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Have you ever thought about helping the environment? Have you ever ask yourself how can I help by going green? Today I am going to show you some ways to go green plus save money doing it, starting today?

Here is a simple cost-effective way to save money on your heating and cooling bill. Do you own a caulking gun? If not you can purchase one for a few dollars or maybe borrow one from your neighbor. The only thing you will have to purchase is some tubes of silicone caulking. Start my sealing cracks around your window sills and doors. By eliminating air passing under and through windows and doors you will be on your way to going green. You are reducing your energy cost ever so slightly but take that times thousands of homes you are helping save gas, oil, and electricity.

Also make sure you have good weather seals around all your entrance doors. While we are on the subject of sealing our house let us look at insulation. Insulation should be checked in your attic and walls to make sure you have adequate amounts. There are websites that discuss the proper amount of insulation and how R-factor determines if you have enough.

Next, every time that a light bulb goes bad try replacing it with one of the new CFL bulbs or LED type. Each time you replace an incandescent with one of the new types your electric utility bill will slowly start to decrease. I don’t know about you, but anytime I can reduce my utility cost it is extra money in my pocket.

Here is one tip that is going to save you a boat load of money and help reduce energy consumption, hot water usage. My setting the temperature back just 10 degree you can save 3%-5% in energy cost. The rule of thumb is for every 10 degree of setback you save between 3%-5% energy cost. If you go on vacation for any length of time, put your water heater on its lowest setting.

Still on the subject of hot water and water usage in general, try taking shorter showers and wash your clothes using the cold water cycle. There are many detergents designed for cold water cleaning.

If you own electronic devices such as, computers, TVs, or other types of appliances make sure when you purchase a new one that it has the energy star sticker on it which indicates it has been approved as an energy-saving device by government standards. One quick tip here, if you are able to set your computer to the sleep mode after so many minutes then you can save between 15-20 watts of power over normal operation.

Using these few tips, you can go green that I have suggested, can help save our environment, plus put extra money in your pocket. Please take the time now to plan the way you want to go green, write down how much you want to help our planet, and good luck.

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Everyone knows about the constant talk about going green and helping are planet’s environmental issues. But, are there any rules to follow or should we really be concerned? That is why I decided to write this “Green Guide for Today’s Household”, a short guide to help you make decisions about green living.

The first thing I would like to discuss is the products we buy and how each person can do their part. Many items that we use around the house are very toxic because they contain chemicals that can either harm us or our waterways. Many manufacturers are seeing the need and concerns for better eco-friendly products. I have even noticed special shelves in our grocery stores that feature green products. So, the next time you buy your cleaning products, buy green and help our environment. This is one small way we can all help by being aware of the products we purchase.

If you have a garden or yard that you keep groomed all of the time then I know the challenge it is to keep the pest away. Pesticides also come in green mixtures that work as well as the dangerous ones sold by many big chemical companies. That also gets me on the subject of water use. Try this; get yourself a 55 gallon drum so that you can collect rain water. Use the rain water to water your yard and garden in exchange you are saving our number one natural resource and besides natural rain water is better than our treated drinking water. Again, you are helping our planet by saving water.

Many of our foods contain preservatives that would scare anyone. It seems like we become the foods we eat. It is really time to take a good hard look at what we put in our mouth. You can help save problems with your health by buying items that are organic, that do not contain preservatives or other things that might make you glow in the dark. We know that some of these items in our food have been tagged as cancer causing, but who knows the long-term effect on our children many years from now.

This next item really is in a class of its own and that is energy. There are many ways that you can contribute to saving energy. One way is to cut back on your energy usage; use less hot water, set your heating and cooling thermostat to either higher setting during the summer and a lower setting during the winter, wash your clothes in cold water, are just a few examples of ways to save energy at home.

In this short green guide I have listed a few ways you can contribute to a greener lifestyle. If each and every one of us would do his or her part we can stop the depletion of our natural resources.

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