Archive for the ‘Three Green Rs’ Category
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
After giving myself a giant environmentally-friendly pat on the back for how green it was for me to buy a used washer and dryer, a big hole was pointed out in my argument.
I had considered the costs of electricity and manufacturing, but neglected to consider water costs. Commenter "First Step" ...
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
What's more, there are likely a few more appliances that I'd be eager to buy used, even though there are more efficient, "greener" versions being made today.
I mentioned in the roundup that we bought a used clothes washer and dryer. We found the advertisement on our local Craigslist, went up, ...
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
A friend at work mentioned a few days ago that he was interested in getting some solar panels. He's already taken a few steps to make his family more self-sufficient and less reliant on public utilities, and this is the next step.
I began to wonder what kind of money solar ...
Posted in Gas and Oil, Three Green Rs, Uncategorized | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
A couple of weeks ago our electric water heater began leaking out the bottom. I had an older copy of Black & Decker Complete Home Repair and it told me a couple of things. First, there was no repairing mine; it needed to be replaced. Second, it appeared that I ...
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