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Can you actually live without a microwave oven?
By Linda Cornelius ecogal Author and Designer The answer is: yes, you can! It’s just a question of being smart and getting all the same benefits but in different ways, and here are a few of your quick and easy options: Replace the microwave with a smart oven The specialty of a smart oven is…
Read Full PostRobert Swan: Let’s save the last pristine continent
Here is a great TED Talk we like to share. As he says in the video: “A survivor sees the problem, and does not go ‘whatever’”. A really good way to look at this! 2041 will be a pivotal year for our planet. That year will mark the end of a 50-year agreement to keep…
Read Full PostShopping wisely: a few tips for the new year and new you
By Linda Cornelius ecogal Author and Designer When I shop, I often make it known to shop owners if I would like to see a product on their shelves. This way I inform them of my eco/green wishes and create a vision for them: by offering more desired goods, the customers would buy them. And…
Read Full PostTrade off for building green
What choices matter most? Not the ones you think In a short, funny, data-packed talk at TED U, Catherine Mohr walks through all the geeky decisions she made when building a green new house — looking at real energy numbers, not hype. Catherine Mohr Roboticist Catherine Mohr works on surgical robots and robotic surgical procedures,…
Read Full PostFilter your own safe drinking water instantly
Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. Find out more at LifeSaverSystems.com
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