Comments on: Give Your Ducts Some TLC to Stop Global Warming

By: Alline

Alline — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:41:37 +0000

Wow! Great post, and what a fabulous job you've done making something as potentially banal (yet important) as DUCTS interesting! Brava! I'm emailing a link to my friends right now! Allines last blog post..My Life in a Feminist Ecovillage

By: Green Bean

Green Bean — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:51:22 +0000

Ah man! Every year, I mean to do this and somehow summer and fall slip away. I did at least coax my husband to do some weather stripping this year. Next year, heating ducts! I promise. Green Beans last blog post..Controlling My Impulses

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:18:51 +0000

Sonia, have you looked Lee’s bed or Viesso’s collection? Both are posts on my website. I am not sure what Lee’s tufted part might be made of. It is possible that it will be reycled bottles. They will be alot cheaper than Cisco. They don’t use natural latex like Cisco.

Pure Furniture may be more expensive too. Anna

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:14:39 +0000

I don’t know if you can convince a landlord unless he is paying for the electricity. Perhaps if it is explained that his or her system is working alot harder and will need to be replaced sooner might spur them to consider simply insulating and sealing the ducts. Readers, thoughts? Anna

By: Mother Earth

Mother Earth — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:01:01 +0000

as a renter i feel rather helpless in this area, i keep my thermostat quite low during the day, very low at night and invested in a down comforter. i'd be curious your take on how a renter could influence a landlord ...maybe a dear landlord post?? Mother Earths last blog post..Detox with Acidophilus Bifidus

By: Lisa Jerry

Lisa Jerry — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:57:14 +0000

Although I live in a Taylor Morrison community in Southern California, I have a vacation home in Maine. You can learn more about Taylor Morrison from their website (http://dreambig.taylormorrison.com/?utm_source=bc) and don’t forget to enter to win a dream vacation while you’re there. Although we use it mostly in the summer as a beach house, we enjoy spending the weeks of Hanukah and New Years bundled up around the fire with coco and this means winterizing the house before we leave in September. This means stapling heavy plastic to the inside and outside of all the windows and cleaning the heating vents. We also use this time to call the chimney sweep and make sure all the fireplaces are clean – a chimney fire in the middle of winter is the worst! I also recommend using thick area rugs to keep your feet warm.

By: Mindful Momma

Mindful Momma — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:52:27 +0000

Thanks for the ductwork 101 lesson, Anna! Now to find the time to actually follow your advice... Mindful Mommas last blog post..Bag Lady

By: JessTrev

JessTrev — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:45:16 +0000

Oooh, fabulous post - practical how-to tips with non toxic product recs! Totally want to look into a zone damper. Great idea. Thanks so much! JessTrevs last blog post..Feeling Von Trapped