Alan Graham
Latest Stories from Alan Graham - Page 5
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From the Forums: Healthy Food for a New Dog?
inkabinkaboo182 has a new dog:
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From the Forums: Average Summer Energy Use
This fall I asked people in the forums to track their electricity use to have a comparison between different size homes, different sized families, and different areas of the country.
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From the Forums: Cut Power Bills With Timers
From the HowTo Forum comes a tutorial on saving electricity and money by using timers:
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From the Forums: Home Battery Inventory
How many devices at home do you have that use a battery? That was the question I pondered when I recently went into my battery drawer and found I was out of AA Alkalines. I thought to myself, before buying more of the same, what devices do I own where
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From the Forums: Sustainable Christianity
Do Christians have anything to offer the conversation when it comes to the environment?
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From the Forums: Save BIG Money With An Electric Blanket
Did you know that the simple act of lowering the thermostat for 8 hours at night can save you 1%-3% in energy for every degree you drop? Turning your thermostat from 72º to 65º for eight hours a day can save as much as 10% on your annual heating
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TreeHugger Educator's Forum
At TreeHugger, we're not only dedicated to keeping you informed on environmental issues, but we're also committed to providing everyone with the resources they need to make their lives a little greener and a little better.
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From the Forums: Winter is Coming
Winter is coming and already the predictions are that we're about to face a long harsh one. This past winter in Portland (my first) I'm told was unseasonably long. It was pretty brutal, both cold and wet.
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Quick Look: Sonos Gets Green(er)
I've written before about the idea of green music. The idea is to cut your footprint by investing in high quality equipment (not gadgets) with a long shelf life, low energy or Energy star compliant, ROHS compliant, obsolescence resistance, streaming
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From the Forums: Drill Here Drill Now
Today this country consumes about 20,000,000 barrels of oil
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From the Forums: Grocery Store Stupid Human Tricks
Ok... So I am at the grocery store the other day in the veggie isle. I am waiting for a lady in front of me to finish so I decide to watch her.
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From the Forums: I'm An Energy Hog
I must confess, I'm an energy hog. I have a diesel truck, a 10-cylinder car, a big air conditioned house in the desert, and.. and... and....
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From the Forums: Utah's 4 Day Work Week!
Around 17,000 or 20 percent of all Utah state workers will shift to a new four-day, ten-hour work schedule beginning in August as part of the state’s one-year "Working 4 Utah" pilot program to save energy and money. By shutting down
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From the Forums: Garden Photo Winners
Well the 22nd of June has come and gone and we've had a lot of interest in our forum garden photo contest. The point was not only to share our gardens with each other, but to inspire others to realize that you don't need a lot of land, and in some
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From the Forums: Last Chance to Win a Gift Card!
My personal mission is inspiring the return of the Victory Garden, or basically getting more and more people to grow their own food. One misconception is that you need a lot of land for a garden, but I grew lots of herbs, peas, lettuce, and tomatoes in
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From the Forums: New Furnace, AC, and a Roof!
I am new here, after learning our roof needs replacing due to failed shingles. Also, our 16-year-old air cond/furnace need replacing. I am trying to find information on getting the most energy-efficient/green unit. If anyone has advice I
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From the Forums: Death of the Suburbs
Forum member stevejust is wondering, with the price of gas what it is, are we looking at the end of suburbia? Is it unsustainable?
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From the Forums: Greening Your Significant Other
So I have been part of the env movement for a number of years and know a lot about everything that goes into our day-to-day lives, connections, consequences, and so on. About 6 months back I got
