Tag: electricity
The Hidden Cost Of Christmas: Budget And Environmental Pain
While many people look forward to Christmas and the end-of-year holiday period, consumerism habits are costing the planet, our budgets and our time. The...
5 Cool Places To Live Off The Grid
At least 180,000 homes in America are energy independent, off the grid and running on clean renewable energy. Those are just the homes we...
13 Energy Saving Tips That Also Save You Money
We use energy 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In fact, you’re using energy right now, reading this article. All that energy...
Your Christmas Lights = Enough Juice To Run El Salvador
Rein it in, Clark Griswold! We Americans use more electricity lighting up our homes for Christmas than some small countries use in a year....
Can A Synthetic-Grass Roof Power Your Home?
How did you feel the last time you opened your electric bill?
Power is expensive. There is no getting around it. Diesel, gas, natural gas,...
5 Weird Ways To Make Energy
As a green living advocate, you've probably heard of some of the latest attempts to create green energy. Solar power, wind power, harnessing the...
Slash Your Electric Bill and Shrink Your Muffin Top at the...
What if I told you that you could lower your monthly electric bill? I’m not talking about things like installing low wattage light bulbs...
Solar Power Picks Up Speed
With the recent opening of the world's first solar bicycle pathway in the Netherlands, we're all pretty excited about solar power. Good news: it...
Powering Homes Using Food Wastes and Microbes
Food waste is a significant worldwide problem. Every day, perfectly good meals are thrown in the trash, or allowed to rot in the fridge...