Are we only dreamin', or is this burning an eco-friendly flame? - Nope, we're wide awake. While fireplaces aren't the most efficient sources of heat, if you wanna kick it Little…
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Eternal Flame
December 19th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Scraping By
December 18th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Wanna help avoid those painfully high water bills? - You'll bruise less if you use less - so skip prerinsing your dishes before you put 'em in the dishwasher…just scrape off any…
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Online StoresGo Toward the LED Light
December 9th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
What are the holiday lights at the end of the tunnel? - Aren't you just dying to know? Easy: LED holiday lights. Switch to this heavenly little bit of technology to light things up using very…
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Online StoresCounter(top) Argument
November 14th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Are you debating whether to replace your kitchen surfaces? - Try rebutting this: Green countertops look great, have no known health risks (unlike granite's radiation), and incorporate…
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Cold Play
November 12th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Does a glance at your electricity bills make your voice go falsetto? - Chill. Just reduce your fridge's energy use - easy with our five fridge energy tips. Should be music to your ears.
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Online StoresSleep On It - Get Cozy Week
November 7th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Wanna zzz on safer pillows? - Say night-night on eco-versions. Sleep on pillows made from nonpetrol, humane materials such as natural rubber latex - and come tomorrow AM you'll be…
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Shockingly Warm - Get Cozy Week
November 4th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Tired of getting shocked by your electric blankie? - It’s not the only reason electric blankets make our hair stand on end - they also produce electric and magnetic fields (EMFs)…
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Throwing in the Towels
October 21st, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Drying off with threadbare towels? - Quit. Give 'em up for new, eco-friendlier ones made from bamboo and organic cotton. When it comes to getting you dry and cozy, they are the winners.
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Walking on Sunshine
October 9th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Why do they call it "radiant" floor heating? - 'Cuz it's almost like feelin' the sun's rays under your feet (whoa-oh). Underfloor heating cuts your energy bills and…
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Putting Your Bed to Rest
October 6th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Is your manger lookin' kinda mangy? - Then say rock-a-bye-bye to your mattress. Donate or recycle it instead of sending it to the landfill, then start counting sheep on your new…
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The Power’s in Your Hands
October 2nd, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Think you need solar panels to get in on green energy? - Nope - use that opposable thumb to pick up the phone or write an email to your local energy company asking it to offer a green option…
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Online StoresPrefab Housing Complex
September 25th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Got a phobia of prefab homes? - Ditch your shrink…and your preconceptions. Today's prefabricated, modular home looks nothin' like Grammy's double-wide, and offers green design…
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Un-shag Me, Baby
September 22nd, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Time to get rid of that holdover from the '70s? - We're not talkin' international man of mystery; we're talking about the Austin Powers-era carpet under your feet. Were you…
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Online StoresGroundhog Living
September 4th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Wanna bring a mountain of natural light into your molehill? - Gopher it. Install a sun tunnel, a variation on the skylight that's cheaper and easier to put in. Now get burrowing.
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Total Concentration
June 12th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Been thinking long and hard about new ways to scrimp and save? - It just takes a little concentration. Concentrated formulas (of laundry detergent, window cleaner, juice) not only save you cash,…
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Fear of the New (Filters)
June 2nd, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Is fear of change standing between you and cleaner air? - No need to panic. Changing your A/C's filter is an easy-breezy way to increase its efficiency, and cut down on indoor air…
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Loads of Parasites
April 7th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
What's eating away at your cash reserves without your knowledge? - No, we're not talkin' couch cushions. A phantom load is the energy that's sapped by appliances when…
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Take Us to Your LEEDer
March 24th, 2008 — Home & Garden, Home from techsupport@idealbite.com @ IdealBite.com Daily Tips
Feel like some green-building lingo is alien-speak? - Come back down to Earth. You might've seen the acronym LEED around - it stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental…
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