December 30th, 2007 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
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Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget: Up to you
Time required: Up to you
Estimated Impact: Up to you
Tip: Checkout earth911.org.
From the website:
“Earth 911 is a division of the cause media company Global Alerts. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Global Alerts has been the leading cause media company since 1991, creating and delivering a world-class Mass Notification System (MNS) platform and compelling websites and communities.
Its cause media channels include Earth911.com, Pets911.com and AmberAlert.com. Patent-pending technology and award-winning content from Global Alerts enable everyone to “Know Now, Act Fast and Make a Difference.”
It’s a beautiful website with loads of tips in different brought to you in several ways including videos.
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December 23rd, 2007 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget: Up to you
Time required: Up to you
Estimated Impact: Up to you
Tip: A great way to reduce on toxic waste is by using rechargeable batteries instead of disposable. But there are more options for charging your devices and one of them is solar power.
There are may options to harness the sun’s power. A few sites that I have ordered from myself include: solarstyle.com and siliconsolar.com, but there are many more. Just run a google search for “solar charging”, “solar power”, etc. and see for yourself.
There are products to charge rechargeable batteries, small electronics, laptops and even you entire house.
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December 19th, 2007 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget Required: free – $41 for 5 years
Time Required: couple of minutes
Estimated Impact: Huge, see www.41pounds.org/impact for details
Tip: There are several ways to reduce junkmail. There are free ways so you can diy: obviously.com/junkmail, ecofuture.org/jnkmail.html, globalstewards.org/junkmail.htm, junkbusters.com and opt-out.cdt.org
Also there are paid services: From the website www.41pounds.org: “The average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail each year. Our (41pounds.org) service stops 80-95% of unwanted catalogs and junk mail for you. We’ll (41pounds.org) contact dozens of companies on your behalf to STOP YOUR JUNK MAIL and PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.”
I can’t say if the paid service works since we’ve just only signed up. I’ll post an update in a month.
For more info checkout the website www.41pounds.org and www.41pounds.org/impact
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December 18th, 2007 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget required: $6+ per CFL lightbulb and $25+ per LED lightbulb depending on brand
Time required: couple of minutes
Estimated Impact: Varies, depends on you local utilities rate. For example a CFL lightbulb might save you about $15-$30 during its lifespan.
Tip: Most of the energy used by a regular incandescent lightbulb (about 90%-95%) is wasted by producing heat, not light. That means that a 60 watt lamp uses most of it’s energy to produce heat. Switching out an incandescent lightbulb for a Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb (CFL) or even a LED lightbulb might save you a lot of energy costs. Changing one lightbulb (also consider places like the lightbulb in your garage) can make a huge difference over time.
Also most people think these energy-savings bulbs give off a really ugly bright blue light when in fact this is not true for all brands. Just look at the packaging of the bulb and make sure it says “soft light”. The CFL lightbulb brand we use in our house that we’re really happy with is Bright Effects available at Lowes.
For comparison charts and more info checkout these resources:
From wikipedia:
Image: Lightbulb Comparison
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December 18th, 2007 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget required: $0-$10
Time required: Seconds
Estimated Impact: Save 250+ plastic or 100+ paper bags a year
Tip: Buy a large bag or two that you can reuse. In our case for example, we have a bag that, when loaded, almost fills the entire shopping. We got the bag at Ikea for under $1. You fold it up and throw it in your shopping cart, do your shopping and while checking out you pack the stuf into the reusable bag instead of plastic or paper. Outside the savings in plastic or paper it also has a great time-saving advantage since you now have fewer bags to pack in and out of your car. Make sure to get sturdy large bag you like and feels comfortable to you.
Also you may want to opt for a cooler. If you have any perishable items like dairy and meat products and you don’t want lying around in a warm car, you can also keep a reusable cooler in the back of your car. It can be a real fancy one or just one of those cheap ones you can pick up at Walgreens. They keep cool for a very long time and you can use them for years. This way you can also do some errands on your way back from shopping and you don’t have to race like hell drive fast
Calculate your personal impact
Example: Let’s say you shop every week and have an average of 5 plastic bags every time. Using this scenario you have just saved 260 plastic bags (5 bags per visit times the 52 weeks of a year, 5 x 52 ). Did you know it takes 20 years for a plastic bag to decompose? This way you will save the planet at least 5200 years of trying to decompose the one-time plastics you used for only about 30 minutes.
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