By
DAVID LEONHARDT
At a meeting of President Obama’s board of outside economic advisers two weeks ago, the venture capitalist
John Doerr said the following:
In the very near term, the way we can generate the most jobs, we believe, is through home retrofits…. The way I like to put it is, Cash for Clunkers mobilized all of America’s car dealerships…
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Added by Green Home on November 19, 2009 at 1:32pm —
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Sent to me today by a good friend & true patriot.
I am a combat veteran. It is all I ever aspired to be. I never cared about rank or medals; my modus operandi was to answer if my country called, though there were caveats. This missive addresses some of those caveats and what this warrior thinks America should do to REALLY honor veterans – regardless of their combat status.
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are lost. They were lost before they commenced – along with the incalculable goodwill…
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Added by Green Home on November 11, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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Garbage Bag Airflow Test
There are times when you need to know the airflow from your furnace registers, bathroom exhaust fan or clothes dryer exhaust.
For example, if a house has one cold room in the winter, it is useful to find out if this is because your furnace isn't supplying enough warm air. If you installed a new bathroom exhaust fan, you could use the test to see if it is working properly.
This fact sheet tells you how to do the CMHC Garbage Bag Airflow Test. The Test is a quick way to…
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Added by Green Home on November 9, 2009 at 6:12pm —
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You've got a great house. But chances are it's riddled with holes, gaps and leaks. Some lead to the outside, providing neat little doggy-doors for ladybugs, flies, and cold (or warm) air. Some lead to the upper-reaches of your house – providing opportunities for warm, moist air to travel from the basement to the attic, where the moisture collects, crea…
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Added by Green Home on November 4, 2009 at 4:07pm —
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You don't have to be an an extreme environmentalist to feel the affects of saving energy. Saving energy also saves water. How? It takes 25 gallons of water to produce 1 kWh of energy from a coal fired plant.
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Use these tips to start saving energy for free!
1. HVAC thermostat setting – 68 Winter, 78 Summer
2. Water Heater set at 120 degrees
3. Set refrigerator/freezer t
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Added by Green Home on October 26, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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By Renee Schoof
McClatchy Newspapers
Posted: Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
WASHINGTON The White House will release a plan today that is intended to remove some of the obstacles that prevent middle-class Americans from getting energy audits and making their homes more energy-efficient.
America's nearly 130 million homes generate about 20 percent of the nation's emissions of carbon dioxide, the principal heat-trapping gas, says a report being released today by the White House Council on Environmental Qu…
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Added by Green Home on October 20, 2009 at 8:00am —
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Thought was an interesting point of view...love to hear everyone's thoughts.....
We're tired of bubbles, right? Anyone 30 or older has lived through two big ones so far, with a brief period of prosperity separating the decimation of dot-com largesse and mortgage-fueled paper wealth. It could take until 2014 for the jobs lost to be replenished, and there's little reason for optimism.
So, w…
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Added by Green Home on October 8, 2009 at 5:30pm —
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60 Minutes Investigates a Potentially Harmful Waste Byproduct that Inundated a Tenn. Town
(CBS) We burn so much coal in this country for electricity that every year that process generates 130 million tons of waste. Most of it is coal ash, and it contains some nasty stuff. Environmental scientists tell us that the concentrations of mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic meta…
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Added by Green Home on October 5, 2009 at 6:02pm —
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We reveal the truth behind the hype, plus how much money you may be wasting by buying into it.
If you’re like most consumers, you’re more than happy to buy green -- as long as it also saves greenbacks. A recent study by the Shelton Group found that consumers who purchase eco-friendly products at least occasionally are more interested in spending their money wisely than in improving the environment.
To that end, here are ten oft-cited green myths and the truth behind them -- plus how much money…
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Added by Green Home on October 5, 2009 at 8:00am —
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Mark your calendars and come help clean up our river!
Green Home is a proud sponsor of the Catawba River Keepers organization and will giving away a comprehensive home energy audit valued at $300 on the day of the Riversweep.
For the 8th year in a row, our Lake Wylie Covekeepers (volunteers) are organizing the Lake Wylie Riversweep. Our river needs us more than ever! As development continues to gr…
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Added by Green Home on September 28, 2009 at 1:47pm —
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Starting this Thursday, N.C. is outlawing plastic bottles in landfills. But recycling rangers likely won't bust you.
By Lynn Bonner
lynn.bonner@newsobserver.com
Public service announcements, fliers, and corporate-gift cards are all aimed at getting N.C. households to comply with a state law kicking in Thurs…
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Added by Green Home on September 28, 2009 at 1:01pm —
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By
Discover Magazine
In an ambitious attempt to assess how humans are doing as stewards of planet earth, 28 leading scientists have drawn up a list of nine “planetary boundaries” that must not be crossed if we want to avoid drastically changing the global environment and imperiling our own existence. The only probl…
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Added by Green Home on September 25, 2009 at 5:37pm —
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START HERE to learn about Audits... because this is the very beginning of home energy efficiency. Home Energy Auditors measure the energy usage in your home, inspect and test existing appliances and systems, and provide a report that will help you start smart.
By
Energy Circle
I. Overview. This is where the…
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Added by Green Home on September 22, 2009 at 3:52pm —
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Information every Catawba River Basin resident needs to know!
US EPA begins to release Coal Ash Pond inspection reports. One report labels Duke Energy's Riverbend Steam Station a "SIGNIFICANT HAZARD" to the health of the Catawba River at Mountain Island Lake, the primary drinking water reservoir for nearly 750,000 people in Mec…
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Added by Green Home on September 17, 2009 at 5:07pm —
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If I had a buck for every time I mentioned the words "climate change", I would be a very wealthy person. However, if my income depended on me using the words "climate change" and "US military" in the same sentence, it would be a very different story. Yet, the two phrases could soon become synonymous with each other.
Generals and admirals with…
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Added by Green Home on September 10, 2009 at 4:57pm —
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Is there anything beer can't do?
by ScienceDaily
Wolfgang Bengel, the technical director at German biomass company BMP Biomasse Projekt, saw a business opportunity in solving the breweries’ grain waste headache. He reasoned that the leftover grain could be used to create steam and biogas, which would provide energy for the breweries, cheapening their energy costs as well as their costs of transporti…
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Added by Green Home on August 28, 2009 at 11:00am —
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Starting in October, it will be against state law to throw plastic bottles in your trash.
The challenge, though, is that there is no real way to enforce the statute to make people recycle. But supporters say the new law is a step in the right direction.
"It'll help us reduce waste going to the landfills. Obviously, it'll help us…
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Added by Green Home on August 26, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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August 24, 2009
by
Daniel Flahiff
Buildings account for thirty-eight percent of the CO2 emissions in the U.S., according to the U.S. Green Building Council, and demand for carbon neutral and/or zero footprint buildings is at an all-time high. Now there is a new building material that is not just carbon neutral,…
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Added by Green Home on August 24, 2009 at 6:08pm —
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S.
Geological Survey study released today.
About a quarter of these fish were found to contain mercury at levels exceeding the criterion for the protection of people who consume average am…
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Added by Green Home on August 20, 2009 at 12:08pm —
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by
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
Commandant calls for 10,000-strong contingent to be more energy efficient to save lives and money.
US marines run off the back of a helicopter during the start of Operation Khanjari in Main Poshteh. Photog…
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Added by Green Home on August 15, 2009 at 5:30pm —
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