Matt Berger
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Turn off your power strip if it's not in use
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Matt Berger
Nov 24, 2010
These days, everything's plugged into power strips. So when you're not using them, just switch the power strip off. You save electricity and money.
Dump disposable coffee cups at the office
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Matt Berger
Nov 24, 2010
You don't need paper coffee cups at work, do you? Have all employees bring their own mugs. It'll reduce office waste.
Compost your food scraps!
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Matt Berger
Nov 24, 2010
Compost food scraps instead of throwing them away. If you do not have a compost bin, dig post holes, fill them with compost-able scraps, then cover...
Become a Leftover Lover. Save what's left of your meals and take home restaurants leftovers
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Matt Berger
Nov 24, 2010
You've invested the time and money in creating or buying your food. Why wouldn't you save it for another time?...
Harvest usable components from devices and redeploy them
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Matt Berger
Nov 24, 2010
Do you want to stop taking the notion of living in a throwaway society to its worst conclusion? You can revive electronic roadkill in a number of...
Switch to a competitive electricity provider offering renewable or clean energy options
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Matt Berger
Nov 24, 2010
In states that participate in competitive retail electricity markets, business and residential consumers have the ability to choose from a variety...
Light up the night safely
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Matt Berger
Nov 23, 2010
Consider using LED (light-emitting diode) holiday lights in place of incandescent lights to decorate homes and Christmas trees. Longer lasting LED...
EXCERPT: All The Devils Are Here
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Matt Berger
Nov 16, 2010
The following excerpt is from All The Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera. More about the...
All The Devils Are Here
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Matt Berger
Nov 15, 2010
Title: All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis
Author: Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover...
Sunset Park
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Matt Berger
Nov 8, 2010
Title: Sunset Park
Author: Paul Auster
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co.
Type: Fiction
Released: November 9, 2010
Length: 320 pp
The Fall of ...