dyes and saves energy. If everyone did this, we'd save billions of gallons of water.