ShareThisEarth-Friendly Bathrooms. Look for water-saving showerheads and toilets and replace or repair leaky faucets immediately. In addition, use an energy-efficient tankless water heater rather than one large tank that serves an entire house. A typical water heater can burn through $50 per month in electricity just to heat the water.X...X...XShop Locally. Choose products that are manufactured within 500 miles of your home. An item shipped from overseas uses much more energy to be delivered than an item made a few miles away.X...X...XPay Attention to Indoor Air Quality. Use natural alternatives to cleaning products, paints and pesticides. Not only are the standard solutions filled with potentially harmful chemicals, when these items are used indoors, the air quality inside the home can be affected.(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
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