Water is a precious resource that is needed by virtually everything on the planet, from humans to plant life. It is needed to make some machinery run properly, to run industries, and to provide electrical power generation for some cities. It is a slowly dwindling resource that needs to be conserved in every way possible. Water and energy go hand-in-hand when talking …
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Rooftop Solar Systems
As the flailing home-improvement and building industries try to regain ground in new home sales and products, they are changing the way they do business. Wisely, they are trending towards the utilization of solar products. They are figuring out ways to make solar energy products less expensive and more efficient. This includes the increasingly popular solar rooftop systems available today. Solar …
Five Steps You can Take to Reduce Air Pollution
Everyone wants cleaner air to breathe and a better planet to be left behind for future generations. Certain groups can’t do this on their own; it requires everything from simple steps to lifestyle changes by all of us that live on this earth to make this possible. Not just anyone person or group of people caused us to be in …
Is Your Home Too Hot in the Summer?
Does it seem that your home just always stays hot in the summer? Then you are possibly experience heat build-up in your home. We’ve all heard the saying “hot air rises, cold air falls” which is true in one heat transfer, but in your home heat energy can travel all directions equally. One effective way to stop heat build-up is to landscape …
Are Your Windows Efficient Enough?
Noticing that your windows are drafty, have condensation or frost built up on the inside, and just don’t seem to keep the comfortable air on the inside and keeping the uncomfortable air on the outside? There are various ways to make your current windows more energy efficient. The Energy Savers website offers these ideas to make your windows more efficient: Install Storm Windows These …
Looking for a Way to Make Home Improvements More Affordable?
When your home needs some attention, whether it be cosmetic and/or efficiency improvement, it’s always better to try and do it affordably. The name of the game is to get more bang for your buck. However, this does not mean to scrimp on quality or performance of the products and services you purchase. The old adage of ‘you get what …
The Sins of Greenwashing
As the urge of ‘green living’ has risen so has the marketing and advertising claims of companies that are offering ‘green’ products. When a company offers products or services that claim to be ‘green’ but they really aren’t and/or do not give the perceived environmentally friendly affects as a result of using the product or service is greenwashing. According to Terra Choice …
Shopping Green
The actions you make in your shopping habits have a huge impact on our earth and its environment which affects us all. Each year, 160 million tons of municipal solid waste is generated. In your lifetime you will throw away 600 times your weight in garbage. Your daily purchases, no matter how small, are having a massive impact on the environment. …
What Your Heating and Cooling System Can do to Your Energy Bill
Most modern homes, if not all, have some sort of forced air heating and cooling system in place. The act of heating and cooling your home uses more energy and drains more dollars on your energy bill than any other system in your home. It makes sense that consumers would want to make it as efficient as possible. No matter what …
Insulated Siding – Good for the Enviornment?
It’s a hidden past-time that a lot of people do: driving by homes and looking at what other people do with/to their homes and copying what we like the best. Sometimes you have an added bonus if it’s at night and you can sneak a peek into someone else’s home, their little world, and compare it to yours. But beyond what’s …
More About Duct Cleaning
You are wondering about cleaning the air ducts of your forced air system in your home. Can it really make that much of a difference? Does duct cleaning make your home indoor air quality better? What are the advantages and disadvantages? The bottom line is no one really knows for sure if cleaning air ducts does prevent health problems. There are …
‘Greenwashing’ – What is It?
All of us have done it in our lifetime – telling half-truths or portrayed something very convincingly that it is true, but really isn’t. Usually we do this to avoid confrontations, hurt feelings, or clean or fix a damaged relationship. But when companies do it, making marketing claims that a product is one thing, but it really isn’t – it’s called …
