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If you'd like to kill some time during your weekend while saving money and shrinking your carbon footprint, try a couple of the projects below.
 

Install a Programmable Thermostat

The majority of NFL fans probably attend games to see bone-crushing hits, gun-slinging quarterbacks and one-handed touchdown catches in the corner of the end zone.  However, beneath the surface many teams have high performing pieces that don’t simply include their player personnel.  Franchises across the league are increasingly realizing the benefits of sustainability and many are taking major steps towards greening the NFL.

Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. This week we take a look at some of the things we eat and drink, from how climate change is affecting them to reducing food waste.  So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by Dan, Nate, Sean, Lily and Catherine.

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post intended to help get people started tracking their utility data. To recap the three easy steps were:

Golf courses are often resource intensive--each using millions of gallons of water each year, spraying thousands of pounds of herbicides and other chemicals, and contributing tons of CO2 to the atmosphere.  Studies have shown a link between the use of chemicals on courses and increased incidences of cancer and diabetes.  Most of this results from continuing to do business as normal.  But the golf industry is no different than many other industries that have made a push to "green" operations both as a way to do the right thing and to save money. 

There is currently a debate in the world of sustainable and green living about the best way to manage food waste in the kitchen. The two common options for dealing with food scraps are to throw them in the trash or use a garbage disposal to grind the food up and send it down the drain. Which is the ‘greener’ approach and is there an alternative?

Love interesting infographics? Here are a few favorites on energy consumption and efficiency. (Click on the image to view the full graphic.) 

The Tar Sands

Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by Dan, Nate, Sean and Lily.

At WegoWise we admire New Ecology's mission of community-based sustainable development, so we jumped at the chance to have Alison Corwin introduce their new online project on our blog: