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If you don’t already have a programmable thermostat, it is definitely worth getting. Basic models can cost as little as $25, and most are less than $50, making the payback period remarkably quick. You can save around 10% a year on your heating and cooling bills by simply turning your thermostat back 10°–15° for eight hours. . . . → Read More: Saving heating costs without sacrificing comfort Hard to believe that solar photovoltaic panels are becoming economical enough to be used for heat as well as electricity. An Oct. 23 article from the Portland Press Herald points out that PV panels cost half what they did only three years ago. The falling price of photovoltaic panels, along with the advent of . . . → Read More: Solar panels to help heat a building? Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced her plan to introduce a bill later this week in Congress that includes provisions that would significantly change the nation’s food policy. The Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act would expand opportunities for local and regional farmers and make it easier for consumers to have access to healthy foods. “This is about . . . → Read More: Proposed bill would create farm jobs, expand access to local food A powerful message from Robert Redford summarizing the dangers of the proposed tar sands oil pipeline. Learn more and take action at the NRDC website.  Comments are closed  Climate change, Energy conservation, Environmental regulations, Environmental toxins Seattle is striving to become a carbon-neutral city, the first in the world. It requires accounting for and reducing “the carbon footprint of everything from transportation to trash.” But the city recognizes that individual families have to play their part. Much of the work on climate change has focused on making major policy or . . . → Read More: Can Households Help Create a Carbon Neutral Community? When considering the impacts of CO2 pollution, it’s not just extreme weather events that we should be concerned about. Play here or go to the video produced by the University of Maine.  |
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