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Increase Karma - How to Make Your Eco-Conscious Goals Easy
By Amanda Schupak
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  December 19, 2011
Fireplace Photo: Thinkstock
If You've Got an Afternoon for the Environment...

Tweaking the energy efficiency of your home doesn't have to mean replacing your appliances. The U.S. Department of Energy's energysavers.gov site gives step-by-step instructions on conducting a home-energy assessment and shows how a few freebie changes—closing the fireplace damper, lowering the hot-water heater to 120 degrees—can save water, energy and dollars.
Printed from Oprah.com on Sunday, May 19, 2013
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