If you are too lazy too eBay, but you have electronic gadgets around the house that could be recycled and passed on to new owners, then you might want to take a look at MyBoneYard.

Consumers can determine the value of their used gadgets in seconds and receive a prepaid VISA card through the mail for the value of their unwanted gadgets. It is not only simple and cost-free, but it is fun to be rewarded for recycling!

Granted, the money offered isn’t a premium…but hey! No PayPal fees, eBay fees, shipping fees, fraudulent buyers to deal with, non-paying bidders, negative feedback, or any of the other hassles from selling. That’s got to be worth something!

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My morning email inbox contained this important notice from my sister:

Usually Ben and Jerry’s has free ice cream cones on Earth Day (HAPPY EARTH DAY!!) but from what their web site says, ‘free ice cream cone day’ is April 29th this year. Soooo, just check the web site to verify that your local B & J’s is participating—and enjoy a free single ice cream cone for everyone!! (not just one per family). Spread the word!!

There you go — yesterday it was a 50% off deal for Amazon Chocolate - today it’s notification that Ben & Jerry has scheduled their free cone day for April 29, 2008! Consider the word spread.

Link: Find a Ben & Jerrys in your area

How often does this happen? You start the shower so that it can warm up and then you’re distracted by other things. Maybe the kids call you from another room, you start folding clothes, reading an article in the newspaper. Suddenly 5, 10 or 15 minutes can suddenly pass and the entire time you’re wasting hot water. Evolve Showerheads has a solution. And it’s not the typical reduced flow showerhead. What they’ve done is add a temperature flow valve that auto-senses when the shower reaches 95 degrees. Then it slows the water to a trickle - saving otherwise wasted hot water. When you’re ready to enter the shower, pull the flow cord and the warm water flow resumes! How’s it work? A quick 3 minute YouTube video that I created last night follows.

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Earth Day is tomorrow April 22. If you’ve been haphazard in your conservation efforts you may be interested to know that you can do something to ease your conscience help the environment just by opening your wallet. Carbon Offsets are an unregulated market whose providers take your donations and pledge to fund and support various types of projects including reforestation, renewable energy initiatives (solar, wind and hydro power). How do you find a reputable Carbon Offset provider? How much carbon are you emitting each year? Keep reading!

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