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how much vampire energy does your home have?

August 3rd 2009

According to this article from Science Daily, “vampire energy” costs U.S. consumers approximately $3 billion per year.  Just what is vampire energy?  It’s all of the energy used when appliances are seemingly turned off, but still consume energy via standby mode.

The list of appliances that consume energy in standby mode continues to [...]

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mrs. meyer and cleaning

March 8th 2009

mrs meyer’s is good for cleaning as is method and so on

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caldrea

February 28th 2009

Caldrea is perhaps my favorite eco-cleaning supply company.  I’ve been using their products for about 10 years now and love them.  They are aromatherapy cleaning products by Mona Hatoum based in Minnesota, USA.  They work really well and smell fantastic.  The prices are more than comparable products yet, they are diluted so a little goes [...]

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