Green Home
6 reasons to weatherize your home. December 19th, 2008
Persuaded yet?
Several of my friends and neighbors commented that after reading the previous post about the cost of weatherizing my house, they considered proceeding with the improvements but then wrote it off as too expensive or...more
Sleep Tight December 16th, 2008
Organic Cotton Bedding
As winter nights get colder, check out the new bedding from OurBabyBedding.com. Their new organic bedding by Cotton Monkey comes in seven collections, including Casablanca, Sweet Jane, and pure white. All the bedding is made...more
Waste-Less Holiday Cards December 5th, 2008
Send Recycled and Recyclable Greetings
Considering that 7.5 million greeting cards are sold each year, recycling those is both a major challenge and a great opportunity. Fortunately, one company, ReProduct, operating under the slogan “A World Without Waste” is making...more
Save Water This Holiday November 21st, 2008
The Water EcoKit Saves Water and Money
This holiday, for the eco-minded Mr. Fix Its, or for yourself if you’re looking to save water and money, check out the Niagara Conservation’s Water EcoKit to reduce water consumption (recommended by ReallyNatural.com). Inside you’ll...more
What happens at a Home Energy Audit? November 7th, 2008
and how you can increase the health and efficiency of your home.
Jimmy and John from ASK Construction came over to do a Home Performance Energy Audit (a comprehensive energy and safety inspection) of my home. First they did a fairly quick survey inside and out to determine...more
We used wind power for 1 year October 14th, 2008
Let's see how much it cost?
We received this certificate from Con Ed the other day certifying that we purchased wind power for the year January - December 2007 (I can't imagine why we are receiving this in October but I...more
Remote Energy Monitors October 8th, 2008
Now there are choices
I have posted about remote energy monitors before (click here and here). Several studies have shown that average energy users can reduce their consumption by at least 15% if they can be made aware of...more
Free Energy Audit September 10th, 2008
Another installment of our Insulation Project
At our request, an experienced and knowledgeable auditor from National Grid (formerly Keyspan) came over to do a free energy audit. We walked through my entire house and reviewed all the potential for saving money...more
Want cleaner indoor air? August 27th, 2008
37 reasons to take off your shoes at the door
A short post today. Click HERE to see 37(!) very good reasons to take your shoes off at home. I never thought of #13 (yuck) or #25 before but I really do like the idea of...more
Improve indoor air quality at home August 20th, 2008
Take off your shoes!
The number one way to improve the quality of your indoor air is to remove your shoes before entering your home. Think about it. All the toxins and crap (literally) that you track in on...more
