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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

17 Things You Can Do to Save Energy and Money


By the time thi article posts, I will be in the air, on the first leg of my trip to Spokane, WA. I will be attending a Neighborhoods USA (NUSA) Conference, and while there, one of the topics that will be discussed will be "Green issues." With that thought in mind, I thought these money saving and Eco-friendly ideas would be of interest. Love to hear your ideas to.

  1. Insulate your walls and ceilings
  2. Modernize your windows
  3. Plant shade trees and paint your house a light color if you live in a warm climate, or a dark color if you live in a cold climate.
  4. Weatherize your home or apartment, using caulk and weather stripping to plug air leaks around doors and windows.
  5. Turn your refrigerator down.

  6. Use Warm or Cold water rather then Hot, when doing laundry
  7. Make sure your dishwasher is full when you run it and use the energy saving setting, if available, to allow the dishes to air dry.
  8. Turn your water heater down to 120 degrees F.
  9. Replace your old appliances with the most energy efficient ones you can find.
  10. Wrap your water heater in an insulating jacket.
  11. use energy efficient CFL light bulbs.
  12. Clean or replace air filters as recommended
  13. Heating and cooling
    Winter settings: 68 F - Daytime /55 degrees - night
    Summer settings: keep it at 78 degrees
  14. Use less hot water by installing low-flow shower heads. (or use a shower timer to curtail lengthy showers. example A and example B)
  15. Whenever possible, walk, bike, car pool, or use mass transit.
  16. When you next buy a car, choose one that gets better mileage.
  17. Buy minimally packaged goods, choose reusable products over disposable ones, and recycling, to reduce waste.

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Posted by Kevin Surbaugh at 5/20/2009 10:29:00 AM
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3 comments:

  1. 18. use 1-ply toilet paper
    19. try not to go to bathroom as much
    20. don't exhale as much, CO 2 is a greenhouse gas and we exhale CO 2
    and that is bad
    21. hold your breath for longer and longer
    22. try living places where there are no clouds, clouds are water vapor and water vapor is the number one greenhouse gas on the planet. and I dont need to remind you that greenhouse gases kill
    23. vote for light rail in your city and walk where the rail doesn't stop. and sell your car, cars are bad, they pollute.
    24. combustion engines are polluters and they are energy hogs and kill the environment
    25. never use a lawn mower or boat with outboard motor, use oars.
    26. never mind that god created microscopic rotary motors and transit systems and entire factories in every living cell, motors and factories are bad, so block that from your mind. ignorance is bliss.
    27. turn lights off at night in all rooms your are not in and even turn that light out too, dont worry your eyes will eventually become accustomed to the dark. Tip:where steel-toed boots in dark rooms, so you dont stub your toes. Tip #2:Keep a bat handy or pack heat in case burglars think no one is home because someone turned all the lights out.
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  2. Hi! Make your own cleaners and laundry soap. Check out my blog
    http://strivingtoliveeachdayhisway.blogspot.com/2009/05/vinegar.html

    to see some of the things I do.

    Have a great trip!
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  3. Installing a radiant barrier in your
    attic is another easy way to save money.  It's fairly easy to install
    yourself and there are some good sites with a lot of info out there.  We
    bought from RadiantGUARD three years ago and we've been saving money every month
    since then.
    ReplyDelete

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