The Great Green Challenge
At Home
Show us what you or your family have done in your own home to help the Earth.
Recessed Light Leaks
Green living tip by: MaryLeizinger Minneapolis, MN,I had an energy audit and learned that the biggest energy waste in my home was the 58 older recessed lights on the main floor of my home leaking conditioned air into my attic....
Walking Green
Green living tip by: nmbielaI teach at East High School I Salt Lake City, UT. At the beginning of the year, our new Principal, in order to create some enthusiasm within the school to get fit, said that ...
Rechargeable only!
Green living tip by: suziemommy2 Granite Bay, CAWe have stopped using disposable batteries in our house as they are so bad for the environment and cost a small fortune. Our children earned money to buy rechargeable batteri...
What's in Your Tank?
Green living tip by: MaryLeizinger Minneapolis, MN,If you don't have the latest and greatest low flow toilets, try putting a brick in the toilet tank or a plastic soda bottle filled with water and several pebbles to anchor it....
Measurment is Everything
Green living tip by: MaryLeizinger Minneapolis, MN,We are all concerned about energy usage and the impact our efforts to conserve are having on our carbon footprint. With fluxuating home energy and water bills, it can be toug...
Give What You Take
Green living tip by: Brittnerox Newhall, CALately, I have been trying to explain to my 4 year old that our resources will eventually all be gone if we don't give back something to replace what we have taken. So, in ord...
Contest Tips & Guidelines
- Document your green project thoroughly! Tell us what you did, why you did it, and how it makes your home, community, or work more eco-friendly.
- Write out your entry before you submit it. This way you can edit it and just copy and paste the final version into the fields on the upload page.
- Tell your friends and family about your entry and tell them to vote for you! Post a link to your entry on your social networking sites, blogs, etc.
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