Have you though about water efficiency in your house, do you think its time to come up with a plan of action. I have had a look at the usual water-saving websites and come up with a series of things you can do, roughly in order of difficulty.

1. Find out total water use for 2007, so we can tell when we’ve actually made a significant change.
2. Check for leaks and fix them.
3. Check how we use water: this means going down the lists of water-efficiency steps like shorter showers, only running the washing-machine on full, etc and making sure that we actually do them.
4. Get flow aerators or something similar for our taps.
5. Get a shower-head with a water-efficiency rating.
6. Change your toilet to a dual-flush.
7. See if it’s worth upgrading your washing-machine to a more efficient model or not.
8. Make the garden more water-efficient, look into rainwater tanks, greywater systems and so on.

CO2 Emissions – Reinventing the Wheel… or at least its usage! By Patrick James

It’s a simple fact, that events which revolutionise motoring don’t come along every day but the issue of vehicular carbon emissions has changed how people view cars and motoring.
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CO2.ie met with Edenbee.com today and they are a new Irish web site. They have created a great social network for those interested in their carbon footprint & how to take practical steps to reduce it.

You can for edenbee register here >>

See what you think and you can comment here via this blog post.

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CO2.ie

If you want to learn about Green issues and save valuable energy in doing so, then we have just the idea for you …

Flock have released a Green Browser so keeping up with Green news is even easier - check it out here >>

It is based on Firefox Mozilla which I use & recommend and 10% of profits are going to an environmental non-profit organization.

See what you think and please let us know.

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CO2.ie

CO2 want to interview the major car companies & car dealers about their July 2008 offering for Irish consumers. As a result of the new VRT CO2 laws there are some interesting deals and we want to tell our readers about them ! Approximately 500 people a day are coming to CO2.ie for more information.

These are to be video interviews for CO2.ie Web TV so you can’t be too camera shy ! Please email partners@co2.ie or call 086 811 8833 for more details.

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CO2.ie

Moms have always been the most “eco” people on the planet. Now, they’re forming networks to help support each other’s efforts to “go green” in ways that are actually bring more women into the environmental movement.

A recent story in the New York Times focused on the work the EcoMom Alliance is doing to build a membership base of mothers who are looking, not for the answers to “why” as much as the answers to “how”?

Through their workshops, house parties and web outreach, they’ve helped educate 9,000 moms about ways they can reduce the size of their environmental footprint and help protect themselves and their kids from environmental threats.  Read more >>

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Thanks to Barry from www.currency.ie for the following contribution - yor comments are welcomed of course !

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>>> All new cars sold in will have Vehicle registration Tax (VRT) included in the price. All cars imported into are also subject to VRT which will have to be paid to the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

Although you will have to pay vehicle registration tax (VRT) on a car import, the real saving is made when importing a second hand model as you will be paying VRT on the OMSP (Open Market Selling Price) which will be greatly reduced. The OMSP is the price the vehicle is currently worth in at the time of import. The following is a guide for anyone interested in importing a car from the into . By following this guide you will make sure that:

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Green Machines, Ireland’s leading supplier of zero emission electric vehicles since 2001, have launched the Mega City Electric Car. Expertly designed the vehicle provides a practical and aesthetically  pleasing answer to emission free journeys in urban centres.

See what you think of GreenMachines.ie

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CO2.ie is getting a lot of enquiries about CO2 emissions and the new VRT rates. These laws are coming into effect in July and we are here to help you find the information you require -

Here is a July event for low carbon cars which CO2.ie is involved in and will be well worth checking out -

Low Carbon Motor Show >>

See what you think and let us know of other useful Green web sites & blogs.  Read more about CO2.ie Autos >>
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