Valerie At Large

I have mixed feelings about the whole “Green”, sustainable living thing. I do recycle heavily at home and at the office, but it’s costing me more money. Despite the cost I have decided to get off the grid. Not because it’s just the right thing to do (because the products and technology available today are unaffordable to the masses and are truly a luxury), but mainly because, unlike Warren Buffet, I do not believe that an economic recovery is possible before a global economic collapse happens and the clocks are reset.

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I wouldn’t qualify my office as being “green” as I have plenty of cables running in it that have flammable and toxic PVC jacketing and regular paint was applied on my walls. I did however manage to reclaim quite a few things: I repurposed a margarita fish bowl…

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First of all these Radio Powr Savr sensors can be mounted pretty much on any flat surface, wall and ceilings alike, and since they are wireless, there’s no pulling cables. That makes it great for retrofit applications.

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I bought a new house last month, which is quite a step up from the old one we owned. To give you an idea, we have 5 AC units to save as much energy as possible and money of course. To go greener and save even more, we decided to install the Lutron Maestro Eco-Dim [...]

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