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Some ways to save energy and money (some might think extream)

I am no longer going to help the fat cats get richer. I have cut my power bill to just $40. a month! I have turned off my hot water heater and take cold showers, it's not bad now that it's summer. All lights have energy saving bulbs. But I hardly use them. I don't use the air conditioner. I use the outside clothes line to dry my clothes and wash in cold water. I make sandwiches instead of using the stove. I turn off the coffeepot and even drink my coffee cold. I commute to work with others beContinue

Added by Mary on July 23, 2008 at 11:08am — No Comments

Saving water

Here is another I used for saving water. Recycle your washing machines rinse water to use for the next wash. I know I often have more than one load to do when I wash. I got a large barrel a plastic garbage can would work, and just moved the drain hose to empty into this when the washer drained when on rinse. Then I used a cheap swamp cooler pump to pump the water back into the washer for the next wash. I don’t see why you couldn't do this with bath water as well. The Wash drain water you coulContinue

Added by Mary on July 23, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

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