Feb 11 2009
Put the Good Stuff in your Home
In our everyday life, many of us don’t stop to consider what our appliances are, our food we are eating or even how something is made. Many products are made in factories that not only harbor disease, but also use unnatural substances to get the product made and out the door to ride in gas-guzzling trucks then to the shelf where you ultimately buy them and place them in your home.
Instead of just going through the motions when it comes to buying products, consider the following, what is the product made of, where the product come from and finally, will this be a good eco-benefit inside my home when I purchase it?
When it comes to appliances consider Energy Star approved. With your air conditioning system and other cooling systems consider ceiling fans and also window shades before purchasing an energy guzzling air conditioner or window unit.
For your furnace consider the smallest unit possible or even installing new insulation before buying. For your windows consider low-E and Energy-Star approved as well.
There are many steps you can take to put the good stuff inside your home and without knowledge comes steps in the wrong direction. Pick up some literature on the latest and greatest energy saving practices. A good read is the National Geographic Green Guide. It covers most everything you need to know as a human to live a better life for yourself and your environment.
