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Articles related to "Energy Savings"
10 Green Changes You Can Make Provides 10 simple changes to reduce energy consumption for those new to greener living. Targeted at those reluctant but interested in adopting better energy habits. energy • energy reduction • going green • lightbulbs • appliances
Energy Efficiency in New Zealand The New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy seeks to promote sustainability and improve the quality of life for New Zealand families. energy efficiency • new zealand environment • conservation in new zealand • energy savings • conservation strategy
Energy Saving Home The art of cooling down without turning on the air conditioner. keeping cool • beat the heat • energy saving home • cool home • cooling down
Going Green Fast Ten quick and easy tips to start living a greener lifestyle today. green living • conservation • energy savings • vegetarian • compact fluorescent lighting
How Much Water Do You Really Use? Americans waste a shocking amount of water everyday. Water conservation not only helps to preserve a scarce resource, conserving water saves energy h2o conserve • water conservation • conserving water • energy savings • water consumption calculator
Making A Difference A few easy tips to live a greener life and do your part for the environment global warming • planet • waste • environment • energy
Mercury in Energy-Saving Bulbs All fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury that can pose a health risk if broken bulbs are improperly handled or waste bulbs are not correctly recycled compact fluorescent light bulbs • heavy metal contamination • mercury cfl • cfl disposal • fluorescent recycling
Once A Month Cooking: A Time- and Energy-Saving Approach for the Busy Family How to try out the once a month cooking approach with your family - complete with recipe links, and a how to section. Eat well, save time, spend less. once a month cooking • freeze and cook less • good freeze recipes • freezer meals • once a month cooking recipes
The Green Workplace Suggestions on ways to conserve energy and reduce waste in workplace. green office • green workplace • conservation • energy savings • recycling
Divorced Households Pollute More A recent study shows that families help the environment when they stick together. Fewer divorces means fewer households. That equates to a huge energy savings. energy saving • energy saving tips • electric bill • gas bill • pollution
Feng Shui Cure Change your home environment with a simple home decorating idea that uses the power of a common Feng Shui cure. feng shui cures • home decorating item • home lighting idea • energy saving lights • feng shui
Keeping Warm As the temperatures drop and the cost of heating continues to rise, it is important to learn how to balance your heat and lower your energy bills. This article has lots of heat-saving advice and tips. heat • heating • home • house • rent
Save with LED Christmas Lights Energy-saving LED Christmas lights have become more widely available and less expensive. Here's where (and why) to buy LED holiday lights. led christmas lights • energy efficient holiday lights • energy-saving led christmas lights • led holiday lights • solar-powered led christmas lights
Slow-cooking Book Review A great little book, that could save you time, cut down on those energy bills and let dinner cook while you're doing other things - Curry & Spice those dishes for a treat recipe book review • slow-cooker books • slow-cooking books • slow-cooked curry&spice dishes • carolyn humphries books
Time to Change Your Furnace Filter Regular replacement of dirty filters on forced air furnaces improves home comfort, reduces fuel use, lowers greenhouse gas emissions and reduces wear on furnace blowers ecoenergy retrofit • green$aver • change your furnace filter • merv • hepa filter
What is Ground Effect Flying? Read a brief defintion of ground effect flying, an aerodynamic effect exploited by birds and by designers of fuel efficient aircraft. ground effect • ground effect flying • birds • flying less than a wingspan from the ground • aerodynamic effect that reduces drag
Banana Republic's Organic Fashion To celebrate of Earth Day, retailer Banana Republic unveiled an eco-fashion line this week, featuring a summer collection of environmentally friendly clothing for women. organic fashion • environmentally friendly fashion • eco style • organic clothes • eco-chic
Decorations and Weatherproofing Do the decorations go up before the plastic or does the plastic go up before the decorations? To some, this is obvious and comes naturally. To others, like myself, this requires some thought and preparation. new • england • winter • winterproof • proof
Housecleaning Steps that Get the Job Done Nothing lifts a heavy mood like a clean home. Clear the clutter and do the whole job one room at a time. Experience the sparkle and clean scents to stay motivated. housecleaning steps that get the job done • cleaning a home starts with a plan • nothing lifts a mood like a clean home • housecleaning strategy • time and energy-saving steps to make routine house
How to Help Reverse Global Warming A look at how tree planting can sequester carbon and take CO2 out of the atmosphere. Easy ways to alter your lifestyle to help reverse global warming.Practical help. biggest issue facing the world today • offset your carbon footprint • trees breathe in co2 • source of renewable energy • economics of climate change
LED Use Reduces Electrical Loads Light emitting diode (LED) technology offers new energy saving solutions for general illumination tasks, especially in commercial applications. led • light emitting diodes • led lighting • led linear tube • led luminaire
Low-Cost Tips for an Energy Efficient Green Home Making your home more energy efficient doesn't have to be expensive. There are a number of quick, inexpensive changes that you can make to green up and save money. tips to make home more energy efficient • increase home energy efficiency • low cost energy savings for home • energy efficient home • green home
Plastic Window Insulation Making your home more energy efficient doesn't have to be expensive. Cheap, easy to install shrink film can keep heat or air conditioning from flying out the window. plastic window insulation kit • window shrink film • save savings energy and money • lower heating cost lower air conditioning bill • lower energy bill
Radiant Barrier Spray and Foil Roof Radiant barrier spray or foil? Which one will lower utility bills and not effect cell phone reception? Both save on utility bills and are green energy solutions. radiant barrier spray • double-sided aluminum radiant barrier foil insulat • save money on electricity and natural gas bills • electric airless paint sprayer • green building style
