Do You Have the SUV of the TV World?
September 21, 2009
My TV is great for watching movies and high-definition TV shows, but how much electricity is it taking just to run the thing? The answer is, probably a lot — but not as much as some TVs.
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Lauren Kelley is a New York City-based freelance writer and editor.
Born and raised in Texas, Lauren holds degrees in English and Political Science and has racked up nearly a decade of experience covering topics such as the environment/green living, the nonprofit sector and women’s rights and issues.
Lauren enjoys traveling, the arts and social activism, and is also a published writer of short fiction, a Twitterer, a very amateur photographer and a cupcake enthusiast. She lives in Brooklyn with her boyfriend and a fat, grey cat named Herb.
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The ABCs of Solar Water Heaters
September 10, 2009
For anyone looking to green his or her home in a serious way, installing a solar water heater may be a good first step.
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How a Writing Assignment Made Me Want to Buy a House So I Could Install a Chunk of Metal on the Roof: A True Solar Water Heater Tale
September 10, 2009
Solar water heaters offer tons of incentive to purchase. The prospect of paying essentially nothing to heat the water in my home is pretty thrilling, even if we weren’t in a recession.
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From Shopping Bag to Handbag
September 9, 2009
There’s a new trend in recycled handbags that I’m really excited about: crocheted plastic shopping bags.
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Recycled Handbags
September 8, 2009
What follows is a rundown of some of the trends in recycled handbags — some of which you may be familiar with and some of which may surprise you.
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Riding Fry: Vegetable Oil-Powered Vehicles
September 3, 2009
Hybrid cars like the Prius are starting to become fairly ubiquitous, but I’ve always been interested in cars that are even more radical, like those that have been converted to run on vegetable oil.
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Brooklyn’s Troubled Waters
August 7, 2009
When it was built, the shores of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal were home to bustling industries. Now the canal is now one of the most polluted waterways in the U.S.