[Energy Efficiency]
Winterize in a weekend
Monday, October 01, 2007
Get inspiration from an expert and an Energy Star publication
Before you crank up the thermostat—and subsequently raise your energy bill—this fall, check your house for air leaks. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a home can lose about a third of its heat through doors and windows. But the most serious leaks may actually be coming from yo...
[Energy Efficiency]
Lighten up on energy use
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Find energy savings in the types of light bulbs you use
How many light bulbs do you use in your home, outbuildings, garage and the outside of your home? 20? 40? 60? If each of those bulbs is an incandescent bulb, up to 90% of the energy generated by the bulb is wasted!
According to the Rocky Mountain Institute, a research organization, standard incandes...
[Cooperatives]
Celebrate your cooperative membership
Sunday, October 01, 2006
October is Cooperative Month. Celebrate belonging to your electric cooperative by learning more about the cooperative concept—and why belonging to a cooperative is a good thing.
Ten interesting facts about cooperatives:
1. Cooperatives are as American as apple pie and have been around longer than our country has! In 1752, Benjamin Franklin helped form America’s first successful cooperative—a mutual insurance company—that’s 24 years before our countr...
[Holidays]
True-life tales for Halloween
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Truth is stranger than fiction, according to this new book
There are a host of superstitions, urban legends and other folk beliefs associated with Halloween—but how often do we think about the true-life origins of these tales? Kids’ author Joy Masoff, who previously wrote Oh Yuck, the Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty, now brings us Oh Yikes! His...
[Holidays]
Halloween pumpkin pick
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Something new and old with this seasonal favorite
White is cool
Fashion commentators have been heard to say things like “brown is the new black.” Well, when it comes to what’s hot for Halloween, how about “white is the new orange”?
Over the past couple years, albino pumpkins—no, they’re not painte...
[Your Efficient, Comfortable, Safe Home]
Clean Green
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Make your indoor environment a safer place to live
The inside of our homes is not always the safe harbor we expect to live in. That’s because pollutants in our indoor air may be from 2 to 100 times that of the outdoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Indoor pollution is caused by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that ...
[Health]
Prevent colds with Echinacea?
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Science is taking a great leap backward to study how Echinacea may (or may not) help ward off colds.
Whether you’re dodging the flu or recovering from a cold, there’s an Echinacea supplement touted to help. The quandary is: Which type of Echinacea is best? The Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements at Iowa State University (ISU) is at the helm of determining answers to tho...
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