Save Electricity When Brewing Tea Mark the correct level and boil only the amount of water you need for your tea or coffee - the time and cost savings add up over a year. energy saving • electricity • kettle • coffee • tea
Tips to Increase Your Home's Energy Efficiency Sealing the drafts in your home can be one of the most cost effective ways to improve energy efficiency and comfort. Here's how to do it inexpensively. tip to reduce home energy cost • home energy savings • home energy efficiency • reduce heating cost • reduce cooling cost
Tips to Save Electricity and Water Today, American's face the dual threats of environmental and economic stress. Combat these threats by using these simple techniques to save money and conserve resources. frugal homemaking • tightwad living • save water • save energy • save water doing laundry
Energy Conservation Kits Mana-cha-toon Wash-ti-ni-gun, the Conserve the Light Project, has distributed over 25,000 energy efficiency kits to promote conservation in Ontario First Nations homes save the light • project porchlight • energy greenbox project • energy conservation kits • energy efficiency kit
Resolve to Conserve Energy & Heat The Chief Energy Conservation Officer of the Ontario Power Authority says that more can be done to conserve energy and offers ten tips on how to do it in the New Year. conserve energy • energy conservation • power saving tips • reducing electricity use • ontario power authority
Keeping Cool while Saving Energy A few simple things can help you keep your home cooler in the summer and save energy as well. summer • cool • energy • save energy • compact fluorescent bulbs
ARE YOU TRULY GREEN? Are you really green? Find out with Linda's fun quiz. environmentalist • green • pollution • toxic • recycling
Green Houses: The New Way to Build Whether your family is growing or downsizing, one of the biggest steps personally, financially and ecologically is purchasing a new home. I’m in the growing stage, as is my sister. We’ve recently been discussing the best way to go when getting a new home. My dream includes solar power, composting toilets, point of use water heaters and passively heated homes with stylish layouts and ecologically harvested wood. I had a whole list of “Green Features” that I enthusiastically enumerated for my sister. But darn her and her common sense! She brought up a good point…there is no perfect ecological home. eco-housing • green housing • building green • ecologically safe housing • kit homes
Consuming and saving to consume Things to think about and better yet, things to do to step up efforts to reduce our environmental footprint. environment • society • consuming • action • how-to
Choosing an Energy Assessor There are several factors a homeowner should consider prior to hiring a home energy assessment company. The Ontario Association of Home Inspectors (OAHI) has suggestions. home energy audit • home inspection • ontario association of home inspectors • oahi • ecoenergy
Computers III: Producing the Silicon Chip Part II While computer manufacture is considered environmentally sound, engineers should still be looking toward improving techniques. computer • engineering • electronic • silicon
Earth Day and Computers When planning activities for April 22nd, consider including some aimed at reducing the negative environmental impact of computers. earth day • green technology • computer recycling • earth day activities • eco-friendly activities
Green Ideas for Small Businesses Hints for helping small business owners be more eco-friendly. green ideas for small businesses • tips for making a small business green • helping small business owners be more eco-friendly • eco-friendly • green choices
How to Green Your Online Activity Online technology consumes more energy than you might think: here are some ways to improve efficiency. information technology • it • internet • energy consumption • energy efficiency
Introduction to Renewable Energy Issues In Kyoto last year, countries around the world agreed to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Finding alternative energy sources to power the world requires breakthroughs in technology and the way we think. engineering • energy • greenhouse gas • renewable energy • environment
Save MORE money for yourself! Save more money on your electric bill for that dream item you have been wanting electric bills • money • save money • lower costs • household budge
California in Crisis California is catching a lot of heat for it's current energy crisis, and in a way that's a shame. The Golden State currently has some of the most progressive alternative energy programs in the U.S. california • energy • electricity • crisis • alternative
Christmas Advertising Strategy The Yule season encourages marketing contrarians to create ads that go against the traditional tide. christmas advertising strategy • holiday ad clutter • marketing contrarian • traditional greetings • holiday cliches
Cohousing: a Low-Carbon Lifestyle A New Report Says Americans and Land Developers are Buying in to the Idea of Sharing Space. Cohousing Lets Homeowners Go Green While Getting to Know the Neighbors green living • carbon footprint • cohousing • development • energy efficient
Computers I: Effects of automation Computers have changed our lives since the late 20th century. Environmentally speaking, computers have been a mixed blessing. engineering • electronic • computer
Conserving Resources Tips for saving water and electricity. water conservation • power conservation • living simply • simple living.
Creative energy solution in Rwanda The next time you're sitting on a toilet, consider that you are about to flush away a valuable source of energy. developing country • third world country • africa • rwanda • bio gas
Drip Irrigation In Desert Gardens Modern drip irrigation is not only for backyard desert gardeners. It is currently being used worldwide to halt starvation. drip irrigation • drip • desert • desert gardens • desert garden
Go the Distance Park your car and try some different modes of transportation. Save money, and be kind to the environment. cheap transportation • alternative transportation • public transportation • other transportation • car
Green Banking More and more business practices are incorporating the go green initiative - including banking. green banking • green mortgages • green credit cards • online banking • save the planet
Housing Ways that urban sprawl can be a positive change for our future and the environment. Things that you can do to make our communities and families a more productive place to live and share. gardening • housing • communities • family • carpooling |
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