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Creating a Green Office Environment
Posted by admin in General News on December 28th, 2009
Creating a Green Office Environment
By Amy Nutt
When making our lifestyle more environmentally friendly, a lot of attention is given to homes. Because people spend much of their time at work, greening an office is often just as important. Taking the time to save energy and use less resources at work will go a long way to protecting the environment.
Computer Energy Efficiency: Computers are a main fixture in every business and corporation. Business computers can waste more than one billion dollars worth of electricity a year. Cut down on energy use by turning off the computer at the end of business day. Throughout the work day, set your computer on sleep during short breaks and while you are at lunch. Employers should purchase energy-saving computers, monitors, and printers. Donate old computers to charity organizations. This will reduce the number of computers entering a landfill. Read the rest of this entry »
Buy a New Home With Green Features
Posted by admin in General News on December 14th, 2009
Buy a New Home With Green Features
By Sonia C Llesol
The housing market may be presently having a rough time, but there are still many people looking to buy a new home. Whether you are purchasing a house for the first time or a seasoned homebuyer, it is important to remember that buying a house is one of the biggest decisions in your life. The size, location and style of your house, as well as what you plan to do create a huge impact on your life.
With this in mind, consider the benefits of an eco-friendly home features as you go house hunting. Eco-friendly homes help protect nature, but also less expensive. The benefits of buying a green-featured home includes reduction in pollution, greater energy efficiency, healthier air indoors, preservation of natural resources such as native habitats and water and lower maintenance costs. These homes also maintain their value even in the current slow real estate market, appraising up to fifteen percent more than conventional homes. Read the rest of this entry »
What Is Better For The Environment Then The Electric Car? An Electric Motorcycle
Posted by admin in General News on November 24th, 2009
By Frank Strider
We are all aware of the fact that the earth is warming up and people all over this planet are trying their best to preserve some of the resources nature has given us. At the same time we are doing the best we can to reduce the damage we have done to the earth.
You do not have to be a believer in global warming or a scientist not even think of your own conspiracy to see that it’s important we don’t use up all of earths resource as if they would never dry out. Emitting Carbon dioxin causes damage to our ozone layer which can’t be repaired. This simple fact is one of the most used reason by people to choose a vehicle that is fuel-efficient the next time they by a new car. And there are people who know that you can get much more miles from a gallon of gasoline when you buy a motorcycle.
Although riding a motorcycle really does save a lot of gasoline and thus helps a lot in preserving the resources of this earth, there is an even better thing to do. Why not buy an electric motorcycle? That would be a fantastic choice if you want a method of transport that you can rely on, that saves you money and also saves the resources of this planet.
Advantages
Yes the initial costs of an electric motorcycle is often higher than a motorcycle that runs on gasoline but they have a lot of good things going for them that really makes it worth the initial investment. The longer you ride on one of them the more money you save, because fuel costs alone is far cheaper then with a gasoline motor, it is about one-tenth of cost.
They are also (almost) silent and extremely friendly for our environment because of the fact that no gas is emitted at all. No dust particles that get in to the air. And as they use electricity you will not be seeing a gas station again you just need to plug it in at home to charge the batteries. Read the rest of this entry »
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