Pacman Loves Green Jobs!

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Okay, on second look, I'm not really sure whether Pacman loves green jobs or just enjoys snarfing anything resembling a round dot? In any case... look at him go! The logo mockup you see below is for our sister site Green Job Feed which syndicates renewable energy jobs from all over the web. This past month they've fleshed out a new logo and added syndication technology provided by Indeed, the web's leading job search engine.Green Job Feed.... get it? get it??? Yum!We here at Green Home Authority are proud and excited to be a part of the Green Job Feed...

Shift Into Sustainable; Building and Education

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Story by Will Viitanen - The world is changing at exponential rates leaving many to wonder about "sustainable" concepts and ideals simply because they are believed to be new. Sustainability is far from a new ideal; however being on the cusp of a paradigm shift, individuals need to be fully aware and active in the new "green" world.Sustainable IdeasIn recent years environmentalists have introduced the word "sustainable" into everyday language. The word itself, "sustainable," can be defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary as having the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. One unfamiliar to the...

Greener Water Bottles

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For several years now there has been controversy mounting over whether plastic water bottles are harmful. There are theories that leaving a bottle in a hot car will leach chemicals into the water you drink, there are concerns about the affects of BPA, and there is evidence that plastic bottles caps are killing tens of thousands of birds every year as they are mistaken for food.We did a story recently on the new BPA free Nalgene and CamelBak bottles in combination with portable filters, but what about the times when you can't bring your reusable bottle? There are many sporting...

Trade Your Old Car for Cash - Improve Air Quality

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Having recently purchased a baja style prerunner modeled 1986 Toyota Pickup (based on the European Hilux model) I was aware that the smog emissions might not be the best. Surprisingly, even this truck which is over 20 years old still gets over 20 miles per gallon and is quite efficient. While not everything on this truck is stock... my friend and I were able to clear emissions in the Bay Area and have been enjoying the jumps and offroading in Hollister California. Check out the video below, just for fun. The truck is named Maybeline and our hope was to...

Use Less Ink When You Print

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In our last story we covered ways to reduce energy and resource use by 50% doing things like adding an aerator to your sink and swapping out your old fashioned light bulbs for CFL's. Some of the tips were fairly obvious but one stood out from the pack as being both relevant and easy to implement. A company called SPRANQ has created a line of computer fonts that work for both Mac and PC that reduce the amount of ink required for printing. This font line is called Ecofont and it's available in two different flavors, the free basic version...



Save 50%

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Sometimes just knowing what to is the hard part when it comes to energy and resource savings. Take a quick look over this short list, you may already know some of these saving techniques but we're willing to be at least one will be new to you.ShoppingNext time you get the urge to shop, grab your laptop and browse the online aisles. Shipping a 10-pound package overnight by air uses nearly 50% less fuel than you'd use going to and from the mall. Do even more by opting for ground shipping which uses 20% less energy than air shipping. Many...

CamelBak Bottle Splash Guard + Water Filter

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I'm a big fan of reusable water bottles, ever since the days of Nalgene sport bottles I've been carrying one with me. They are fun to toss around, easy to clip to bags, and quite durable. I feel great about not using throw away bottles, even though they can be recycled they are a lot more wasteful in terms of shipping and packaging. Taste can be an issue with localized water, or if you fill up with OJ or soda, but many people own a Brita or PUR water filter pitcher to help with that... We'll get more into this...

Clean Grocery Shopping - Disposable Alternatives

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So we all know that taking disposable plastic bags from the grocery store is bad for the environment. We sometimes resort to paper bags, since they are more recyclable or reusable, but the problem doesn't end there. Eventually over 95% of plastic and paper bags are thrown away... or blown away to end up stuck in trees or suffocating dolphins. These days many stores, even Trader Joe's, choose to double bag larger loads so the problem is really only getting worse. Remembering to use "bring along bags" is hard and inconvenient, but there is a solution emerging, read on.I'll be...

Are Oceans Really Rising? How Will This Impact My Home?

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While we try to focus on the more positive aspects of clean technology here at Green Home Authority, this is one question that our friends with beach houses just can't ignore. Over the past several years, even the past decade, scientists have hypothesized that global warming was indeed taking place and that CO2 trapped in our atmosphere would create a "greenhouse effect" which in turn would warm the earth... thus melting icebergs and warming the ocean.Simply put, as land based icebergs melt they phase shift from a solid (ice) into a liquid (water) and run downhill into the world's oceans....

Green Utensils and Takeout Boxes

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As a fan of NBC's hit show 30 Rock and a lover of the planet I enjoyed episode the fifth episode of season two entitled "Greenzo". David Schwimmer (Ross from Friend's) get's a new job promoting GE's green appliances in the form of a green superhero named Greenzo. Unfortunately, he goes overboard and begins insulting everyone about how gross their overconsumption really is and devolves into a self obsessed megalomaniac.At one point in an intense standoff Greenzo confronts Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) with "Wait! What's in that styrofoam cup, huh? The Earth's blood? Gimme that!". Tragically, styrofoam cups and individually...

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