Resources
GMAR Goes Green!
GMAR encourages all members to "Go Green"! We are offering a number of ways for you to participate. Consider these and other ways to help save the earth! Click on each title for more information.
Eco Hatchery - Consider making your closing gifts green. Shed 15# a day with the Eco Starter kit. Join our "community" to see what other GMAR members are doing.
Green Designations- Eco-Broker and NAR - Two designations to better serve your clients.
Cell Phones for Soldiers - Instead of throwing away your old cell phones, donate them.
Donate Clothing & Furniture Locations - We have a number of groups that will accept your gently used clothes and furniture. Share this information with your clients. Also check out this website for 7 ideas for recycling.
Local Community Recycling Centers - Check to see what your community offers.
Hazardous Waste Disposal - Milwaukee and Waukesha County have specific information.
NAR Green Brochures - The "Energy Savers Booklet" and "Selling Green Pocket Card" are free downloads.
Web Site Links Consumers to Green Companies
Go Green Tube, a Simi Valley, Calif., company that focuses on distributing information about eco-conscious individuals, groups and companies, has formed an alliance with Sierra Club Green Home in an effort to help homeowners find ways to make their environments more sustainable. Green Home President Steven Fechheimer said the partnership will help educate consumers about green living, as well as help them find green businesses to work with.
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New Energy Star ratings released for monitors, digital picture frames
The EPA has released new, lower Energy Star power standards for computer monitors and digital picture frames. It estimates if all computer monitors sold next year met the standard, about $1 billion would be saved in energy consumption and greenhouse emissions would be reduced by the equivalent of 1.5 million vehicles.
Writer Calls For Feds to Underwrite Green Home Improvements
An editorial appearing in the Miami Herald newspaper is recommending that the federal government step in to help homeowners buy energy-efficient homes. Writer Hank Kalet argues that many states are offering homeowner incentives, but he notes there is fear funding will run out before consumers can take full advantage of the programs. Kalet argues the federal government should back the state programs.
Have You Thought Of Any Of These Ideas? - Check out these ideas for your home and your office.
More Articles - Click on the links below to review more articles on going green.
Going Green: Bricks, Sticks and In-Between
Green Meeting & Event Resource List
Green Meetings - Now More Than Ever!
The Economy and the Environment
