A Healthy Planet, A Healthy You

Green living is good for the soul! This page is for tips and ways to help reduce our carbon footprint, making us a little lighter in more than one way!

Tip for the Week

When you wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket or covering, you can reduce standby heat losses by 25%–45%, which works out to be about 4% – 9% of water heating costs. Pre-cut jackets are available from around $10–$20, which pretty much pays for itself in about a year of heating savings.
-Pamela 

Tip for the Week

I had no idea that laundry detergents and some other cleaners might contain phosphates.  These get into rivers and lakes and increase algae life, blocking the sun and killing marine life.  Make your spring cleaning easy on critters, the air, your home, and the water supply by using these simple tips...
Green Cleaning
-Pamela 

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