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Sandy Bauers has worked as an editor and a reporter at The Inquirer for more than two decades. She has covered features and news, and in 2006 was named the environment reporter. She lives on three acres in northern Chester County with her husband, two cats, a large vegetable garden and a flock of pet chickens.

GreenSpace - her column and blog - looks at how you to reduce your carbon footprint in everyday life. The column (below, with related links) appears every other Monday.

The GreenSpace blog is updated daily.

 

The Nest Learning Thermostat is hooked up to your Wi-Fi or other broadband, and gradually learns your habits.
Building a better thermostat
Getting with the programmable has proved problematic for many, but smarter devices are on the way.
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
Posted 02/06/2012
Harvey Sachs recalls that when Apple introduced Macs to the media, the computers had no manuals. "Why should a thermostat be harder?" Therein lies the sad history - and the roots of a promising future - of a device that is vitally important.
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Spring is headed this way, and you can track it
Green giveaway, clothes of all colors
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
Posted 01/23/2012
The two women were meeting for coffee. One did a double take as she saw the other's backpack. "Funny," she said, "I once had a backpack that looked just like that."
 
Spring is headed this way, and you can track it
 
Shedding light on the bevy of new lightbulbs - 01/09/2012
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
Sandy Bauers: As my voice mail and in-box attest after a story about new efficiency standards for U.S. lighting, there's confusion aplenty. Hundreds of bulb choices now exist, and with them new lingo to learn. So in this column I'll share some more practical tips.
 
E-waste recycling is getting easier - 12/26/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
Happy with all those new electronic devices you got for Christmas? Not so fast, Bucko: What about the old ones? You are going to recycle them, right?
 
Plastic-bag recycling as a stop-gap measure - 12/12/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
My friend, visiting from Denmark, was horrified. We were in a small grocery, and the clerk had packed everything into a plastic sack.
 
A winning idea for a water bottle - 11/28/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
GreenSpace: It was late at night in the spring of 2009. A new water bottle, and a new social venture, were about to be born by Jay Parekh and Aakash Mathur, both seniors at the University of Pennsylvania.
 
A bright idea: Energy-saving apps - 11/14/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
The Light Bulb Finder is among a barrage of green apps hitting the nation's smart phones and tablets. Last week, it won a green-app competition sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, besting 37 other submissions.
 
The day Earth has had enough - 10/17/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
Sept. 27 was Earth Overshoot Day, designated by the Global Footprint Network as the time when the planet's humans surpassed "nature's budget" for the year. Oct. 31, give or take, is the day the United Nations expects the world population to reach seven billion. Say what you will about climate change, who's at fault and how fast it's progressing. Clearly, we can't keep this up.
 
An appreciation of nature's great gifts - 10/03/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
GreenSpace: My favorite tree is a huge sycamore in my front yard. I look at it all the time, but somehow I had never seen the reddish stigmas on the female flowers - those little balls. It got me to thinking that, to be true citizens of the planet, shouldn't we be paying more attention to trees?
 
At Drexel and Temple, pedaling produces power - 09/19/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
Say what you will about "sweat energy," people-power generation - most often from bicycles - also seems to be generating quite a bit of interest, from the Drexel gym to this week's EcoArts Festival in Manayunk. Pedal power has juiced computers, home appliances, cellphones, sound systems, and Christmas trees.
 
Fragrant toxins from the dryer - 09/05/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
I happened to be home doing a batch of laundry the day I talked to Anne Steinemann. Immediately afterward, I lugged the wash out to the backyard clothesline.
 
Let's go swapping: Original commerce goes online - 08/22/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
The nation's traditional economy isn't so good. But its swap economy seems to be thriving, especially online.
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Eco-friendly claims create confusion - 08/08/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
 
Lowering the impact of meats - 07/25/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
 
Giving cramped chickens their due space - 07/11/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
 
Always on - 06/27/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
 
The safe way to keep bugs at bay - 06/13/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
 
Snuffing one hazard produces another - 05/30/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
 
GreenSpace | A plug for picking a green power option - 05/16/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
 
Cold war on the inefficient old fridge - 03/21/2011
By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist


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