This week’s Do One Thing is a simple one that costs nothing and only saves money. We did this growing up and it’s more important than ever now. Do you really need to run the drying cycle of your dishwasher? Just stop the dishwasher once the wash cycle is done and prop open the door. [...]
Contrary to public opinion, your tap water is probably perfectly safe to drink. Studies have shown that many bottled water brands actually have more contaminants than municipal tap water has! We have used a PUR filter on our faucet for years, and have never gotten into the cycle of buying bottled water week after week. [...]
This week’s Do One Thing is about renting cars. The next time you need to rent a car while on vacation or when your own is in the shop, consider renting a hybrid Toyota Prius or Honda Civic. When we lived in Los Angeles and only owned one car, we tried to rent a hybrid [...]
This week’s Do One Thing is about buying your music in digital format if possible. Sure, everyone likes having that new CD along with the booklet to look through, but once that initial excitement wears off, the CD and booklet go on the shelf and the plastic wrapping goes into the landfill. But how about [...]
This week’s Do One Thing is from my friend Courtney over at the National Resources Defense Council – Putting one recycling bin next to each trash can in the house can really make recycling a mindless lazyman”™s task. Which is great if you”™re already a busy person. All you have to do is remember which [...]
You know that sometimes, no matter how hard you try to remember them, you forget your bags when you head to the grocery store. We all do it, so don’t feel bad! I have always asked for paper bags when do forget so I can use them at home to hold our paper recycling, but [...]
I often get emails from readers asking for my advice on choosing one single thing to do to make their lives more “green” – and they often get an email back outlining several different things they could do instead! So in an effort to be more pinpointed about my responses and to keep it simple, [...]
