If your office still has a fax machine, a scanner, a copier, consider the savings "400 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year "by upgrading to an all-in-one product.

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Whenever you can, download your music, instead of purchasing a CD. If you want to recycle your CDs and DVDs, visit the Compact Disc Recycling Center of America at http://www.cdrecyclingcenter.com/ to find the nearest recycling center, or visit http://www.cdrecyclingforfree.com/.  The latter accepts your mailed CDs and DVDs; you pay the postage.
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PDAs, cell phones, and batteries contain lead that can end up in the groundwater supply if not disposed of properly. The next time you are updating your PDA, consider gigabytes and lead. Look for devices that are RoHS- (Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive) compliant. These devices adhere to directives that ban the use of hazardous [...]

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Statistics show that paying for your next commercial car wash could be much more water-efficient than doing it yourself with the garden hose. A typical commercial car wash uses 100 gallons less water per car wash than a home wash, and, in many cases, professional car wash facilities also reuse and recycle the rinse water.

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Nearly half of all Americans surveyed said they will make a "green" new year’s resolution this year, according to a poll released by Tiller, LLC. So why not resolve to cut down on your daily water use?
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American uses about 100 gallons of water per day [...]

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 The purpose of green building is to reduce energy use, conserve water, improve indoor air quality and reduce reliance on nonrenewable natural resources. Thanks to two new books in the popular "For Dummies" series, you’ll now find the process more approachable and easy to understand.
"Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies" (Wiley) covers everything from examining [...]

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You may want to give credit where credit is due to Al Gore and his global warming campaign the next time you fill your car with gasoline, because there is a direct connection between Global Warming and four dollar a gallon gas.  It is shocking, but true, to learn that the entire Global Warming frenzy [...]

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