Greetings!
Daylight savings is fast approaching, and whether we're springing forward or falling back, these two days each year remind us just how much energy (and money) we can save by doing something as simple as spending a little more time with the lights off. In this issue, you'll discover some quick tips and information you can use to apply this lesson every day of the year. In this issue: |
 Featured Story: Check Your Energy Bill Now
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 Switching out our old incandescent bulbs for CFLs supposedly does wonders to save energy and money, but what are the cold, hard facts on how much you'll actually save?
Uncover the truth on CFL savings...
Share your energy saving tips on SustainLane.com now!
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Energy Saving Gadgets and Gizmos
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 Kelly B. thinks the Sun Jar, a solar powered lamp "sounded really spectacular, but when it arrived it didn't work for..." read more
 Kim P. says that making the switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs "is the right thing to do & will save money in the long run..." read more
 Adam W. loves the theory behind the VendingMiser, which claims to "cut in half the energy used by each vending machine on a monthly basis..." read more
 Paulette B. raves about ecobutton, a PC energy saving device: "you can save a lot of energy and reduce our global carbon footprint at the same time... I also am saving money..." read more
Review your favorite (and not-so-favorite) energy saving gadgets on SustainLane.com now!
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Top 5 Myths About Coal
AlterNet.org writer Tara Lohan reports on why coal is neither clean, safe, cheap, nor good for the economy.
Share your news stories, green tips, and topics of conversation on SustainLane.com now!
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Greenbusters: Are Screensavers Necessary for Computers?
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 Myth: Our flying toaster and faux-fish tank screen savers are necessary to eliminate monitor damage and slash energy consumption. Eco fact, or fiction?
Greenbusters sleuth the truth...
Whatever the eco myth, we'll help
you get to the bottom of it. Submit your myth to The SustainLane Greenbusters.
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Greenbusters Contest: Submit Your Myths!
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 We need your myths! We've heard plenty of suspicious stories about sustainability, health, and the environment over the years, but the most important, up-to-date myths are those circulating your minds (and e-mail in-boxes) right now.
So submit your myths to us now. If we bust a myth you submit, we'll send you a SustainLane stainless steel water bottle. And the person who submits our favorite myth by March 20th will win a complete To-Go Ware set!
E-mail your eco-myths to staff@sustainlane.com. We always love hearing from you!
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