akearns,
CFLs do contain mercury, but burning coal to make electricity releases mercury into the atmosphere. Using less energy by switching to CFLs results in lower mercury emissions....
drmeglet -- the quick and dirty way to "fix" mildewed caulk is to cover it with another layer. Of course, it grows through, but it looks clean and fresh long enough to get another renter in...
The cork itself is impervious to liquid—where we've had problems is because of the leak in the kitchen, where hot water stood for hours before we came home to discover it. By that time, the ...
Chandru,
Your concerns bring up a good point: technologies like this, which assume a change of behavior (i.e., the water will always be on full force), don't always work in the real wo...
You got it, Wende! I can't figure out how to post a functioning link... I'll update the post when I do.
Thanks for giving the full citation... and mentioning Annette Henning. She's a...
Kyrdissa, we've blogged a couple options that might work for you. Do a search for "water bottle" in the upper right hand corner of the page. The second post, which starts "It's Complicated," has ...
Betsabillabong,
There are a few different Cures going on -- one for each of the cities listed in the post above, and one for Green.
You're welcome to join whichever cure y...
Stoat,
From what I read, the vibrations from the noise are very irritating to some deaf and hard of hearing people... especially those who wear hearing aids that amplify everything: th...
Marilyn,
Because "green" means so many different things, the Green Cure will be about finding the best solutions that balance your values and your space.
We're hoping you'...
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I'm not sure what it is exactly. It's similar to the PH Louvre by Louis Poulson... anyone have an exact match?
akearns, CFLs do contain mercury, but burning coal to make electricity releases mercury into the atmosphere. Using less energy by switching to CFLs results in lower mercury emissions....
drmeglet -- the quick and dirty way to "fix" mildewed caulk is to cover it with another layer. Of course, it grows through, but it looks clean and fresh long enough to get another renter in...
Ether Maiden, Check out this link (also referenced above)...
The cork itself is impervious to liquid—where we've had problems is because of the leak in the kitchen, where hot water stood for hours before we came home to discover it. By that time, the ...
Hejiranyc, could you let me know the manufacturer and model of your heaters? I'd love to research them for a future post. Thanks!
Chandru, Your concerns bring up a good point: technologies like this, which assume a change of behavior (i.e., the water will always be on full force), don't always work in the real wo...
You got it, Wende! I can't figure out how to post a functioning link... I'll update the post when I do. Thanks for giving the full citation... and mentioning Annette Henning. She's a...
Melissa, Thanks for the comment! We'll start digging...
Kyrdissa, we've blogged a couple options that might work for you. Do a search for "water bottle" in the upper right hand corner of the page. The second post, which starts "It's Complicated," has ...
It's between gates C16 and C17 -- by the big Coffee People.
Eliza, confusingly, we're different people -- you can see the difference in my signature line below.
Betsabillabong, There are a few different Cures going on -- one for each of the cities listed in the post above, and one for Green. You're welcome to join whichever cure y...
Stoat, From what I read, the vibrations from the noise are very irritating to some deaf and hard of hearing people... especially those who wear hearing aids that amplify everything: th...
Marilyn, You'll use the Flickr tag "ATgreencure." Look in your Sunday evening email for more details...
Marilyn, Because "green" means so many different things, the Green Cure will be about finding the best solutions that balance your values and your space. We're hoping you'...
Anusha73, We'd suggest that you check out http://www.vivetique.com/. We're familiar with these mattresses -- especially the Organi...
We haven't used it, but Danny Seo claims to love this dimmable CFL. We trust his opinion... and plan to do a real-world test. Stay tuned.
Maryja, That's a tough one to answer. Let me do some digging for a future post! -jonathanb
v and John, thanks for the ideas -- I'll add them to my list of ideas for future posts. - Jonathan