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The Green Home Office

Looking for ways to save on your home office? Go Green!

Whether your home office is made up of a separate space with a desk, computer and a variety of equipment, or a corner area in your bedroom, the hard truth is that it can easily eat up more energy than any other area of the home. If you’re looking to cut back on your work space environmental mark, there are a few ways to correct your situation.

Routes for NOLA Recycling

NOLA Recycling Route Map

NOLA Recycling Route Map

Will Scott has published the routes for the City of New Orleans Recycling over at http://willscott.me.

Jobs Go Green

With advancements in clean energy, the world may just get over this little recession, yet.

With the economy still in recovery mode, the political eye seems to have placed a dedicated focus on the struggling job market. And with oil resources only continuing to strain,, the focus of the campaign seems all but stuck on finding new and innovative ways to generate clean energy.

Going Green with Water Consumption

There are tons of ways to reduce the amount of water you use in your own home.  This practice will not only give you peace of mind knowing that you are doing your part for the environment, but, unlike some green investments, it can actually save you some money, too.

Good Morning Green

Going green is of course the buzz of the decade, but it does not have to be as difficult or time consuming as it sounds.  In fact, you may already be contributing to the movement.

Let’s begin with your regular morning routine.  A lot of green things actually save you some green as well.  Use that coffee filter twice.  In fact using it all is much more conducive to the environment than the extra drive to the coffee house, and you will not be contributing to the local landfill with a daily plastic cup and lid.

Remembering that Reusable Bag

So many times shoppers have the best intentions. They want to remember to bring in that reusable bag and reduce the number of paper or plastic bags that they are consuming. But how many people get all the way to the register before they realize that they left their reusable bags, and plans to save the planet back in the car in the parking lot?