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Low Impact Living: The Low Down
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog
The Low Impact Living Low Down is a blog that presents recommendations and commentary on how people can lower the environmental impacts of their daily lives. We focus on the home, but also cover associated topics such as travel and real estate.
Recent Posts
U.S. Could Cut Fuel Use 50% by 2035
Written by Andrew Williams, courtesty of Gas2.o A new report by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Initiative predicts that a 30-50% reduction in fuel consumption is possible in the US over the next 25-30 years. Initially, this wi...
Drinking Water Contaminated with Pharmaceuticals
Story courtesy of the Environmental News Network An investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has revealed that the drinking water of at least 41 million people in the United States is contaminated with pharmaceutical drugs. It has long been known t...
Sierra Club Rates Green Colleges
The Sierra Club has just released its new feature on green colleges, and it’s a great read. The feature was edited by Lea Hartog and Michael Fox. Here’s the intro: “NOT LONG AGO small private colleges had a near monopoly on campus e...
Green Weefab Mini-Homes
In case you can’t tell, we like green prefab homes. Many are beautiful and innovative, and the best of them really push the boundaries of green practices. But for most of us they’re aspirational rather than practical. Most of us arenR...
Spend $100 on Green Upgrades, Save $500
Don’t have $25,000 lying around for a new solar system, you say? Longing to go a darker shade of green but don’t have an extra $1000 for a tankless water heater? We know the feeling! There are so many things you can do to make your ...

