Tell Us How You Go Green And Win!

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Permalink Reply by Heather on May 5, 2009 at 6:31pm

The newest "green" thing we have done is changing all of our surge protectors to CONSERVE surge protectors. When you are done with your electronics you flip a switch that cuts off all the power. No more wasting power on electronics that drain energy even when they aren't in use.

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Permalink Reply by Erin on May 5, 2009 at 6:53pm

One of the things we have done is change all of light bulbs to energy savers. We also Installed a timer in the bathroom to cut down on shower time, and joined our communities energy saving program in which they came out to our home and gave us some information and tips in regards to other ways to conserve energy etc.

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Permalink Reply by Kaelo on May 5, 2009 at 8:55pm

We collect rainwater in our eco-friendly 'rain' barrel to re-use to water plants or the garden, when it doesn't rain. This saves us from having to water using the garden hose. We also use all of our food kitchen waste in the compost pile, and use composted food waste and grass clippings for fertilizer in the garden.

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Permalink Reply by Kimberly B on May 5, 2009 at 10:31pm

We just replaced every bulb in our house with new CFL bulbs. I've also just recently started composting, trying to reduce our waste more and help our flower beds out.

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Permalink Reply by Milcah Syner on May 5, 2009 at 11:04pm

I go behind my children and turn of lights. Also instead of turning the heat and air down or up, I turn it off when I can and also keep the water heater down. I'm working on more! :)

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Permalink Reply by rebecca lapointe on May 6, 2009 at 9:22pm

Switched our outside lighted walkway to solar lights.

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Permalink Reply by Cat 3 Kids and Us on May 7, 2009 at 12:35am

We've stopped buying paper towels and use reusable cloths called Skoy Cloths.

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Permalink Reply by katrina mroczek on May 7, 2009 at 1:24am

we replaced light bulbs and i use all the new clorox products and of course recycle.

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Permalink Reply by kathy on May 7, 2009 at 1:57am

We replaced all the light bulbs,and when the kids takes baths we use the water to water all our plants.

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Permalink Reply by Ashley Wood on May 7, 2009 at 7:33am

Our family has increased this year with the birth of our second son and decreased funding due to my hubby loosing his job so we have bought eco friendly products, changed the bulbs, turned the computer off at night, went paperless with most statements, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Carol Naes on May 7, 2009 at 8:40am

use those twisty light bulbs, recycle magazines, newspapers, aluminum cans, etc..

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Permalink Reply by Melanie Sartain on May 7, 2009 at 9:30am

We unplug everything not in use as much as possible, use CFL bulbs to replace bulbs when they burn out, buy green products as we run out of our other cleaning products and buy locally grown produce as much as possible. Also, we recycle and have for years!

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