A beauty salon has environmental challenges that no household could imagine. Toxic chemicals are part of the process, and high volume lighting and constant hot water mean huge utilities expenses. There's little attention to the landfill, since recycling and reuse are ignored. Annabelle and Holter offer stylish solutions and even show the owners how to recycle all that hair!
With three generations living together, the Poisler family's 1800's vintage house generates huge energy bills. Annabelle and Holter show them innovative ways to cut costs, change bad habits and protect the environment, including an ingenious solution for replacing outdated appliances while recycling the old appliances.
Elle McGee wants to live green so she called us for help. Her world dramatically changed when husband Ed was called to active duty in Iraq, leaving her on her own with a chilly house and baby son, Malachi. She keeps TVs on in every room just out of loneliness, and she can't figure out the right way to dispose of the construction waste piled up in her garage. Elle goes into eco-plan overdrive when Annabelle and Holter come to the rescue.
At a busy pre-school, Annabelle and Holter instruct children and teachers alike about ways to go green and save green in the process. A new game turns the kids on to recycling, and their teachers learn to start setting the example with new, eco-friendly products for arts and crafts. There are also lessons about how excess waste can hurt our planet.
The Salome home redefines excess. Sal, his brother Paul, and daughter Samantha live in a fixer-upper Sal transformed into a rock-star playground for all ages. With an overheated outdoor pool cranking year round and Sal's stage lit bedroom, the family spends an astounding $20,000 a year on utilities! But even if money's no object, the Salomes are in dire need of some fixes, and are sure to be Annabelle and Holter's greatest challenge yet.
The Ehrlich family observes Orthodox Jewish teaching to the letter of the law. Annabelle and Holter help them learn to keep faith with the environment as well.
Annabelle and Holter visit Mike and Julie's dream house which is sapping their savings with huge energy costs and family habits that need to change. Mom, Dad, four kids, and even their three dogs and two cats, take on Annabelle's family challenge to reduce waste and earn some cash.
Firehouses are open 24/7, so that means the lights stay on, the doors stay open and there's lots of trash—much of it paper and plastic proof that firemen like all things disposable. From recycling to recipes, Annabelle and Holter show 20 firefighters how to green up.
Twenty college girls live at the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority House. They recently attended a conference on living green and came home with poor grades on that front. Those computers, mini refrigerators, and hair dryers create a staggering utility bill. When they see the truckload of plastic they toss every month, the lesson hits home. Classes officially start when Annabelle and Holter give them their assignments, with the girls' final just a few weeks away. Will they get an 'A' in waste management or will it turn out to be a wasted opportunity?
A couple with two young children is in the process of restoring their home built in the 1900's. The only problem is that many of the products they are using to remodel contain toxic chemicals creating dangerous indoor fumes that can be harmful to the whole family. Annabelle and Holter introduce them to an array of eco-friendly alternatives that aren't made with toxins but can still do the job in a much healthier way.
