If your New Year's resolution is to live a greener lifestyle, check out these 20 tips to help you stick to your plan.
If you want to be kinder to the planet and save some money at the same time, here are 20 ways to go green in 2013. TELL US: Do you think you could stick to a green New Year's resolution? Share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments sections below.
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Butler mayor hopes Mother Nature brings an easy 2013.
As people all across the world look forward to a new year, Bloomingdale Mayor Jonathan Dunleavy already had a few New Year's resolutions in mind. Six, in fact. Dunleavy said he hopes to promote smart growth in the borough by declaring redevelopment areas and bringing in new revenue to help stabilize taxes. He also wants to explore all possible shared services agreements the borough could enter into and invest in Bloomingdale's infrastructure, an issue that has come up a few times in the past year. Resident awareness and participation are also important to Dunleavy in 2013, as he said he hopes to "make sure all residents are aware of the business of the borough" and will promote residents getting involved in the process. In Butler, Mayor …
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Is your New Year's resolution to de-stress already stressing you out? Here are some tips to help you unwind.
The year 2013 will bring lots of New Year's resolutions, and the stress of keeping them up along with it. Dr. Megan Hood, a clinical psychologist with an expertise in stress management at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, said trying to attain a more stress-free existence is a pretty popular goal around the holidays and the new year. But staying away from stress is not as simple as making a New Year’s Eve wish. “That tends to be a common goal, a nice broad goal,” Hood said. “But it also tends to be challenging.” Still, Hood has some tips to keep stress at bay. TELL US: How do you de-stress? Are you resolving to stress less in 2013?
7:32 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
If you're looking for opportunities to volunteer, Chatham Borough can certainly use your talents. We have openings on many Boards/Commissions/Committees and there is always a need for sub-committees to work on specific things, such as the Green Fair, for example. Check out the Borough website at www.chathamborough.org and complete the Volunteer Application; then, mail it in to Borough Hall at 54 … more ›
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6:48 pm on Friday, January 4, 2013
Holy! I'm the FIRST person to comment, after a whole day? Well, if anyone is reading this, let me say that I adhere to most of these 20 ways BUT it will take action in all sectors to ensure that we have a viable, liveable planet to live on in 50 years. For example, how about all the electricity that food markets waste when they refrigerate in open areas? Do YOU keep your refrigerator door open … more ›