energy savings

My wife and I have been considering solar for about a year. Some recent incentives from manufacturers and government agencies are making it really enticing. This site can save you a lot of time. They've tracked down and rated the top solar calculators on the web. Find out how much you would save, how long it would take to pay off your initial investment and more. The article was updated just a few days ago.

Two students from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a biodegradable insulation out of rice, mushroom fibers and recycled paper. It could be on the market by 2010.

Yesterday I was spending Mothers Day with my mom when a light bulb went out in her dining room light. "I'm going to have to run to the store tomorrow to get some more. It seems like we're going through a bulb a week anymore."

With the rising costs of gas and oil, you may find your heating bills escalating out of control. (In fact, some homeowners in the northern part of the United States spend as much as half of their annual energy bills just on heating and cooling.) But if your boiler is 15 years old or more, you may not have to simply accept this fate. You can actually lower your monthly expenses simply by upgrading to a more energy efficient model.

I surprised at how little I knew about energy consumption.

The governors of Kansas and Minnesota said that they are willing to spend the required additional $30 per computer when the states buy their more than 4,000 PCs each year. That is about how much more a computer with special energy saving components costs.....

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CFLs are tough to beat when it comes to energy savings. But each bulb contains mercury. It's a small amount, but when you consider that 80 million CFLs have been sold in the U.S. this year, the importance of safe recycling becomes obvious. Here's how.

This is a great alternative to the plastic shopping bag. The Pfaff Group has created this shopping tool which can be used as either a hand basket or a rolling shoping cart. With the Eko Kaddy you can roll items right from the checkout counter to your vehicle and...