Subject: Fort Wayne News Sentinel
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:58:11 -0700

http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090417/LIVING/904170303

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From the News-Sentinel

Posted on Thu April 16, 2009  
 
Shopping column: 
Try new products to get ready for Earth Day 
By Cindy Larson   

In honor of Earth Day, which is Wednesday, we bring you the following information about environmentally friendly products: 

?Malcolm Rands, the founder of ecostore USA (www.ecostoreUSA.com), a company that offers plant-based cleaning products, will be in town to tout his company's products.

He'll be at the Meijer store, 5909 Illinois Road, from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday to talk about what a carbon footprint is and how to go "green." The event is free.

Some of the ecostore products available at Meijer include Laundry Liquid, Citrus Spray Cleaner, Dishwasher Liquid, Pure Oxygen Whitener and Cream Cleanser.

?Jefferson Pointe shopping center, 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd., is sponsoring two events Wednesday:

From 11 a.m. to noon, kids are welcome to Your trash . My treasure, where they can create art out of recycled material at the food court.

From 6 to 8 p.m., adults only are invited to the Earth Day Go Green presentation, where they can learn ways to reduce waste, prevent pollution and save money. Food will be provided, and attendees will get a reusable Vera Bradley shopping bag filled with eco-friendly products. RSVP for both events by Monday by calling the mall office at 459-1160.

?The manufacturer Lehr is selling a hand-held garden trimmer that uses a propane canister (the same kind used to power camp stoves) as its power source rather than gasoline.

?Touch 'n Foam MaxFill (www.convenienceproducts.com) can help homeowners save energy and reduce their carbon footprint, all for a $5 can. MaxFill is made with renewable energy resources, rather than from petroleum-based raw materials. The triple-expanding foam sealant seals gaps and cracks inside and outside the house.

The following products are available from www.CableOrganizer.com:

?Intermatic Electronic Seven-Day Timer lets you customize when your lights come on and off for an entire week. It can even be set to random mode, to give your home a more "lived-in" look. Cost: $31.41.

?Leviton Decora Occupancy Sensor Switch is a motion-detector device that will switch off the lights when it no longer detects movement in the room. Cost: $30.75.

?The Kill A Watt Electricity Power Meter assesses the efficiency of your electric appliances. Plug any 115 volt AC electric appliance into the Kill A Watt meter and a large LCD display shows the power consumption of the appliance by kilowatt-hours. Cost: $29.95.

?PowerCost Monitor from Blue Line Innovations allows you to see the amount of electricity your home is using in real time and shows your electricity consumption in kilowatt hours, as well as total utility costs in dollars and cents. Cost: $134.40.