Any Vampires in Your House?

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My vampires are my weakness...and I'm not talking about the Vampires that you find only at Halloween or in the bayous of New Orleans.  I'm talking about the energy vampires that suck the energy from your home while your away or asleep.  And these … [Read more...]

Go Rays! Take the TBS Lights Out Challenge!!

First I should start by saying that I am slowly converting to a Rays fan since we've lived in FL for 3 years now (but I'll always love my Braves!!).  The Eco Family has been watching the MLB Playoffs all week and since the Eco Boy just went to bed I … [Read more...]

Energy, Oil & Climate

If you know me you also know that my political knowledge is not very strong.  I do have a good understanding of the rules and regulations that are out there; but when you bring the politians in and their stance I'm usually pretty clueless.  So … [Read more...]

Honey as an Eco-Option?

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This weekend we had the pleasure of attending Epcot's Flower and Garden Festival for the first time.  From a person who is trying to become more green in the garden it was quite nice to see what they have done.  They used tire scraps as mulch … [Read more...]

Earth Hour – Part 2 – TONIGHT!!!!

BEFORE YOU SLAM ME FOR BEING ON A PLANE - READ THE NEXT POST!  I APPRECIATE YOUR VIEWS AND WILL KEEP ALL COMMENTS (UNLESS VULGAR) BUT I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER YOUR LIFE BEFORE YOU JUDGE MINE!  Thanks!  I wanted to thank my friend Purple Pepper … [Read more...]

Earth Day at Pre-School

A few weeks ago I had talked to my sons school about recycling which didn't go as planned so I was very excited when his teacher started talking to me about Earth Day.  Well it seems that through our conversations she has decided to have a whole … [Read more...]

Are You Cold?

I got a call from my brother last night who lives in Arkansas and he was talking to me about heating their home.  They live in a very old house where the heating only works in certain rooms.  They have gas heating so that creates another problem in … [Read more...]

Fuel Economy, Alternative Fuels and Light Bulbs!!!

Congress approved HR 6 today!  I don't normally follow all the polital stuff that happens up in Washington but lately it's been really interesting.  The new legislation also called the Energy Independance and Security Act of 2007 and it addresses … [Read more...]

Blackle? Green Spider?

I recently signed up to get daily green tips from the fine folks at www.idealbite.com and I got a really interesting one today.  Have you ever heard of Blackle or Green Spider?  I'm guessing you probably haven't.  Well according the the Department … [Read more...]

Wal-Mart Going Green

Now I'm not a loyal Wal-Mart shopper, we usually prefer our local Target store.  However, I had to pick up a few things today and it was closer to my location.  I have heard many stories about how Wal-Mart is really trying to make a name for … [Read more...]