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Written by Keir McCarton
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Monday, 13 May 2013 00:00 |
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In an era of increasing awareness of the environmental challenges that face our world today, business owners are becoming ever more aware of their corporate responsibility of helping to protect the environment. But for many businesses, their good intentions of wanting to reduce their carbon emissions often goes hand in hand with the pressure to keep their financial expenditures as low as possible. Businesses need a way of lowering their energy consumption as to not only reduce their energy bills, but to also and more importantly, reduce their environmental impact.
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Written by Four Green Steps
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 20:00 |
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Written by Nathan Lucas
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 00:00 |

Prevent waste
The first step to greening your business operations should always start with waste prevention. The EPA refers to this as source reduction, and you may recognize this as the second R in the 3R’s - reducing. Promoting a green image internally is the first step to sustainability. This can either be placing a recycling bin at every work station or issuing reusable water bottles to employees.
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Written by Four Green Steps
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Friday, 10 May 2013 00:00 |
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Some people think of organic gardening as being much harder than conventional farming. This doesn’t have to be the truth. If you want to make it easier on yourself follow these tips:
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Written by Four Green Steps
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 00:00 |
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Written by Four Green Steps
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 00:00 |
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Composting is one of the best things you can do if you are growing or want to start growing your own garden. The basics are really simple, and it doesn’t cost very much to get started. All it takes is stuff that you would normally throw away, and who wants to throw away something that can eventually yield tasty fruits and vegetables right out of their own garden. So let’s take a closer look at what composting is, and why it’s so great.
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Written by Four Green Steps
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 20:00 |
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Written by Four Green Steps
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 20:00 |
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