Go Green tips for July 1st

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Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Thursday, July 1st:

• If you clean out the lint filter of your clothes dryer before each load, you'll reduce your energy use by up to 30 percent and that's nothing to sneeze at, considering the dryer is one of the biggest energy hogs in the house. Oh and waiting till you have a full load saves lots of energy, too!
• Can’t afford a low flow toilet? Here’s an free alternative, put a brick or plastic milk jug filled with pebbles in the tank. The space it takes up reduces the amount of water needed to fill the tank, so you'll save gallons (and money) with each flush.

Sunday is the 4th of July, and what better way to honor the nation we love than by protecting and conserving its natural resources? My tips this week, I hope, will help you plan a greener celebration! Fireworks shouldn’t be a DIY thing, so don’t set off your own, and discourage others from entertaining themselves with ill-gotten explosives. My husband is a fire fighter and the stories he’s heard… Unprofessional fireworks aren’t just dangerous in the immediate physical sense – they also release noxious chemicals into the air and water, causing long-term eco-damage. So, let the a fireworks professional entertain you, instead, and carpool to a community fireworks display. In Middlebury, they’ll be setting them off tonight after the VSO concert. So, if you don’t have tickets but can arrange to be in the immediate area of Middlebury College, you can watch the big boom show there, around 8:30 or so. In Bristol, they’re doing their fireworks tomorrow night at 7:30 on their recreational field and in Brandon, you can catch their show at Park Village on Saturday night starting at 7:30, as well! A safe holiday can be a green one, too! The Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!