Your Name:
Your Email Address:
To: (Email)
Subject:
Message:
Email Preview:

Your name saw this post on The ActiveRain Real Estate Network and thought it might be of interest to you. Please see the link below to review the post.

Tips for a GREENER holiday: Open studios & Farmers' market Craft Faire in Berkeley this weekend
Wondering how best to incorporate Green ideals into your holiday preparations? That was the challenge discussed at the recent meeting of the Berkeley Association of REALTORS® Green Council, concluding its first year as a group. I am proud to have founded this group of dedicated agents, and to serve as their Chair.
Following the basic principles of reduce, reuse and recycle, the Green Council came up with these practical suggestions:
If you’re going to decorate with lights, use LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). They’re much more readily available now than in previous years, and in many great styles and colors. They use only 10% of the electricity used by incandescent lights, and in general they are much better made and more likely to last longer. The bulbs are advertised to last up to 100,000 hours, and many are Energy Star approved, and are cool to the touch.
Decorations for the tree can be inexpensive and fun to make as a family. How many of us remember stringing popcorn (much of which got eaten in the process!) and cranberries? Or making garlands from loops of colored paper? Snowflakes cut from recycled paper are always a favorite on windows or on the tree. Bring ... more

__________________________________________________
Are you on The Rain? Grow Your Network!




Spam prevention