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Did you happen to catch a 30 second commercial televised during the second half of Super Bowl 50 that wasn’t selling anything? Colgate toothpaste aired its first Super Bowl ad this year and the focus was on the millions of gallons of water people waste by leaving the tap running while brushing their teeth.

Americans on average waste 4 gallons of water every day by not turning off the faucet while brushing. That equates to 3,000 gallons per year! So if you multiple that times the number of Super Bowl viewers (assuming a modest viewership of 110,000,000) then the potential is a huge 330 BILLION gallons of fresh water could be saved every year by this simple request. So hopefully if you haven’t thought about this before, you will now and make every drop count!

Images courtesy of Colgate Palmolive

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Top 5 Bathroom Products People Forget to Recycle

1) Toothpaste Box
2) Shaving Cream Can
3) Shampoo Bottle
4) Toilet Paper Roll
5) Body Lotion Bottle

According to earth911 only 41% of Americans say they always recycle products from the bathroom. As a result, common bathroom products like shampoo bottles and toothpaste boxes are more likely to end up in landfills than their kitchen counterpart.

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Look deep, deep into nature,

and then you will understand everything better.    ~ Albert Einstein

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Powered by You!

Have you heard of the new wearable technology that turns your movement into power for your smartphone?  Click here to go an article about SolePower, a shoe insole that charges your smartphone while you exercise. According to the article, this is multi-tasking at its finest; with SolePower you can get exercise, create power to charge your smartphone and help conserve energy all at the same time.

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If every American household replaced their five most-used light fixtures and/or bulbs with ENERGY STAR® products, the country would save about $8 billion per year in annual energy costs.

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We are barely two weeks into the new year so let's keep the mindset going of making positive changes! As 2016 unfolds before us ripe with new and fresh possibilities, consider adopting an attitude of "every little bit helps." Even though a single green effort will not solve the world's environmental problems overnight, there is absolutely no harm in trying to make a small impact by embracing greener habits. Resolve to be more energy efficient this year, it can be contagious!

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HAPPY 2016, EVERYONE!

Now is the perfect time to make a resolution to save energy! Either at school, work, home or anywhere, there are plenty of opportunities to make small changes and these all add up to make a big difference.

•  Check out the latest in LED and CFL bulbs, they are more esthetically pleasing than when first introduced in the marketplace. There are so many color, size and shape options available now.
• Turn off your lights manually rather than wait for a motion sensor to do it later.
• Use a power strip for your monitor, speakers and printer to turn these off when done at your computer. Look for a “smart” power strip for even more energy savings.
• Only use an automatic door if needed so the doors don’t stay open too long allowing cold air in and warm air to escape in winter (and vice versa in the summer).
• Layer for the temperature rather than adjust your thermostat, just a 2 degree adjustment means a 2% energy savings.
• Unplug your phone or other electronic gadgets when they are finished charging.
• Reduce, Re-use, Re-purpose, Recycle, and Remember to be a good steward of our natural resources.