Going Green

Going Green

Read a Book

We used to call wasting exorbitant amounts of energy, “conspicuous consumption.”  Now they sometimes call it “collecting experiences.”  Either way, it’s traveling to faraway places, doing exotic activities, eco-tourism; weddings in the Caribbean, spending a week […]
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Install Storm Windows

Retrofitting all the windows in a building from single-pane to double-glazed windows is an expensive project that is not often justifiable in terms of energy-conservation savings. The benefits, though, are evident in the relative U-values […]
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Cat Sweater

If you want to save on heating costs in the winter, by all means, turn down the thermostat.  If your cat objects, get them a cat sweater.  Not an easy thing, to get your feline […]
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“Conserve Energy, Texans”

he Electric Reliability Council of Texas – representing 75% of the utilities in the Loan Star State – issued a press release yesterday, asking all Texans to conserve energy.  They have a real-time chart on […]
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Be a Human Power Generator

I made an offhand reference in 1001 Energy Tips about some homemade tech I had found online, people trying to harness the power of their fitness machines into making electricity.  I peddle away as often […]