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Your carbon footprint is a combination of the greenhouse gasses released in the environment caused by you and the actions that you do. Everything from the amount of land you have, how often you drive, what you buy and more can have an impact on the size of your carbon footprint. There is a mathematical equation for how much carbon dioxide each action we take leads to. Most carbon dioxide is produced by the use of fossil fuels Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s take a look at some easy, common sense ideas to stop wasting electricity in your home.

1. Always turn off lights as you leave a room. Teach your children to do the same.

2. Switch to fluorescent light bulbs. They use 15 watts per bulb, compared to the 60-100 watts of standard bulbs.

3. If you need to run a pool filter, only run it for two hours at a time.

4. Use the shortest cycle on your dishwasher, unless the dishes are extremely dirty.

5. For laundry chores, use a speed wash cycle for Read the rest of this entry »

The Energy Star Program is an incentive plan, which is offered by the company General Electric (GE), to consumers who are deciding to “go green” in thier homes, and who have purchased energy efficient technologies in their homes. Energy Star sells products from refrigerators, to dishwashers, and washer and dryer sets in the home for everyday consumer use. The products are energy efficient, and use less electricity than older appliances in the home. The purpose of these products is Read the rest of this entry »

Motion sensors are not only great to save power for businesses, but for individuals in a home as well. Motion sensor products are a great option for things such as electronics which are used more than once during the day, but for products which you don’t want to leave turned on the entire day.

Motion sensors allow for a business (or home users) to have products, especially electronics, in the office use and to save both on electricity charges, and to save the company money in Read the rest of this entry »