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If you want to put a big dent in your bottled water use install a water filtration system on your kitchen tap. This relatively inexpensive, under-counter model from Kenmore is highly rated by Consumer Reports.
Comes without a filter cartridge, ($16.99).
$54.99 @ sears.com

We previously posted on the Heat Surge space heater, a product marketed in a strikingly similar manner to the TropicAir Heater.  Created by an “engineering genius on the Chinese coast” (Taiwan) this 4,094 BTU (1,200 watt) space heater with humidifier presents the same marketing red flags as Heat Surge.

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At some point in time we’ve all embellished to enhance our feeling of pride or to bring excitement to someone else. Likewise, we probably all know someone who’s boasted to win a hot date, or told their spouse of a greater sale price than they actually received. Intentions provoking these exaggerations, however, are not always [...]

From the “every little bit helps” department comes this little green gadget. Humbly marketed as “the World’s Easiest Green Product”, the RefrigeratorSaver is a thermometer that is designed to save you energy by accurately telling you the temperature of the food and produce in your fridge or freezer.   By accurately setting your fridge’s thermostat [...]

Lance Armstrong is heading back to the Pyrenees for another assault on the Tour De France and it looks like he’ll now be forgoing bottled water on those tortuous mountain climbs.  Lance has just signed on as the spokesman for Applica Consumer Product’s Clear2O water filtration brand and the “Drink Clean and Go Green” TV [...]

You may have seen the two-page ads in your local newspaper. The Heat Surge “Miracle” heater keeps on advertising and selling hundreds of its 1500 watt electric heaters. The deal: buy the Amish-made “solid wood” mantle and get the Chinese-made heater for free.  Things to remember: all 1500 watt electric heaters produce 5118 BTU’s of [...]

UPDATE:  9.14.08 9:30p, (ET).
It’s official — The lucky winner selected in our Random Drawing is:  Jean Hepburn.  Congratulations, Jean!  Enjoy your new, Envirovac Vacuum.
The Eureka Envirovac is designed to consume about 33% less electricity than comparable upright vacuums without sacrificing power or efficiency. Eureka packages the Envirovac in 100% recycled packaging and [...]

Ever so gradually household appliances are getting greener as consumers weigh the environmental impact and energy consumption of new purchases.  Even an energy efficient, everyday appliance like a vacuum cleaner can help you significantly reduce your home’s unseemly carbon footprint.
This Eureka Envirovac has been designed to consume about 33% less electricity than comparable upright vacuums [...]

This one’s for binge drinking campers in need of an off-grid cocktail, and/or health-fanatics who like to hike into the back country, pick their own blueberries, elderberries or the like and whip-up a refreshing, all natural, backwoods libation.
Coleman makes this beast capable (manufacturer’s hype) of mixing 20-30 pitchers on one charge.  It’s also said to [...]

Great colors, retro-50’s styling and Energy Star rated. This Northstar Model 1952 refrigerator from Elmira Stove Works has a lot to love. The “1952″ has a little brother called the “1950,” for that retro meets mod style.
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Here’s a great way to reduce the amount of food scraps tossed in the trash, and start making some food for your home-grown herbs and veggies. Feed vegetable scraps, coffee grinds, meat, fish and dairy into the hopper and within 2 weeks you’ve got fresh fertilizer — check out the Pro Composter by NatureMill.

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Getting away from it all doesn’t have to mean leaving your frosty cold-ones behind. These SunDanzer energy efficient DC refrigerators can keep your vitals cold while maintaining the off-the-grid status of your mountaintop yoga studio.
The fridge will cost somewhere around $1,000 with ancillary electrical stuff and solar array estimated costing another $900 to $1,000.
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