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Written by Beverly Saltonstall
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 07:01 |
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You can use the following online calculator to get a rough “ballpark” estimate of your personal or family’s greenhouse gas emissions and explore the impact of taking various actions to reduce your emissions.
If you're trying to decide whether to invest in a more energy-efficient appliance or you'd like to determine your electricity loads, you may want to estimate appliance energy consumption.
For a list of Chemicals that have been found in the home that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing), view the list using this link.
Shop Local Farmers Markets
One tip for going green is to purchase local food products to avoid the problem of "food miles" causing pollution. By adding your zip code, this link will tell you were there are local farmers markets in your area.
Meat Label Decoder
From the prestigious National Geographic Magazine's Green Website comes this informative link on what all the labels mean on organic meat. Confused about the terms "organic", "certified" and "USDA Certified", this will help decode those labels.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 January 2010 03:58 |
