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Tips on Working with Your Landlord to Green Your Apartment

Author
AMY PICKETT and CHAD SKALLY
Skally Management
Too often when we talk about living green, we focus on homeowners rather than renters. At Skally Management, a family-owned and -operated real estate management company in St. Paul, we're changing that concept by finding innovative ways to practice Eco-Management: sustainable, responsible real estate management designed to have a positive impact on our local environment and community.

We encourage renters to see their landlords as partners in living green. Try to start a face-to-face discussion with them, rather than using

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ON THE WEB!

Xcel Energy, xcelenergy.com

Eureka Recycling,
eurekarecycling.org

Neighborhood Energy Connection, thenec.org

Getting to the Next Level in Home Energy Efficiency

Author
John F. Neville
The SEA Group

Spend a Little Money, Take a Little Time

Here are some simple and inexpensive ways to make your home energy efficient. They involve minor costs and some work on your part, but the energy and cost savings make it worthwhile.

Switch to fluorescents

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DOE - Energy Efficency and Renewable Energy

Co-op America at Home


Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), www.aceee.org/
consumerguide


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