Happy Earth Day.
Or – Earth Week in Charlottesville (archived: 2022).
Tip #1 – go local (archived: 2022).
Here are a few ways to go green and likely save money.
Quench Water-Recycling Shower – Guilt-Free Indulgence?
An interesting Earth-Day survey
If you’re looking to buy a home in Charlottesville, consider a “green” home.
How to go Green in the kitchen (no longer available)
Beat the credit squeeze by going green
Get a home energy audit (archived: 2016)
This is my carbon footprint:
What’s yours? (archived: 2011)
Baby steps have giant impacts …
To avoid misconceptions that I advocate going green in an attempt to abolish capitalism (archived: 2008), know this – going green can save you money in the long term (short term thinking generally causes problems) – If you don’t want to ride your bike to save energy, do it because gas is so flipping expensive!
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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.
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