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Going green seems expensive. Right now a hybrid car or installing solar panels is out of my budget. What are some inexpensive ideas, besides recycling, to help save the environment?

Set your thermostat at 68 in the winter and 78 in the summer.
Take shorter showers.
Start a compost pile.
Carpool.
Use a clothesline to dry your clothes.

Hi,

I have seen and heard so many good things about the ‘green food supplements’. How can I make some in my home? The health food stores are sometimes very expensive and quantities are not alot.

I know the process of green tea is to steam dry. Could I do this with green foods accept do it on a low temperature in the oven & when it’s dry and cooled make it in a powder form with a coffee grinder/blender? What are your thoughts?

Thank you.

The green food supplement is made naturally. It’s called vegetables.

we baught a new house and need it to appraise for 20% more than the loan is. the loan will be for 230,000. We are buying all new stainless steel appliances. It has new windows and a new trex deck. We baught it for 120,000$ less than what it was purchased for 2 years ago. We are pretty sure it will apraise for atleast 275,000$ but wants to do some do-it-yourself projects to make the appraised vaule more just incase. My husband and I are pretty handy.
Any suggestions?

Here is a website that shows approximate return on investment for home renovation projects. Hope this helps.

Buck, Billo and Maxi sing “Green Green Grass Of Home” originally by Porter Waggoner.
Porter Wagoner, the Thin Man from the West Plains, is a case of an artist often ahead of his time who has always appeared hopelessly behind the times. He’s among the most immediately recognizable figures in country music, largely due to his exploitation of TV — and flashy costumes — a good 20 years before the video boom. And while he’s forever perceived as the man who tried to hold Dolly Parton back from pop success, he was also responsible, in many ways, for putting her in a career position where the issue could even arise. As for his music, since signing with RCA in 1952 he has produced a wealth of superb hard country, and just as much of the most wretchedly oversentimentalized tripe you’ll ever want to hear. The latter, of course, is half the reason he’s loved.

Wagoner was born in West Plains, MO. As he grew up, he fell in love with the country music he heard over the radio, teaching himself guitar so he could sing and play along with them. When he was a teenager, he landed a job at a local market, where he would frequently sing when business was slow. The owner believed that Porter’s singing was actually helping the store’s reputation, so he arranged to sponsor a local radio show that would feature the fledgling vocalist. Throughout the late ’40s, Wagoner was singing on the local West Plains radio station. Eventually, a Springfield radio station called KWTO offered Porter a show in 1951. Around the same time, Red Foley was beginning his Ozark Jamboree program, which was based in Springfield and broadcast both on KWTO and national television. Foley brought Wagoner onto his show, which helped the young vocalist land a record contract with RCA Records. In 1954, his ninth single, “Company’s Comin’,” hit the Top Ten. It was followed in the spring of 1955 with “A Satisfied Mind,” which stayed at number four for four weeks. At the end of the year he released “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry (Tomorrow You’ll Cry),” which climbed to number three in early 1956. In 1957, he joined the Grand Ole Opry and moved to Nashville, where he formed his backing band, the Wagonmasters.

For the rest of the ’50s, Porter continued to record, but he never broke the Top Ten again. It would take another television show for him to return to the top of the charts. In 1961, he began hosting his own television show, which was syndicated out of Nashville. It was the most popular country show of the ’60s, growing from 18 stations in 1961 to over a hundred stations in the early ’70s. Wagoner often sang with Norma Jean, a new female singer he introduced to the country audience, on these programs. The look of Porter’s television show defined country music for much of America’s general public during the ’60s, although his music rarely departed from traditional country. In 1967, Norma Jean was fired from the show and replaced by Dolly Parton, who was then an unknown singer. Not only did exposure on Wagoner’s program kick-start Parton’s career, it provided a boost for Porter’s as well. Parton was enormously popular on the show, and their first joint single, “The Last Thing on My Mind,” rocketed to number seven at the beginning of 1968. The song launched a string of Top Ten hits that ran more or less uninterrupted until 1975, when the duo stopped working together. In 1968, the Country Music Assocaition named the duo the Vocal Group of the Year; the CMA would award them Vocal Duo of the Year in 1970 and 1971, as well.

Although the duo of Wagoner and Parton was successful, it wasn’t stress-free. Porter continued to have solo hits during the late ’60s and early ’70s, though none of them was as big as his songs with Parton. Furthermore, he resented her attempts at a solo career; on her part, she felt musically restrained by him. The tensions culminated in late 1974, when she parted ways with Wagoner. RCA issued two singles in 1975 and 1976, and both of the songs — “Say Forever You’ll Be Mine” and “Is Forever Longer Than Always” — hit the Top Ten. The pair would continue to duet sporadically over the next decade, highlighted by the number two hit “Making Plans” from 1980. After Parton and Wagoner separated in 1975, Porter continued to film his TV show and to chart singles, but all of his hits were minor. In 1976, he retired from touring, choosing to concentrate on producing his own studio, Fireside. Wagoner sued Parton in 1979 over various contractual problems; the suit was settled out of court the following year. For the first few years of the ’80s, Porter had several minor hits, but he stopped recording in 1983. From Allmusic.com

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Shannon from http://www.house-improvements.com shows you how to properly finish (mud and tape) drywall. He describes in detail and shows you how you can do this on your own home projects. This is part 1 of 2 which includes the tools and materials required for the job, and how to apply two coats of drywall compound a.k.a. mud. This drywall is green because it is moisture resistant and is being used in a bathroom renovation.

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A great water and money saving investment for home owners with yards of all sizes is SYNLawn artificial grass. Made in the USA from renewable resources, SYNLawn artificial grass is 100% recyclable, looks great, and conserves water year ’round. SYNLawn artificial grass can help home owners maximize their home investment by transforming unused areas into functional living spaces, enhancing quality of life and the home’s value.

Best of all, SYNLawn is low-maintenance and can turn hard-to-grow areas into beautiful, eco-friendly landscapes that look great and save money. Following these steps to install your SYNLawn artificial grass, will give you a beautiful, green and worry-free lawn for years to come.

For more information, visit http://www.synlawn.com

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Here are some Betta facts and tips to help you care for your Betta Fish! Sorry, I forgot to talk about flaring…they do that to make themselves look bigger when they are going to fight another betta fish. Or when they see their reflection because they think that it is another betta. Also, keep your tank at at least 70 to 80 degrees!!!

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Learn the basics of Solar Power with Larry Taylor, the Solar Toolman. In this workshop you can learn about the equipment needed to go green, starting with the basic information and a demonstration with power-tools and household appliances. Discover how solar energy works, tips and tricks, and what you should know before purchasing solar panels.

For more information about Solar, contact Larry Taylor, the Solar Toolman at LT@SolarToolman.com

Be sure to subscribe and check back for more tutorials as we explore building with solar, and work towards getting off the grid and going green!

The www.SolarToolman.com website is coming soon, so stay tuned!

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Here are a pair of tower speakers that I built, I built these because I knew purchasing factory tower speakers would be extremely expensive (around $1000 and up) I decided to grab some quality components and slap them together for well under $500. Focal is known for their car audio component speakers, they have some of the best sounding speakers i have ever heard, and they also make very good home audio speakers as well. Polk is also a very good company, and the tweeters i purchased are put in a wide variety of their home speakers. Hope you enjoy it, I appreciate feedback so leave me a comment! and if you want to keep up to date on future projects then subscribe if you like!

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