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Use washable cleaning rags, dish sponges and napkins

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
Throwing away paper products like napkins and paper towels is such a waste -- filling up landfills and taking trees. We bought cheap and attractive...
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Vinegar, baking soda and hot water are your friends

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
Baking soda cleans, deodorizes, softens water and scours (say goodbye to Comet!). Vinegar cuts grease and removes mildew, odors, some stains and...
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Don't rinse plates; scrape food off instead. Most dishwashers remove food residues and pre-rinsing can waste as much as 20 gallons per load

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
After a large meal at home, opening up the tap to rinse away food residues can seem like the quickest way to flush the remains down the garbage...
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Only run the dishwasher on full loads. No matter how efficient your washer is, running it half full wastes twice the water. Load up.

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
Dishwashers have become much more efficient over the last decade, with new EPA Energy Star-rated machines using as little as three gallons per load...
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Don't pay to heat the outdoors. Seal and insulate your home to keep warm air inside. You could save up to $400 annually

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
Most people can handle sealing jobs if they have good quality caulk (i.e, not too watery) and learn to handle a caulk gun. Weather stripping is...
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Fix leaky toilets, they can waste an extra 200 gallons of fresh water every day

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
Toilets can be the greatest water waster in a home, and inefficient toilets can use up to 20 gallons a day. But if the toilet is leaking water, the...
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Switch to a low flow showerhead. Choose one that "aerates the water" and you can keep up the pressure while halving water use

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
Using less water in the shower saves you the expense of heating it while also helping stave off drought, a serious problem, particularly in the...
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Find creative cooling solutions

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
To control heat intake, and effectively, energy-consumption, consider covering windows that receive a lot of sun with semi-opaque polycarbonate...
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Build walls with dirt

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
When in construction mode, consider using pneumatically impacted stabilized earth (PISE), which is a nearly perfect building material. The...
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Alternate heating systems

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Christina Huh
Nov 25, 2010
There are alternatives to forced-air heating systems, particularly in mild climates such as California. Consider a grid-tied photovoltaic approach,...
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