My friend, Houston Neal, over at Software Advice shared some seriously good information with me recently. Not only is this good for the planet, but it’s rebate money for you by making your home more energy efficient.
The Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 is on its way. Commonly known as “cash for caulkers,” this bill has been approved in the House of Representatives and now awaits final approval by the Senate.
This is great news for homeowners and contractors. The bill provisions $6 billion for energy-efficient retrofits; it will support …

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Previously, I’ve posted about the environmental importance of phasing out the use of regular incandescent light bulbs and moving to more energy efficient CFL light bulbs. But, as progress marches on, so does the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the LED light bulb.
Initially, an LED (light emitting diode) light, was most commonly a little red light that emitted from different products. It was often the illumination of time, but as time also marches on, so does the LED light bulb.
Now that technology has figured out how to ‘cluster’ the LED’s to …

Well, it’s finally here! The 2009 Idaho Green Expo is being held July 18th & 19th at the Boise Centre On The Grove, in Boise, Idaho. Admission is free and the resources are almost ENDLESS !

Besides numerous Green Exhibitors this year, The Expo will be presenting “Sustainable U“. This will be a self-guided exploration of what a green home, garden and office actually look like. By walking through these exhibits, you can see for yourself how you can make small, and sometimes, not so small changes that will usually lead …

Happy St Patrick’s Day to Everyone !
In honor of this historically green day, I decided to continue sharing ways to lower your Carbon Footprint on this beautiful planet. In Wikipedia, a Carbon Footprint is defined as:
“the total set of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product” (UK Carbon Trust 2008). An individual, nation or organization’s carbon footprint is measured by undertaking a GHG emissions assessment. Once the size of a carbon footprint is known, a strategy can be devised to reduce it.
Why …

If, you missed the special last week on the Discovery channel, it’s your lucky day!
Earth: The Sequel will be reaired in an encore showing today, March 15th at 11 am ET.

Clean energy is the only alternative to a sustainable future for our planet. Watch the Discovery Channel this Wednesday, March 11th at 10 PM ET, for Earth: The Sequel.

In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights off for one hour – Earth Hour. We’re aiming to reach one billion people, more than 1000 cities, all joining together in a global effort to show that its possible to take action on global warming.
This event is part of WWF’s international campaign to convince governments across the world to agree a strong global deal to tackle climate change, when they meet at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, in December 2009.
A two degree rise …

Watch this Mythbusters video that tests whether or not we should turn the lights off, everytime we leave the room, or leave them on.
P.S. The results are good for us and for our planet. !!

Idaho Power is hosting a fantastic energy efficiency and green living series the next few weeks in Boise. I was able to attend some of the free workshops last year, and am disappointed that I missed the first workshop, last Thursday.
When, I attended those workshops last year, I was impressed with the facilitators, as well as the audience. The information was very balanced and the atmosphere was light and informative. I learned many practical ways to save energy and help take better care of the environment.
So, no need to fret, …