1. Plant different bulbs….light bulbs.
A standard incandescent 60-watt light bulb produces about the same amount of light as a 15-watt compact fluorescent light bulb. Only 10%-15% of the electricity incandescent light bulbs consume ends up as light; the remainder is put out as heat. You really don’t need to add heat to your summer, and during the winter those bulbs [ Read More → ]
If you want to make a statement about the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, should you still wash your hair, put on lipstick, and take aspirin?
Should you also wear flip-flops, use scotch tape, and paint the living room?
Those items are much more connected to the BP catastrophe than they might seem. Every day a tsunami of petroleum goes [ Read More → ]
It sure would be nice if we could obtain all of our food and drink items from local sources, but sugar provides an excellent example of why such a desire may remain a pipe dream in the United States for a long time to come. The sugar we consume that is produced domestically comes from sugar cane grown in Hawaii [ Read More → ]
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To reduce the need to blast the air conditioning, give your appliances a rest. Remember that whatever is plugged in and turned on is creating heat. So use the warm weather as an opportunity to take a hiatus from some of your gadgets, and save money and energy in the meantime.
Take a trip out back: Summer [ Read More → ]
