Environmental Information
Nearly 1/3 of all air pollution is caused by conventional power plants fueled by non-renewable resources like oil, natural gas and coal. These resources will not last forever and are major contributors of pollution. Deregulation of energy providers has given us a CHOICE. Check your state and local energy providers to see if you can switch to a *greener* solution. In most cases you will probably only see a 1 to 2 cent increase per kilowatt-hour on your bill, but you will be doing your part to keep our air, water, and land from being contaminated.
Please do your part to help save the environment.
If you are like me, you love to wake up with a nice hot cup of coffee each morning. You may not know it, but coffee filters, paper towels, etc. are white because they're bleached. This is done for aesthetics; the process of bleaching paper is responsible for creating dioxin. Dioxin is a deadly toxin that has been dumped into our waterways. Americans buy billions of bleached coffee filters every year, and then throw them away after one use!
HOW CAN I SAVE THE WATERWAYS?
One way is to use reuseable coffee filters. I just bought a new coffeemaker two months ago and I was so pleased to learn that I could buy a reusable filter. I just wash it out after every use! When I clean my coffeemaker and pot by running a vinegar and water solution through it, I leave the reuseable coffee filter in place and it gets clean too.
United Health Foundation's list of the healthiest states in America for 2002: Minnesota, Massachusetts, Utah and Connecticut are the top five.All 50 states made some improvements since 1990 except for Alaska.
HAD YOUR COFFEE TODAY?
If you are like me, you love to wake up with a nice hot cup of coffee each morning. You may not know it, but coffee filters, paper towels, etc. are white because they're bleached. This is done for aesthetics; the process of bleaching paper is responsible for creating dioxin. Dioxin is a deadly toxin that has been dumped into our waterways. Americans buy billions of bleached coffee filters every year, and then throw them away after one use!
HOW CAN I SAVE THE WATERWAYS?
One way is to use reuseable coffee filters. I just bought a new coffeemaker and I was so pleased to learn that I could buy a reusable filter. I just wash it out after every use! When I clean my coffeemaker and pot by running a vinegar and water solution through it, I leave the reuseable coffee filter in place and it gets clean too.
