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Featured Resources for TV Ads

Watch the EcoConsumer TV ads currently airing on several local channels.
Note - For additional related resources and comprehensive guides and directories, visit our Links page.

"Remodeling"

GreenHomeGuide http://www.greenhomeguide.com/index.php/project/C199 (external)
HGTV - Green Remodeling http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/pac_ctnt/text/0,2595,HPRO_20196_38468,00.html (external)
Seattle Public Utilities - Green Home Remodeling http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/GreenBuilding/SingleFamilyResidential/Resources/RemodelingGuides/default.asp (external)

"Cars"

Car Talk's Eco Area http://www.cartalk.com/content/eco (external)
Don't Be Fueled! Mothers For Clean and Safe Vehicles http://www.dontbefueled.org (external)
FuelEconomy.gov http://www.fueleconomy.gov (external)
King County RideshareOnline http://www.rideshareonline.com (external)
Center for Neighborhood Technology - Travel Emissions Calculator http://www.travelmatters.org (external)

"Babies"

Real Diaper Association http://www.realdiaperassociation.org (external)
Cut of Cloth http://www.cutofcloth.com (external)
DiaperFreeBaby http://www.diaperfreebaby.org (external)
U.S. Public Interest Research Group report: "The Right Start: The Need to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals from Baby Products" http://uspirg.org/uspirg.asp?id2=19703(external)
"Save a bundle on your new baby" (buy used, don't buy what you don't need), MSN Money article http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CollegeandFamily/Raisekids/P37248.asp?Printer (external)

"Give Experience Gifts, Not Stuff"

"There's more to Valentine's Day than flowers" (experience gifts), Jan. 30, 2005 MSN.com article http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11102947 (external)
Spa Finder http://www.spafinder.com (external)
King County Waste Free Holidays program (runs annually from mid November - December 31st)
JustGive (donate in the name of a friend or family member) http://www.justgive.org (external)
VolunteerMatch (volunteer in the name of a friend or family member) http://www.volunteermatch.org (external)

"Reducing Junk Mail"

King County "Reduce Junk Mail" resource page
San Francisco Bay Area Junk Mail Reduction Campaign, http://bayarearecycling.org/junkmail/ (external)

"Efficiency"

Energy Star resources for energy-efficient appliances http://www.energystar.gov (external)
Sustainable Cotton Project http://www.sustainablecotton.org (external)

"Wipes"

Excerpt from article about alternatives to disposable wipes

"Reducing Toxics"

Consumer Reports - Green Cleaning www.greenerchoices.org (under "Home & Garden") (external)
Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County, 206-296-4692
National Household Products Database www.householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov (external)
Washington Poison Center www.wapc.org (external), 1-800-222-1222
Washington Toxics Coalition www.watoxics.org (external)

"Too Much Stuff"

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Updated: Oct. 2, 2008


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