Archive for May 2008

STOP WRITING MONTHLY CHECKS TO NOSFERATU

May 30th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Energy Efficiency, Energy use

by Mark Jeantheau, GrinningPlanet.com
Vampire Power – Wasted Standby Power in Home Electronics and Appliances

When we say “vampire power,” we don’t mean the hypnotic power of some black-caped, white-fanged Transylvanian. We mean the electricity your  home electronics and appliances suck out of the power grid when you’re not using them. (Of course, we realize that the [...]



Growing Your Own Vegetables And Rearing Your Animals Organically

May 29th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Gardening, Organic, food

By : Harwood E Woodpecker  
The way that we look at food has changed over the past 10 – 15 years, for many people cheap mass produced fast food is just not acceptable in their diets any longer as they now understand more about the implications of how the food was produced, what it does to [...]



Hydroponics And Indoor Gardening

May 28th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Gardening, Indoor Air Quality, food

By : Glenn Bronner
If you have heard of hydroponics or other methods of growing plants without soil and want to try it out at home, you can. Sometimes people get a misconception about hydroponics in reality it is really not as mysterious and complicated as it seems. A simple hydroponics system is easy to care [...]



Could You Become An Energy Assessor

May 25th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Energy Assessor, Energy Efficiency, Energy calculator, energy audit

By : James Copper
If you want to be an energy inspector you would do well to turn too many of the environmental study programs at the various committed U.S. colleges and universities. Boston University is one of these committed to saving and improving our environment through the training of energy inspector professionals. Here is where [...]