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The CENTAMETER is an innovative new electronic device, which measures the electricity being used and displays the cost per hour on a portable display located inside your home or business.

Paint

Friday, November 03, 2006
Choosing the most environmentally friendly paint for the job can be difficult. The
issues common to all materials, such as embodied energy and impact throughout
the lifecycle should be considered. Because of the complicated chemical make up
of many paints however, this can be difficult.

Another problem is that many paints do not fully declare what is contained in them.
For some of the more toxic products "safety data sheets" are required by law. In
general, preference should be given to products which fully declare their contents,
followed by those which have been rated by an independent scheme with clear and
publicly available criteria, such as the "Environmental Choice" label.

Generally speaking water based paints are environmentally preferable to enamel or
polyurethane paints. Water based paints have improved dramatically in recent years
and are suitable for most applications.
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