Fast Fact: Last year, Americans using Energy Star appliances saved enough energy to power 10 million homes.
– U.S. Department of Energy
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Have you seen the video about the woman who gets a 300 page iPhone bill? Check it out.
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Did you open a box of Christmas decorations last weekend and discover that your strings of lights have burned out? Click here to find out how to recycle them so that they don’t end up in a landfill.
Photo courtesy of Flickr. This is NOT Recycla’s gloriously tacky house. (Although she kind of wishes it were. She really likes the juxtaposition of the nativity, the palm trees, and all the Santa stuff)
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Want to find out which appliances are sucking the money right out of your account? Click here to read more.
Forget PC vs. Mac. The real question to ask yourself is desktop computer vs. laptop. According to The Daily Green, laptops are hands down the winners in this one, as they use a fraction of the energy of a desk top computer (15-25 watts per session vs. 125).
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