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Do your planet a favor - reduce junk mail & get off catalog mailing lists. Go to: www.catalogchoice.org

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The most commonly used DIY drain cleaner is using one cup of baking soda and one cup of cider vinegar. The intense foaming action, followed by running plenty of hot water, is good routine maintenance

Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/4-effective-and-natural-diy-drain-cleaners.html#ixzz1clQUWNcm

Green Tip of the Day

An oldie but a goodie - turn the water off when you brush. You'll save around 4 gallons of water by doing so.

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Green Tip of the Day

When the weather starts getting cooler (like now), clean your furnace air filters once a month. The heater uses more energy when it's full of dust.

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The installation of thousands of trash screens beneath nearly every storm drain that flows into the lower Los Angeles River has been completed, authorities announced Tuesday.

The project spans 16 cities and is expected to keep 840,000 pounds of debris -- the equivalent of about 450 Volkswagen Beetles -- from reaching the ocean each year, according to the Gateway Authority, a coalition of cities and public water agencies in southeastern L.A. County that undertook the project using $10 million in federal stimulus dollars.

Green Tip of the Day

If you have to drive - quit your idle ways. Park & go into the bank, restaurant or Starbucks – you’ll save gas & reduce harmful CO2.

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Green Tip of the Day

Appliances drain energy, even when not in use. It's easy to unplug things like toasters, coffee makers, hair dryers, fans, etc. & replug when you want to use.

#unplug #green tips

Green Halloween Tips of the Day

Bake seeds from your pumpkin - then compost it, recycle your costume, & take reusable bags trick-or-treating.

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Highlights from the Environmental Media Awards 2011. Amazing environmental messaging from Justin Timberlake, Nicole Richie, Norman Lear, Aubrey Plaza & Nick Offerman, and more!

Green Remedy of the Day

Add ½ cup of baking soda to the rinse cycle of your washing machine, it'll act as a natural fabric softener.

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Recycling is a gateway drug to further environmental activism.

Ed Begley Jr.

Green Tip of the Day

CFL light bulbs use 25% of the energy required by "regular" light bulbs. Save money while saving the planet!

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Green Home Remedy of the Day

Got stinky shoes? Take a pair of socks, put 1/4 to 1/2 cup of baking soda in each, and shove into the shoes overnight. Voila!

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