Are You Up-to-Date with These Green Terms?
1. “Geothermal Homes”: This is a house that has been designed to use geothermal energy instead of gas or electricity
2. “Vampire Power”: This is the power used by standby energy electronics when not in use in one’s home.
3. “photovoltaic”: This is the field of research which involves new solar power technology such as electronic signs that are run by solar energy panels.
4. “Daylighting”: This is a new style of designing a building or house to take advantage of the maximum sunlight available and reduce most dependency on other artificial lighting.
5. “Grey Water”: Water you have saved after using it for something else and intend on using it for another thing. For instance, people place a bucket under a leaky faucet and use the water to feed house plants.
6. “Precycling”: This is when you purchase an product that contains less packaging waste over other products.
7. “Hypermiling”: (2008 word of the year): Means adjusting one’s driving habits for maximum fuel efficiency…
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