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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Leasing the Sun

December 14, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Installing solar panels to generate your home electricity has many benefits:  

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Please (Don’t) Stand By

November 24, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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You may not know that your appliances—cell phone chargers, desktop computers, computer monitors, printers, televisions, DVD players, microwaves, coffee makers, and more—drain energy anytime they’re plugged into a socket, regardless of whether they’re turned on or off. And many electronics, like your plasma TV, don’t actually go all the way off—they continue using “standby power.” [...]

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