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Matt Berger

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Pee in the shower!

Nov 29, 2010
In Brazil there's a movement afoot encouraging households to pee in the shower. They say it can reduce your water consumption by the equivalent o...

5 tips for cleaning up fall leaves

Nov 29, 2010
You want to rake the leaves on your lawn because otherwise they can suffocate your grass. And, if you get pummeled with snow over the winter, you...

Replace old windows and doors

Nov 29, 2010
By replacing our old builder grade windows and doors with new efficient ones, our home became significantly more comfortable and quiet.

Save your water when warming up the shower

Nov 29, 2010
Depending on your waterflow, you waste between five gallons and 10 gallons of water each time you wait for the shower to warm up. While waiting for...

Be wise about portion size

Nov 28, 2010
We've all been to restaurants that heap food on our plates. But that doesn't mean you have to do the same at home....

Don't Stuff Your Fridge

Nov 28, 2010
Today's refrigerators have become so large that keeping them well stocked can mean that you're dooming much of your food to be wasted. Unfortunat...

Pick up after your pet

Nov 28, 2010
When pet waste gets left behind it washes into storm drains and into local waterways that effects water supplies. These leftovers can spread...

Collect rainwater and reuse it in the landscape

Nov 28, 2010
Access to fresh, clean water around the world is getting scarcer by the minute. The growing privatization of our finite supply of fresh water is a...

Use solar energy to heat water

Nov 28, 2010
It may seem hard to believe, but you can effectively heat water with solar energy even where the weather is sunny only half the time, and winters...

Cut your driving by a quarter

Nov 28, 2010
If everyone in the country cut their driving by a quarter, total U.S. emissions would fall by 5.5 percent. Vehicles account for just over half o...