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 Walk or ride your bike when you can If you have to go somewhere close consider riding your bike or walking there instead of your car. It is better on the environment and healthier.  |
What is the most cost-effective way to increase the energy efficiency of your home? Most homes have insulation in their attic and walls, but forget to insulate underneath the home. Energy efficiency is all about encapsulating the air you’ve paid so much to heat or cool. With all the existing government tax credits, there is no better time than now to improve your home’s insulation. The tax credits are about to get even better with Cash for Caulkers Home Star Energy Efficiency program. [...]  Installing the proper ceiling fans can increase circulation throughout your home by as much as 20%. Here’s how it can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars annually. [...] Living green doesn’t have to be hard. This article surveys several simple and easy ways in which you could make your lifestyle greener. [...] Summer is a great time to remember all the ways you can make your home more energy efficient. Here are some tips, advice, links and resources for energy efficiency. A metal roof is a great home improvement that will pay you back year after year in energy savings. [...] These days I think we are all taking a second look at our choices and the way we are living our lives. It’s not like we haven’t thought about saving energy before or sorting and recycling our trash, but now with the economy in the dumper we are all looking for new options that we can implement in our lives to save money. [...] Are you sick of watching politics get in the way of stopping the damage we are doing to our planet? If you said yes, you’re not alone. All around the country, people are banding together for community initiatives that get done what the government can’t seem to do: to bring about a change in our culture of power use. [...] Most of the world’s power is derived from burning the fossil fuel coal. This is one of the leading sources of the greenhouse gases, long suspected as the chief culprit in climate change. [...] Why not spend a few minutes to give your fridge a tune up? Ensuring that your fridge is running at peak performance will reduce your energy bill and your grocery bill with one clean sweep! [...] Carbon footprint is the current buzz word, but soon it will be a lifestyle pre-requisition for millions of people in the world. In December a piece of research calculating the average British citizens carbon footprint was conducted by the Carbon Trust and put it at 10.92 tons of CO2. This is roughly half that of the 19 tons of CO2 produced by the average American. [...] When it comes time to look for new window treatments for your home, one of the biggest problems you have might be figuring out what to do with the old ones that you’re taking down. They’re large, they’re bulky, and they’re too faded to sell or even give away. With “no burn” laws in your area, you can’t even get rid of them that way. You wish you had purchased more eco-friendly window treatments when you got them, but it’s too late for that. All you can do is to make sure that the new window treatments you purchase are greener than the old ones were. [...] The development concerning homes that are powered by alternate energy sources, ranging from wind mill and solar collection cells to overunity motor machines, is a trend that must carry on considerably into the coming years. There is a huge necessity of being more energy self-supporting and never having to depend upon the quantity of fossil fuels from volatile countries that are often hostile to us plus our problems. [...] Solar paneling has the advantage of not only providing energy for your household, but in some areas, you can connect it with the local electricity grid and get paid for any excess energy you send into the grid.This can provide you with a small, but regular savings on the energy that you do take from the grid in times when solar energy isn’t as abundant, like night, rainy days and in the winter. [...] McMansions-or super-sized homes-have been a growing trend in the home building industry for several years. Gargantuan houses are popping up in residential neighborhoods and rural areas, blocking views, and dwarfing neighboring houses. With some homes as large as 11,000 square feet, many people wonder how long this trend will continue, and how much bigger our houses can get. [...] A few pots or hanging baskets can really lift a property if they look good. Usually they do when you first put them in, but without careful attention to watering and feeding, in a few weeks time they can be looking miserable and neglected – not the look most of us are after. [...] Solar power has great potential and yet this technology is still in its infancy. People are getting more aware that they are greatly contributing for the carbon emissions. The main reason why people decide on using solar power is either by they want to cut down on their electrical bill or they want to help mother nature, or both. [...] |
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