Going Green

Eat Less Beef

Back in the mid-’80s when I was between jobs I went up to a small town near Burlington, Vermont to help a friend start up an old dairy farm that hadn’t been used for decades. […]

Going Green

More than 100 BILLION aluminum cans are sold in the U.S. each year. Only half are recycled. Likewise around the world, resulting in 3 BILLION pounds of aluminum cans in landfills around the world. There […]

Going Green

Two Stage Cooling

When the air conditioning is over-sized for a building, you get “short cycling” – the unit turns on and off many times. This causes a lot of wear and tear on the equipment. A properly […]

Feed the Hummingbirds

Every small action you take to save energy, conserve resources, or preserve the environment is important! If you have difficulties conserving energy, try to get closer to nature. Set up a bird feeder on a porch […]

Going Green

Septic Rx

Bacteria are very hard-working little buggers. There are trillions of bacteria in your stomach and intestines. They digest your food, protect you from infections, and generally maintain a healthy total-body balance. A lack of diversity […]