For years now federal agencies have been observing October as Energy Awareness Month. It was this year that President Obama declared October as National Energy Awareness Month. So, what does this mean? What are we supposed to do? That’s actually a really good question. Well, let me give an example of what NOT to do.

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There are a lot of factors to take into consideration when choosing a place to live: prices, schools, commute to work, etc.  The New York Times suggests also consulting Walk Score, a website that’ll show you how “walkable” a prospective location is. Walk Score assesses how many stores and services are near enough that you [...]

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Composting is a great way to help the environment: you reduce your waste while producing fertilizer for your garden. I used to consider composting an option solely for people with backyards. However, composting can be done indoors- which means apartment dwellers can now join in the composting fun! Heck, even Martha Stewart has instructions on [...]

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