By Robert Fryer on June 22, 2010
SHOCKING! In case you haven’t noticed, what people say and what people do are often very different. Ok, so human nature is not new, but the Shelton Group’s Eco Pulse 2010 is. And its findings on the public’s view of the environment and green products are . . . surprising. Like 65% of those surveyed [...]
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By Robert Fryer on May 26, 2010
This is the second part of a long post, but – again – worth it. Go grab a cup of coffee. How does the personal finance model translate to “going green”? If you recall from Part 1, I made the observation of two patterns: The assumption that to live responsibly (or do the right thing) [...]
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By Rob Fleming on May 18, 2010
For many, the idea of buying solar panels as a way to generate electricity and reduce energy bills seems pretty straightforward. But upon deeper reflection, and experience, it’s not so simple. But first let’s start with the great news – our suburban family of four just received its April electricity bill. It was 11 dollars, [...]
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By Robert Fryer on May 11, 2010
This is the first part of a long post, but worth it. Go grab a cup of coffee. Our choices and actions aren’t always rational, like lifestyle choices. This is what science, experience and economists show us again and again. To make smarter choices we need a path that accounts for that, otherwise, we’ll miss [...]
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By Robert Fryer on April 23, 2010
As the readers of this blog know, I am highly suspicious of the well meaning, yet misleading and short sighted green home and lifestyle tips peddled at other websites and in books. That’s why I write in the Lifestyle and Green Hacking parts of this site that you must target the big wins first and [...]
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By Robert Fryer on April 7, 2010
NPR reports on the growing trend of Window Farming: Urban farmers use the Internet to exchange ideas for improving the window farms technology. It’s a process Riley calls “R&D-I-Y” or Research and Develop It Yourself. One window farmer figured out a way to silence the gurgling sounds these window farm systems make — and he [...]
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By Robert Fryer on April 6, 2010
If you’ve automated your home as discussed in Step 1, you’re ready to optimize. Make it Automatic – Then Optimize Optimization is just fine tuning your settings. See how far you can turn down the heating temperature at night. Then see how far you can turn the heat down during the times you’re actually using [...]
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By Robert Fryer on April 1, 2010
As I wrote before, I don’t think “green tips” mean much without attaching them to goals. To achieve goals you need to be focused. And the best place to start is with the big wins. Big Wins and Lattes I like to use the analogy of personal finance. There are some personal finance experts that [...]
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By Robert Fryer on March 30, 2010
There are a TON of tips that a simple Google search will find. People are always asking me for tips, and saying it would be great if I could include even more tips here . . . and it drives me crazy. The reason it drives me crazy is that the tips are biased (and [...]
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By Robert Fryer on February 15, 2010
Green Hacking” is a series of posts on how take control of your life and be healthier. These posts provide a highly strategic system that’s targeted, smart, enormously effective and is customizable to your life, whether you’re single, married with kids or just plain busy. ************************************************** Want to make a habit stick? Let’s get to [...]
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