Insulation Upgrade Cost Savings Calculator

August 22, 2009

Ever ask yourself, “How much money will upgrading my home insulation save me?”  Click here to use the appropriately named Insulation Upgrade Cost Saving Calculator.  Just plug in some basic info and it’ll help you decide whether or not upgrading your home insulation will be worth your time and money.

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Cheap DIY Solar Thermal Water Heater

August 22, 2009

Got some water, 2 buckets, a power drill, scissors and a simple hand saw?  This cheap DIY solar thermal heater project from Instructables will cost you around $5 and is a very easy diy green project that is both efficient and fun to build. Here’s an excerpt from the author’s post: I let this guy [...]

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This DIY Home Energy Audit Tool Is Awesome

August 22, 2009

The Home Energy Saver is a web-based DIY home energy audit tool run by the government that asks you questions to determine exactly what steps you can take to make your home greener and save money on energy costs.  Simply enter your zip code to get started.  The screen shot below shows I can save [...]

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Easy & Cheap DIY Solar Oven

August 22, 2009

The folks over at Planet Green scoured Instructables.com and found the cheapest, most effective DIY solar oven project.  I tried it myself and it works great!  Below is an excerpt from Planet Green’s article, or click here to go straight to the Instructables page. Baking cookies on your dashboard is one way to use the [...]

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5 Tips – How To Go Green At Work And Save Your Company Money

August 21, 2009

Every business, small or large, should be considering how to go green at work in order to save money and help the planet at the same time. Workers can be very wasteful at work, possibly because they are often not held responsible for their carelessness, or perhaps because the company hasn’t done a good job [...]

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7 Tips – How To Go Green And Lower Your Electric Bill

August 20, 2009

The world is facing increasing global warming, as more and more harmful greenhouse gases pour into the atmosphere.  As a result, many more people are researching how to go green and maintain a lower electricity bill while doing so. The good news is that going green is very easy to do. In fact, if done [...]

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Tips on How to Build Your Own Solar Panels | Home and Gardening

February 27, 2009

It’s not a surprise that people are finally starting to harvest the power of solar energy these days.

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