Energy Conservation

There were a few here I actually didn't know. Useful list

The consistently rising gasoline prices are making people consider alternative stay-at-home vacations or staycations. With the cost of living being pushed up and threat of global warming looming large, people are reconsidering far-flung journeys to exotic locales and are spending time in their homes and at local attractions. Even as they reduce their carbon footprint, staycations are fast emerging as a form of  responsible travel many are opting for. It is also an economical way of taking sustainable holidays.

A green school aims to enhance and protect the surroundings. Staff and students work together on projects within the school and in the local community, hoping to reduce waste, water and energy consumption and pollution, and increase biodiversity. A green school uses 60 percent less energy than a conventional building, 70 percent less water and the air inside is clean and safe to breathe.

By fitting energy efficient windows to your home you can cut heat loss by up to 74%, reduce your energy bills by 20% and considerably cut your carboon footprint.

While we certainly need a saner, smarter federal energy policy (and hopefully we will get one in the next government cycle), you can start slashing those energy bills today. Energy conservation is mostly common sense, yes, but sometimes we can all use a few reminders.

Gas prices are sky-high and people are hurting. Is it market speculation, tight supplies or the first throes of peak oil? And, if it’s the latter, how can civilization survive?

Well, residents of the small Alaskan capital of Juneau are showing us how. Following an April 16 avalanche that severed the city’s main power lines, Juneau found itself forced to cut its energy calories big-time literally overnight. It was that, or face energy bills double or triple or many times more than the month before. The good news: society didn’t collapse.

A nice article about communication that the web site received directly from the Honourable Mr. Gary Lunn, Minister, Natural Resources Canada about the web site's articles on the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program.

The third article in a series by a home owner who has purchased the new solar charged lawn mower with the Terra Phase brushless engine. In this article, the home owner discusses this new engine, its greater efficiency, why it is more quiet and longer lasting than traditional brush type of electric engines. Pictures are also provided showing the lawn mower.

The first of a new series of articles on exterior solar blinds. In this opening series, the home owner describes how their large south facing windows are causing issues with excessivve heat build up inside their home and UV damage to interior florring and furnature.

The first of a new series of articles on a mass porduced electric lawn mower charged completed off grid by a solar panel charging station. The series starts with why owners of gas, electric and manual powered lawn mowers need to consider solar charged lawn mowers due to environmental, cost and usability factors.

The second of a series of articles on the first mass produced solar charged lawn mower for residential homes. The environmental statistics are unbelievable.

Documenting the home energy audit experience and its unusual findings.

The first in a series of articles about a home owners attempt to reduce the heat buildup in the home's south facing rooms due to the large windows along the south walls. As the article describes and shows with the pictures, even with ENERGY STAR rated windows recently installed the heat buildup is significant (and this is jus the winter time). As well, the sun is not blocked very much by the current interior window shades. This should be interesting.

Interesting article on the progress, or lack thereof, of the Canadian Federal Government's program to education and financially assist Canadian home owners (and owners of other types of buildings) to undertake energy conservation related home improvements.

Is the program working?

A brief summary of the latest newsletter from EarthHourUS.org. Sign up from any country and participate in the March 29 action where entire cities and many individuals will turn the lights off from 8-9 pm, local time.