From inhabit.com on Thursday, May 7, 2009: … we’re focusing upon tracking energy usage, since the first step to cutting down on our power consumption is being able to measure it. Smart meters installed as part of smart grid projects will make it extra-easy to monitor home energy use — and while there are numerous [...]
Entries from May 2009
Options for monitoring home energy use
May 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Category: Energy, Information · Energy, Renewable · Sustainable Living
Keep Your Garden Happy with Water Catchment System
May 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment
BY Adam Wasch, Energy Outreach Consultant for CCHRC and UAF CES Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner May 7th, 2009, Section A3 The worms are squirming, the pollen is flying, and your XTRATUFs are muddying. Gardening is a great outdoor activity. Yet, gardens require a lot of water. So, if it doesn’t rain regularly, you can [...]
Category: Energy Focus Articles · Sustainable Living
Alaska Wind Offers Residential Power Opportunities
May 7th, 2009 · No Comments
BY Adam Wasch, Energy Outreach Consultant for CCHRC and UAF CES Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner April 29th, 2009, Section A3 Alaska’s energy resources amount to more than the oil and gas that have so much transformed the state during the past 40 years. One largely untapped resource is wind power. Large-scale operations, such as [...]
Category: Energy Focus Articles · Energy, Information · Energy, Renewable · Mechanical Systems
“To sleep, perchance more green”
May 6th, 2009 · No Comments
From slate.com, Tuesday, May 5, 2009: It’s unsurprising, if a little odd, that green marketing has come to the world of mattresses. A mattress may be a big-ticket consumer item—in 2006, the median price for a queen-size mattress was $650—but unlike refrigerators or cars, its carbon footprint is negligible. Still, eco-sales pitches are prevalent in [...]
Category: Energy, Renewable · Recycling · Sustainable Living