Periodically, I receive questions on my “Ask Green Talk” section or via my Contact Form. I respond to them privately via email. The other day I had an epiphany and said, “I should be putting these questions right on the front page for my readers to answer as well.” I have a bunch of great [...]
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The Geothermal features at Yellowstone Park. Photo by Kevin Saff by permission I received an email from one of my readers, Ronald, who asked the following question in regards to my geothermal post. I did not want to bury his question in that post, and am giving him a separate forum on the site. Ronald [...]
Photo by permission of Herry Lawford Are you in the market for a new car? Lease is up or your car is just had it? My lease expires this week. I have stalled and stalled hoping that a hybrid minivan would some how pop onto the scene. I now have a Toyota Sienna all-wheel drive [...]
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Photo by permission of Zonbu Zonbu is ushering in a new age of computing with its affordable, energy efficient, low toxic Desktop Mini and recently added Notebook. The Company is taking a page from the cellular phone industry and offering computers at such reasonable prices with maintenance plans that make it possible for everyone to [...]
Photo by Dee Teal by permission. Updated 1/25/2012 Would your feet look like the above picture if you took off your socks and shoes in your house? Are you cold, unable to stay warm, and tired of giving away your money to the utility companies? Sometimes, you think the utility company should be considered a [...]
(Readers receive discounts for Battic Door purchases. See below.) Do you feel like Goldilocks in your home? Either it is too hot or too cold. It is never just right? Could your house be suffering from leaky home syndrome??? Is it curable? I am living proof, having lived in a leaky house, that you [...]
How many times have you stood by your dryer and felt this cold air near your feet? Just opening up the dryer door immediately wakes you up from the surge of cold air that hits your face? For years I have been looking for some device that would stop the cold infiltration from my dryer [...]
Photo Courtesy of ByebyeStandby.com For our UK readers, Alternative Consumer contained a post about Bye Bye Standby (“BBSB”), a device that cuts off power to unused appliances that are plugged into wall outlets. The BBSB maker offers the Intro package which contains 2 smart outlets and a green switch and the Energy Savings Kit which [...]
Photo Courtesy of SmartHomeUSA.com With all the talk about lessening your carbon footprint, one of the suggestions is to unplug your computers, televisions, and VCRs. Even when you shut off these electrical appliances, they are still drawing power. “These ‘phantom’ loads occur in most appliances that use electricity, such as VCRs, televisions, stereos, computers, and [...]
