If you crack a lot of eggs, there's something you can do with the shells to help our feathered friends. Because female birds are drained of calcium when they are laying eggs, they love to find eggshells and consume them for all of the nutritional benefits. The National Audubon Society suggests that before you put chicken eggshells out, they need to be rinsed and sterilized. Just rinse and bake them at 250 degrees on a cookie tray until dry. Then cool and sprinkle the shells near a birdfeeder or a place where birds drink water.

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One of the perks of traveling to and staying at seaside destinations is the wide variety of fresh, tasty seafood that is available at local restaurants. When you eat at these establishments, ask about locally caught seafood before ordering. While many restaurants have a wide variety to meet customer choices, it's the local stuff that's traveled the least; it's the freshest, and it has the smallest carbon footprint.

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Do you have wireless internet streaming all over the house 24 hours a day, seven days a week? Make the pledge to turn off your wireless router each and every night to cut down on electricity use and to help preserve the life of your router. Need one more reason? Many health experts believe wireless signals can also emit potentially harmful electronic magnetic fields. Connecting your router to an electrical strip can make it easy to turn on and off.

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