Getting warm...

In the Northeast/New England region, we have been getting a few warmer days, but not nearly hot enough yet to turn on the AC. You could just put on a fan or two to get a good breeze going, but there is another option as well. Many houses have the furnace in the basement/cellar and it is almost always cooler down there. Most of the duct work connections on those basement furnaces have a service vent or removeable section of ductwork that opens to the basement air space. If you have a way to turn on your furnace fan (at the thermostat or with a switch near the furnace) you can cool your house with basement air. You need only block the cold air returns on the first floor with a piece of cardboard or plastic and open that service vent in the basement. Now when you turn on the furnace fan, you will circulate cooler air from the basement to the other floors of the house.

Hope this idea helps you out for these in-between days that are neither too cold or too hot yet still not quite comfortable.

Thanks,
-Joe

Help Promote Green Energy

"Speak out to save programs that promote energy efficiency and renewable energy

The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program is an innovative way to get property owners the money needed to invest in energy improvements, and could create hundreds of thousands of jobs. But in 2010 the Federal Housing Finance Agency halted PACE programs. Before the March 26th comment deadline, urge the Federal Housing Finance Agency to promote more clean and efficient energy use by restoring PACE programs."

http://www.nrdc.org/action/allactions.asp?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=headeract&utm_campaign=email

Thanks,
-Joe

Water, water, everywhere - not really...

Did you know that of all the water on the plant, only about 1% of it is available for use by human consumption? >http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/fresh-water.php

Did you know there is a Water Day? You can take a quick and easy quiz to lean more...

http://www.recyclebank.com/how-to-earn/questions/take-an-exclusive-quiz-5518

Thanks,

-Joe

Use LEDs to be greener!

Even though LED bulbs will cost you more upfront they offer you return savings in two ways. First, they last longer, a lot longer than conventional bulbs or CFLs. Second, they require less energy to produce the same amount of light.

Spectacular prices on LED bulbs and lighting for any purpose! They have bulbs for anything and everything, even you car! The prices are better than you will find at any of your local home improvement/hardware stores. LEDs use less energy, by a very long shot, than other bulbs even better than CFLs.

Check it out!

http://www.superbrightleds.com/

Thanks,

-Joe