New Home Energy Reports Help Reduce Energy Use
When you think about the classic case of “Keeping up with the Jones’s”, you probably think of buying the big house, driving the nice car, and making sure your clothes and gadgets are just as nice as your neighbors’.
Well, some energy companies are using this classic neighborhood competition to pressure you into lowering your energy [...]
Nuclear Waste: Our Next Clean Energy Source?
You rarely see the words “nuclear waste” and “clean energy” in the same sentence. And you’ve probably never seen them linked together, as in “Nuclear waste could be our next source of clean energy”.
Small and Green Is the Next Big Thing…
When it comes to our homes, we’ve probably all gotten used to seeing the sprawling neighborhoods of huge McMansions.
But the theme at this year’s International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas was the exact opposite of the “towering mansion” trend. This year’s show was all about small, green homes. Especially small, green modular homes, like the Clayton iHouse, shown on the right. [...]
How Much Food Do YOU Waste?
When it comes to wasting food, Americans are downright pros. We throw out, on average, 25% of all the food we produce in this country. As shockingly high as that number is, a University of Arizona study actually puts this number closer to 50%.
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