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Reusing: The Art of the Lost “R”
In elementary school, whenever it came to environmental science, they always drilled the “three R’s” into our heads. Like hordes of mini zombies, children the world over would repeat “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle….Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” However, though children know a lot…
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Build Your Own Converted Grain Bin Home
For the past two years, I have lived in a grain bin at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Or more specifically, a converted grain bin home (pictured to the right). It is insulated with straw bales, has a wood stove for winter…
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Green Education - What Nature Can Teach Our Kids
Kids today have huge advantages with regard to learning through technology; however, many kids are very - sometimes almost completely - disconnected from nature. Having all the technological advantages for education doesn’t mean that our children need to miss out…
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Eccotemp 40I - Natural Gas Indoor Tankless Water Heater
$814.14
Manual | GAMA certification | Spec Sheet
The 40I Indoor installed 20 liter tankless water heater is rated for 6.3 GPM, making it the ideal choice for a typical 3 bedroom, two to…
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Aube TH115 240V Programmable Thermostat
$60.48
This high-capacity TRIAC programmable thermostat with a remote input combines unbeatable accuracy and silent operation.
Rating: 3,600 watts @ 240 VAC, 15A resistive, 60 Hz Dimensions: 4.89”…
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Save Money and Decrease Your Ecological Footprint by Living in a Tiny House
One of the most effective ways to minimize your ecological footprint is to move into a tiny house. A tiny house requires little energy to build, and less energy to keep comfortable throughout the changing seasons compared to modern day…
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Passive Solar for an energy efficient dwelling
Your home or office is subjected to various climatic conditions, be it local, regional and more generally global. All variations influence the design of your building in relation to the sun. Poor design of buildings in terms of utilizing solar…
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Do It Yourself Home Energy Audit
A home energy audit is a way of testing your home to assess how much energy your home uses, and how efficient it is in its energy usage. An energy audit will generally alert you to problems in your homes…
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Insulate Water Tank and Lines
Posted on Sep 27, 2008 - By: Adam Beazley
A water tank insulation jacket costs under $30 and helps hold the heat inside, making your hot water heater more efficient. You can also add pre-cut pipe insulation or bubble insulated radiant barrier on exposed pipes going into your water heater and the hot water pipe coming out of your water heater - it is cheap and easy to install. If you’re starting with an uninsulated hot water tank, the energy savings should pay for the improvements in just a few months.
