Shortly after sending out my initial email to the energy suppliers listed on poweryourway.com I landed a new job and this project fell off the table for a little bit. 
I should’ve known that it would only be a …

Occasionally, when looking through take out menu prices, some things just don’t seem to add up. An example would be “Lite Bites” which charges $6.25 for a “Western Burger.”
The Western burger is their $3.95 burger …

Composting
Queens Botanical Gardens (offer discounts on composing materials):
http://www.queensbotanical.org/
NYC.gov PDF on composting:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/pdf/composting.pdf
Composters:
http://www.composters.com/main.shtml
NYC Roof Mounted Solar Energy System Installers
Solar Energy Systems
altPower, Inc.
Everpower Renewables
The Solar Plan

The business week during which I sent my initial inquiries out to the different energy supply companies on poweryourway.com is pretty much done.  The results, a bit discouraging. I was hoping at least the customer service departments handling …

Noticed this tonight on the Joey in Astoria site – Habitat for Humanity has a ReStore-Build It Green warehouse in Astoria consisting of building materials and salvage ordinarily destined for landfill. The warehouse, located at 3-17 …

With each bill, Con Edison (my current gas and electric supplier), includes a customer newsletter. One of the constant features of this newsletter is Con Edison’s PowerYourWay program (poweryourway.com). Power Your Way encourages current Con …

Recyclable and refuse pickup: Monday & Thursday
Refuse pickup: Thursday
Special Christmas tree pickup: Monday (I believe today was the last day)
Well, they managed to get the refuse bag picked up, but missed the six foot tall …

I received the following to my very general email to the DEP, some additional research and more pointed questions should result help the people at the DEP point me in the right direction, but for …

A few calls over to Mr. Rooter later and it seems as though they’re ready to start doing a bit of their own research into water conservation techniques. So far, I don’t have much for …

Bankrate.com has been useful in the past for checking out national and local rates on a number of different accounts (I used their comparison tools before taking on a mortgage). While going through their site …

After the Con Edison billing mess, I’ve been looking for ways to reduce the amount of power used without pre-spending the years of savings I’m hoping to see.
Enter the Home Depot 60 watt compact fluorescent …