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Don’t Let Mosquitoes Bug Your BBQ

Were you “bugged” at your BBQ last weekend?  Next time, solve the problem NOT by spraying toxic chemicals but by using your BBQ to chase mosquitoes away from your family picnic.  Just toss some rosemary or sage onto the coals.

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Put Your Fish to Work

Don’t waste that water your fish have enriched with nutrients.  When cleaning the fish tank, use the water on your plants and trees. You think it’s scummy; they think it’s yummy.

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ReStore Your Home

As you plan repairs and remodel, check to see if Habitat for Humanity has a ReStore in your community. They sell quality used and new goods and furniture at 50-70% off retail. Help the Earth, save money, and support a great cause, all at the same time.

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Stop That Junk Mail Now!

Learn how to atop junk mail at Eco Cycle. Meanwhile, recycle it and newspapers.  Each mature tree this saves will consume thirteen pounds of carbon dioxide per year.  And the energy saved by recycling a single ton of paper can heat your home for six months.

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Harmful Mermaid’s Tears

Some cosmetics contain plastic microbeads (AKA mermaid’s tears) that end up in our water system and harm wildlife.  Do NOT wash them down the drain.  Tighten the cap and toss unwanted product into the trash to be gobbled up by the landfill.

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Once You’ve Unwrapped Those Gifts….

DON’T BURN THAT GIFT WRAP IN YOUR FIREPLACE!  The metals and ink in much of the paper cause many fires each year and send harmful particulates into the air we breathe.

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Ice Plant or Not, Ice Cubes are Handy

If you drop an ice cube (or not), stick it into a houseplant.  Because ice cubes melt slowly,  there’s not the usual water overflow into the saucer waiting to evaporate and be wasted.

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Saving Can Be Cool in the Summer

Here are a few hints to keep your house–and so yourself–cool this summer: 1) Open up the window coverings when sunlight isn’t streaming through, then close when the sun hits the windows. 2) Use light-colored, loose-weave mesh shades to let in light and keep out heat. 3) Apply reflective (also called low-emissivity, or “low-e”) coatings to the outside of windows. Then, sit back, relax, and enjoy the comfort, knowing that, by not using your AC, you’re saving energy and money.

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Toxic Flame Retardants in Your Bed

Looking for furniture, mattress, or children’s items that do not contain toxic flame-retardant chemicals but are fire-resistant?  Go to http://greensciencepolicy.org/topics/consumer   Chemical flame retardants do a good job but are harmful to your health and the health of the Earth. So why not give these others a try?

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Grow a Healthy Adult

Help your kids avoid respiratory problems as adults by having greenery around your home now. So says new research. They’ve discovered that children who grow up playing in and around green space are less prone to asthma and wheezing during adulthood. Read more about this at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918180504.htm

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