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Is a smart thermostat worth the investment?

Spending $200 or more to replace that older, still functioning thermostat with a new whiz-bang “smart” variety might seem like a waste of money, but it can be one of the best small investments a homeowner can make, given the potential for energy and cost savings down the line.

European Retailers Adopt Voluntary Sustainable Business Code

I have to bite my tongue when I hear people claim how progressive Europe is when it comes to sustainability and consumerism. Take Amsterdam, where in May I worked and traveled for two weeks. True, bicycles are everywhere, public transport works, and you can find great locally grown food. But step into an Albert Heijn supermarket, and you will see that the capital of tulips and bicycles is also the capital of processed food, over-packaged in plentiful plastic.

10 simple steps to green your office

The following list for greening your office is by no means exhaustive, but a way to get started in making your workplace more environmentally friendly.

Green Office Week

Green Office Week (GOW) is an action-packed week full of fun and simple ideas to make your office greener. See what's happening each day and then find ways you can fit these environmental ideas into your own work place. You can make a difference to the environment by making a few small changes. We should all be doing what we can 52 weeks of the year. You could pick any week of the year to be your own company Green Office week and use our daily themes.

External Laptop Charger

This battery charger will help you live a more environmentally friendly life! Both the product and the batteries are rechargeable (it can be used over 1,000 times!), and lithium and NiMH batteries do not contain heavy materials such as mercury and are thus not considered hazardous waste!

Post Consumer 3 Ring Binder 3 in. Spine

These recycled binders are very durable and more resistant to spine-tearing than the traditional vinyl binders. It is truly recyclable and reusable because it is a corrugated cardboard binder. Vinyl binders are neither recyclable nor reusable.

Eco Simple Flash Drive - USB

Need an easy green way to transport information? These sleek eco-friendly flash drives are better for the environment because they contain no lead, mercury, cadium or other toxics, and they decompose easier than their traditional counterparts.

Laptop Sleeves - Neogreene

Love the squishy feel of neoprene, but hate toxins like VOCs? The green revolution continues with Neogreene, a ground-breaking material that uses the best qualities of neoprene while getting rid of the toxic glues that used to be necessary for holding the material together!

Hemp Paper Envelopes

The perfect companion to the Hemp Paper Mini Ream, these Hemp #10 business size envelopes feature an elegant square flap. Contains 50 business size #10 Hemp Heritage envelopes. Each box contains 50 plain Hemp paper envelopes, great for personal or corporate business. Envelopes feature the standard lick to seal glue business size envelopes, otherwise known as #10 envelopes. These tree-free envelopes are perfect for home and small businesses.

USB ECOSTRIP 2.0

The EcoStrip is a power strip and surge protector for your computer and connected devices (printer, scanner, external hard drive) with one important difference: when you shut down the computer, everything else plugged into the EcoStrip is also shut down. This saves energy and saves you money! There's no programming necessary - you don't even need to turn the EcoStrip off.