http://ecogadget.net/2007/12/24/how-to-save-353-per-year-in-5-easy-steps-and-spend-only-98/ join the revolution Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:41:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://ecogadget.net/2007/12/24/how-to-save-353-per-year-in-5-easy-steps-and-spend-only-98/#comment-242 Eamon Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:35:24 +0000 http://ecogadget.net/2007/12/24/how-to-save-353-per-year-in-5-easy-steps-and-spend-only-98/#comment-242 While I appreciate your suggestions for saving power and reducing consumption, I must note that it is quite impossible for tide coldwater to be eco in the wholeistic sense. Almost all detergents are manufactured from petrochemical surfactants which run out of the washer and into our oceans and rivers. As you may have guessed when I wrote "petrochemical" these things do not just flow out to sea and biodegrade, they wreak all kinds of havoc with marine life and are essentially adding to the ongoing pollution of our ocean. Please consider the chemical/eco impact of products before recommending them. I use ecover which uses plant based surfactants and is %100 biodegradable within a short period of time. I only wash in cold water (and I hang dry on a wooden rack in my apartment. which saves a bunch of money and is better for the environment) and it works great. - Eamon While I appreciate your suggestions for saving power and reducing consumption, I must note that it is quite impossible for tide coldwater to be eco in the wholeistic sense. Almost all detergents are manufactured from petrochemical surfactants which run out of the washer and into our oceans and rivers. As you may have guessed when I wrote “petrochemical” these things do not just flow out to sea and biodegrade, they wreak all kinds of havoc with marine life and are essentially adding to the ongoing pollution of our ocean. Please consider the chemical/eco impact of products before recommending them. I use ecover which uses plant based surfactants and is %100 biodegradable within a short period of time. I only wash in cold water (and I hang dry on a wooden rack in my apartment. which saves a bunch of money and is better for the environment) and it works great.
- Eamon

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