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Green home cooling mini series

by thomas on June 1, 2009 (Feature image by Renewables At Home)

Model house on ice cubes, surrounded by greenery

The warmer part of summer draws near in the northern hemisphere. Air conditioners left and right are whirring to life, working hard to keep people cool. In doing so, they’re not only spending energy and money all willy-nilly, they’re also producing air that is less healthy and comfortable to live in than naturally regulated air [...]

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Hot water heater insulation: Low cost energy saving

by thomas on May 18, 2009

All pictures in this post by Renewables At Home – copyright info Is the top of your hot water heater cool to the touch? If it isn’t, it’s losing heat and wasting money on your behalf. The good news is you can stop this irresponsible behavior – almost for free! A water heater spends quite [...]

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More ways to make your refrigerator green

by thomas on May 14, 2009

For those of you that liked my list of 10 ways to make your refrigerator use less energy, Yanic at Adventures into green has some interesting numbers and a few more ways to boost energy efficiency. Also, Vegetarian times has a good article on other ways to green your refrigerator, as well as tips on [...]

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10 ways to make your refrigerator use less energy

by thomas on May 11, 2009 (Feature image by Infrogmation - Artwork by Banksy)

Fridge kite by Banksy

Refrigerators are less energy efficient than most people realize. Their energy efficiency ratings are done under ideal conditions – get a few things wrong and you might end up spending a lot more electricity on cooling your food than necessary. If you follow the advice in the list below, though, you can be safe in [...]

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Switching the lights off really does save energy

by thomas on May 7, 2009

Will you save energy and electricity by switching the lights off, even if you’ll have to switch them on again in a little while? I’ve recently written a couple of posts about lighting and energy efficiency – one about the most common types of light bulbs and one with more specific information about LED bulbs. [...]

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