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Lose the lawn.
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Everyone wants a putting-green perfect lawn. But constant mowing, watering and fertilizing is a bore, as well as a burden on the environment. A two-stroke, gasoline-powered lawnmower releases as many hydrocarbons into the atmosphere in 30 minutes as a car does in 90 minutes.

Switch to an electric mower, which costs $8 to $10 a year to operate, and replace some of your sod with attractive, more environmentally friendly alternatives like clover, strawberries, and ornamental grasses.

Sources, Cordless Lawn Mowers:
www.drpower.com
www.blackanddecker.com



Have a barbecue.

Upgrade your toilet.

Lose the lawn.

Splurge on a flat screen for your computer.

Buy locally produced organic food.


Use safer paint.

Get a solar-powered water heater.

Buy new light bulbs.

Become an expert in recycling.

Invite birds, bugs and bats into your yard.
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