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...cold water, mild soaps and a computer-controlled washing machine that spins very slowly, which reduces wear and tear on fabric. That may be the greenest method - wet cleaning uses no volatile organic chemicals at all and is more energy efficient than traditional dry cleaning. The downside, some have found, is that the cleaning isn't always as thorough, though Kistner believes experienced cleaners can compensate. "We pride ourselves on knowing which method to use," he says. (See pictures of the world's most polluted places...
Despite these relatively high prices, Green Apple has found a niche among the more environmentally sensitive citizens of New York and New Jersey. Before Kistner opened his first store, he had 1,000 customers signed up, and today there are three Green Apple Cleaners in the metropolitan area. It may help that Kistner throws in a few green extras, paying customers to return hangers and employing reusable or biodegradable plastic bags. Outside major urban areas like New York, environmentally friendly cleaners can be tougher to find. But the company Green Earth Cleaning has licensed its technology to launderers around...
Absolutely. I feel like I use all of my energy and all of my focus when I do it. It gives me a way to express myself and be creative yet athletic, and I never found that with any other sport...
...little more than a grade-school teacher's." My question is, Who is really more valuable, the person flying travelers around or the person who taught the person in the plane to read, write, calculate and, unfortunately in this case, use a laptop? As a former teacher, I found Morrison's comment condescending and unnecessary...
There might, though, be a way to restore or even enhance the 30,000-ft. view. Personal-finance-management tools, like those found at Mint.com and Wesabe.com are starting to gain traction among consumers (and not just the hard-core ones who have long relied on Quicken to interpret their finances). These programs pull together online statements and, with features like pie charts, show how much of our money goes to groceries, how much...