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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND education AND energy at home AND green living
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Sharing is Glaring
On energy-hog roommates |
Umbra Fisk |
21 Apr 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My roommate takes 45-minute showers, does 10 loads of laundry a day, and spends her days watching show after show on TV. What is a nice or subtle way to get her to "cool down" (she didn't like us secretly turning down the water heater)? Thanks, Tested Tom Belmont, Calif. Dearest Tom, Obviously the nice way is to courteously ask. We'll assume this was attempted and failed. Did you read my recent effort to ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, education, energy, energy at home, green living (all these topics) |
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Get the Hang Of It
On communal clothes drying |
Umbra Fisk |
25 Feb 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hello Umbra! I'm a college student working to make my school greener and would like to purchase a few relatively sturdy, high-volume clothes drying racks to place in our laundry rooms so that students have an alternative to using the electric dryers. I know these racks exist because I just got back from studying in Italy for the semester and saw them all over, but I haven't been able to find anything good in 45 minutes of se ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, education, energy at home, green living (all these topics) |
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