Section: Going Green

Green Alternatives For Killing Weeds

How Can You Avoid Cancer Causing Herbicides?

Here’s a few less offensive ideas for use around the home and still be in compliance with Ordinance #631.

  • Baking Soda- If you want to prevent grass and weeds from growing in the cracks of your walkways, driveways, and garden paths, keep a box of baking soda in your storage shed. Sprinkle a bit on the concrete when you see a weed, and sweep the baking soda into Continue reading

Tax Credit With Energy Star Appliances

Just in time for tax season, Congress has given American homeowners and businesses a chance to keep a little more of their hard-earned money. Late on January 1, 2013, the “fiscal cliff showdown” ended with the House passing a bill to avert income tax increases for Americans and large cuts in spending for government programs. What many might not have noticed is Continue reading

The Lights Are Going Out

The incandescent light bulb will soon be a collectors item. The invention that brought us out of the dark, but deemed too inefficient in today’s environmentally aware society, will be phased off the U.S. market by the end of 2014 under the energy law approved by Congress in 2007. Although this will Continue reading