From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: What Types of Insulation Are Most Important for Your Home’s Energy Efficiency?

Insulation keeps your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It protects against mold and air leaks. It also blocks noise, which, with a busy family in an open floor plan, can be game-changing. (more…)

Gun control is once again a current topic; it’s a theme that recurs in the U.S. on a regular basis as new mass shooting every few days claims more innocent lives, and leaves a new stream of grief and anger in its wake.
As far as I can discern,
When I look at photos of U.S. cities taken in the early 20th Century, I like to guess the year before I look at the caption–and I’m almost always correct within a few years. How? The ratio of cars to horses, which changed dramatically in such very short period of time that it’s a piece of cake to tell the difference between, say, 1910 and 1915.
If you think Trump’s picks to develop and implement environmental policy couldn’t get worse, looks like you were wrong.
Going camping or canoeing and want to make sure you can get the 0.005 kWhs required to charge your cell phone? Well, you have a few choices:
China sits atop the world in most important environmental categories.
Nuclear energy enthusiasts should be happy to see so much research and development going into this space. There are several different directions nuclear seems to be headed, one of which is smaller, modular reactors that can be deployed to provide power to small regions, virtually eliminating line loss, which is typically 5 – 7%.
In response to my post yesterday on the
As you prepare for winter, it is important to check whether your HVAC system is working properly. In addition, you should also consider effective ways of saving energy and protecting the environment during those cold months. While insulating your home and investing in energy efficient units are sure ways of lowering your utility bills, here is what you can do to make your current system