Forced Green

This weekend may be the last to get ready for winter.  So what do you do?

If you live in the north, your fuel bill ran approx. $977 last year and this
next year, it will go up to approx. $1182.  A huge jump at a rate of 20%.

So what can you do to reduce this?

You can change out the filter in the furnace. Rule of thumb is to change it
out every 3 months.  If you have a contract for your furnace, call and make an Read more…

Half of all heat enters your home through the windows.  Using a
thick shade or window film, especially over the west facing windows can
save up to 15 percent on your cooling bill.  OR shade those windows from
the outside by planting trees or installing window awnings.  Another way
is using solar screens on the outside of the windows. Read more…

Here we go with some little tidbits ……

100 million trees worth of junk mail arrives in American mail boxes each year.

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Every year, 20 million tons of packaging goes into landfills. Read more…

For all of you Texans and those who live near the borders of Texas, listen up!
Our state is putting a perfunctory foot forward in going green by having a tax
free weekend on Energy Star products. Below is the excerpt from the Houston
Chronicle article by Clay Robison. Read more…

A new going green product to reduce your electric bill. Even when powered down, all of your
computer desk equipment, your pc, printer, modem, etc., are consuming power. All of
the little LED lights that are on means you are sucking approximately 100
watts of energy. So why not put in a switch that will turn off these items when you
are done for the evening or during the day.

The GreenSwitch™ system was originally developed to control energy consumption in the
hospitality/hotel industry. Read more…