Have you ever heard the term “embodied energy?” It refers to energy that has already been spent to create something….
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efficiency
Elbow grease on the industrial economy
My effort to use less doesn’t always come easily. As a product of my own over-consuming and unconscious society, I’m…
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Depression-era planning for today and tomorrow
The debt debate out of Washington exhibited many qualities. But sanity wasn’t among them. In fact, the smart money says…
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Road trip
Summer’s here and the livin’ is easy. Well anyway, summer’s almost here. And what that means for lots of folks…
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Keep your cool
With summer just around the corner many of us are getting those transitional days when the temperature spikes, leaving us…
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Hanging it up
Today is the celebration of National Hanging Out Day. It’s a day of action to encourage people to line dry…
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