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This page contains articles and tips about making your home more green, as well as links to other information about a variety of "green" subjects, including small-scale projects (e.g. compact fluorescent bulbs) and large-scale projects (e.g. wind turbines). Click one of the following quick-pagedown addresses, or just scroll down:
Articles about making your home more green
Energy Saving Tips about making your home more green
Links to other websites with additional information.
Articles
- Click here to read about why you should not use bottled water (it's a fairly large PDF and will take awhile to display)
Energy Saving Tips
- Here’s an energy saving tip:
Getting too many phone books? Contact the manufacturer and ask to be taken off their list. Instead use online phone books or search the web
- Here’s an energy saving action you can do right now:
If purchasing a new washing machine consider a more efficient front loading washer. Energy Star washers use 40% less energy and half the water.
- Here’s an energy saving action you can do right now:
In warm weather, fill your car or truck up in the early morning while the ground is still cold. The cooler the temperature the more dense the gasoline, and that means more gas goes into your tank.
- Here’s an energy saving tip:
Over drying clothes causes fabrics to deteriorate more quickly. Hang drying is easier on all fabrics – You can’t beat solar power.
- Here’s an energy saving tip:
Avoid unsolicited letters and calls regarding ways to save energy. Check out firms with the Better Business Bureau and read the fine print regarding fees for switching, cancellation service and late payments.
- Here’s an energy saving action you can do right now:
Replace worn out windows that can’t be caulked or weather-stripped and save 10-25% on your heating bill.
- Here’s an energy saving tip:
In the average home 40% of all power used is to power electronics that are turned off. You can reduce phantom loads using power strips with surge protectors to “unplug” many electronics at one time.
- Here’s an energy saving tip:
Take your lunch? To reduce packaging waste, try buying larger containers of things like yogurt and scoop portions into reusable containers.
- Here’s an energy saving action you can do right now:
Use cold or warm water to wash clothes, 90% of the energy used goes to heating the water.
- Here’s an energy saving tip:
Check out great low-cost and no-cost solutions to winterizing your home at
www.Unitil.com
- Here’s an energy saving tip:
For information on weatherization, fuel assistance and energy savings visit
www.staywarmnh.org
- Here’s an energy saving action you can do right now:
Clean warm air registers, baseboard heaters and radiators as needed. Make sure furniture, carpets or drapes don’t block the heat source.
- Here’s an energy saving action you can do right now:
Have your heating system cleaned and tuned up yearly. Replace air filters in forced air heating systems monthly during the heating season.
Links
A link marked with an asterisk is a site that provides regular emailings with tips & green info
General Information
Smaller Scale Ideas/Projects
Larger Scale Ideas/Projects
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