Keep Your Home Business Green

Earth Hour has come and gone for 2008, and it was an easy opportunity for people who don’t normally think about their environmental footprint to do something about it. Apparently it was quite successful, with local utilities such as EnergyAustralia claiming that energy consumption for that hour was 10.2% less than usual.

But, while Earth Hour is a great awareness raising campaign and does provide some relief against our constant… » Continue

March 31 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: computer, green, lighting, Money, paperless, power, recycling, water | 3 comments»

Drink ice water, lose weight

Okay, it’s not as simple as the title makes it appear to be. However, How Stuff Works gives some scientific proof to answer the question, “Does drinking ice water burn calories?” I’ll cut right to the good stuff:
Let’s figure out exactly what you’re burning when you drink a 16-ounce (0.5 liter) glass of ice water:

• The temperature of ice water can be estimated at zero degrees Celsius.
• Body temperature can

February 7 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: health, water, weight-loss | 10 comments»