Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 10% of the energy consumed in the United States. Whether you own or rent your home, you probably also recognize that these bills add up in your summer and winter months. If you're trying to figure out how to ...
Things are heating up again in Texas, putting strain once more on the state's independent power grid. This time, however, we're not seeing the outages we saw in the years prior. For that, we have solar energy to thank. What does this tell us? It tells us that green ...
The United States increased by nearly 24% in solar energy generated from 2019 to 2020. Increased home solar use and community farms allow more people access to solar. Installing solar panels requires larger loans and can have a high annual percentage rate (APR). ...
Many of us love to spend about 30 seconds washing, followed by 20 minutes just contemplating life under the shower every morning. While we think that's a great use of time, the problem is the cost. Did you know that the average family uses 20% of its total ...
You've probably heard about a carbon footprint — the number of greenhouse gases an individual, action, or entity produces. But did you know that there's also something called a water footprint? As you can probably guess, it refers to how much water those same entities or ...
Business operations aren’t what they used to be 10 years ago — or even five! Until recently, most people haven’t even heard the term “single use plastics” or thought of replacing a plastic straw with a paper one. Today, sustainability is one of the biggest factors ...
The year is 2021. Recycling is officially cool, and single-use plastics are out. Stores, cities, states and entire countries have banned single-use plastics. This often includes plastic forks, food truck styrofoam clamshells and grocery bags you will use once, maybe ...
Although it flows freely from our faucets day in and day out, our actual freshwater supply is limited. Of all the water on planet earth, only 3% is fresh (meaning drinkable for humans and not salty), and 2.5% of that is currently unusable. The majority of available fresh water ...
Major appliances can be expensive. It’s not every day that you casually “window shop” for a new refrigerator or just “pop into” the store to pick up a washing machine. That’s why choosing the right one — one that’s energy-efficient — when you truly need it is ...
Plastic is both a blessing and a curse. It has revolutionized the way we live for the better, but it also presents us with a big problem. Namely, what do we do with it and where does it go once we’re finished using it? Every toothbrush, drinking straw, Styrofoam clamshell and ...
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