Tag: home
member name: Simple Steps
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March 19, 2009 01:22 PM EDT --
There are some things it's hard to get around to doing -- even when they're making a 'drip, drip' noise. Celebrate 'Fix a Leak' week by checking your faucets, showers and toilets . . .
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November 26, 2008 04:25 PM EST --
Today's digital televisions are bigger and better-and, with almost a hundred channels, DVDs and video games, they're also on more hours a day. If you're like most people, your television is . . .
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March 07, 2008 05:36 PM EST --
You'd never tell your child to go play with dangerous chemicals such as pesticides. But even when we take precautions to reduce the use of toxic pesticides in our homes there's still a risk to . . .
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April 10, 2008 10:04 AM EDT --
If you made improvements to your home in 2007 to make it more energy efficient, you may be eligible for a tax credit. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 encouraged homeowners to invest in cleaner technology . . .
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May 02, 2008 12:26 PM EDT --
First the good news. At least we don't have mice. My two clean, lovely cats cover that beat. But cockroaches, we're not so lucky. A few months ago, our family spent a couple of weeks out of town. . . .
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September 18, 2008 01:03 AM EDT --
Doing the dishes doesn't have to be an environmentally taxing chore. Running a new Energy Star dishwasher full is the best, most efficient method of doing the dishes. It's also the least time-consuming. . . .
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October 01, 2008 05:24 PM EDT --
There's no better place to start saving energy than in the kitchen. Even if you're not ready to replace your major appliances, there's plenty you can do to make your kitchen more energy efficient. . . .
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August 09, 2008 11:26 PM EDT --
Changing your light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs is among the easiest things you can do to save energy at home. CFLs use far less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs which means less pollution . . .
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April 16, 2008 02:24 PM EDT --
For the entire first year of my daughter's life I used polycarbonate bottles.
For the first 3 months I boiled them every night and scrubbed the insides with a . . .
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