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Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown David Steinman See book keywords and concepts

Mitsubishi Even before Japan's national Electrical home appliances Recycling Law passed in April 2001, Mitsubishi Electric had already established the Higashihama Recycle Center for consumers to return home electronics products. The company joined a consortium of other major Japanese electrical product manufacturers to establish and implement a network of fifteen recycling processing facilities throughout Japan. Home appliances recycled in fiscal year 2002 included air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines.

A lot of people live back in the woods and they are powering their homes through solar," said Larry Schlussler, PhD, owner of Sun Frost Refrigerators and Freezers, a small American company producing some of the most energy-efficient home appliances today. "But, when you are using solar systems that stand alone and that are not part of the electric grid, producing power can be very expensive, so you want to be sure whatever you're powering is as energy efficient as possible. Refrigerators and freezers are some of the biggest electrical hogs in your home. We saw a real need throughout the region.

Maytag is one of the market leaders for washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, and other home appliances. When I was looking for a new refrigerator for our home, I saw a 20.3-cubic foot bottom-freezer refrigerator from Amana that was Energy Star rated and priced from $1,999 to $2,225, depending on the extras. I also looked at Jenn-Air models that were Energy Star rated. Eventually I learned that both Amana and Jenn-Air are brands that Maytag manufactures. (The company's other brands include Maytag, Hoover, Dixie-Narco, and Jade.

Whirlpool, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of over $12 billion; it has 68,000 employees and nearly fifty manufacturing and technology research centers around the globe. Its brands include Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Brastemp, Bauknecht, and Consul, and they are sold in more than 170 countries. In the United States, Whirlpool has been an active partner of the Energy Star Program since August 1998 and has been honored with the Energy Star Partner of the Year Award five times (1999-2002 and 2004).

LG Electronics is quickly emerging on the scene as a major manufacturer of home appliances and electronics, including air conditioners and cell phones. Although LG Electronics, based in Korea, doesn't have manufacturing plants in the United States and I could not use the information at Score-card.org, the company has earned Korean ECO Label accreditation for its air cleaners and power-saving computers, among other products.

The Enzyme Cure: How Plant Enzymes Can Help You Relieve 36 Health Problems Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg See book keywords and concepts

The first of these dangers consists of two types of radiation: the microwaves or high-frequency radio waves, and the magnetic fields common to other home appliances. The oven door is the most dangerous place for microwave leakage but magnetic fields can occur all around the oven. This is especially dangerous for children who like to watch the food bubbling inside, and restaurant workers, who are often stationed nearby. While people may worry about whether their microwave ovens leak, few consider the effects of microwaves on the food itself.

Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition Larry Trivieri, Jr. See book keywords and concepts

Becker also brought national attention to the fact that electromagnetic interference from power lines and home appliances can pose a serious hazard to human health. "The scientific evidence," writes Dr. Becker, "leads to only one conclusion: the exposure of living organisms to abnormal electromagnetic fields results in significant abnormalities in physiology and function."3 Dr. Becker demonstrated that the body concentrates negative electromagnetic energy at the site of an injury for healing.

Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world John Robbins See book keywords and concepts

Stores that sell refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dryers, water heaters, and other home appliances are prominently displaying the machines' energy efficiency ratings. People are turning the heat down, or off, when rooms aren't occupied or in use. They are saving energy by caulking and weather-stripping, and insulating the heating ducts in forced-air heating svstems. And they are reducing air conditioning costs by closing the blinds or curtains on hot days and opening the windows at night.

The Healthy Home: An Attic-to-Basement Guide to Toxin-Free Living Linda Mason Hunter See book keywords and concepts

Appliances: Asbestos lurks in home appliances such as toasters, broilers, slow cookers, waffle irons, dishwashers, refrigerators, ovens, ranges, clothes dryers, and electric blankets. Products manufactured after December 1986 must be labeled if they contain asbestos, so read labels when shopping for new appliances. If you want more information, contact the manufacturer, or write the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Earth Right H. Patricia Hynes See book keywords and concepts

Robe artificial heart largely of plast —/A 1936 J_I_I_I_I_I_I_L 1960 1965 J_I_L 1970 19ware, Gor-Tex sportswear, Teflon, increasing use of plastic in cars, home appliances, medical technology, packaging, and now plastic 2 x 4's show that the markets for plastic are "plastic" indeed. The General Electric Company recently introduced a prototype two-story, "single-family" plastic house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, with walls, ceilings, roof, windows and structural elements mostly plastic.

ACEEE also publishes Saving Energy and Money with home appliances, a 34-page guide to the purchase and use of energy-efficient appliances. $2 Resource-Efficient Housing Guide (1989) Rocky Mountain Institute 1739 Snowmass Creek Rd. Snowmass, CO 81654 (303)927-3851 $15 A select annotated bibliography and directory of helpful organizations. Seventh Generation catalogue 10 Farrell St. South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 862-2999 $2 Water-conserving toilet dam and shower heads; energy-efficient lighting, solar-powered devices, etc.

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