Posted in Awesome Actions, Good Habits, tagged energy savings, renters on 20 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are renting a home or apartment, you might think that you have less power to make changes to green your living space and save energy. But even if you have a landlord, there are still many actions you can take to save money on your electricity and heating bill.
Make sure your furniture is [...]
Posted in Awesome Actions, tagged epa, green homes on 19 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The EPA just released a new addition to their website: a section for green homes. You can click on a room of a house and find out the best energy savings practices for that room. I clicked on the bathroom and learned about composting toilets! The site also has general information on home energy savings, [...]
Posted in Awesome Actions, Gadgets, Gizmos and Stuff, Local Events, tagged ace hardware, bright idea, buck a bulb, compact fluorescent light bulb, fleet farm, home depot, menards, xcel energy on 12 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looking to save some money? Love great deals? Then you’ll be overjoyed to hear that, once again, Xcel Energy is subsidizing the cost of a variety of compact fluorescent light bulbs across the state. You can now get high quality energy-saving bulbs for as little as ONE DOLLAR A BULB. A buck a bulb! That’s [...]
Posted in Awesome Actions, tagged carbon footprint, cars, fuel efficiency, mileage, minnesota energy challenge, speeding on 10 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is a cool Department of Energy website that personalizes your car’s fuel efficiency and carbon/petroleum footprint. If you go to the “Compare Side-by-Side” link, you can choose your car’s make and model and find out the following: fuel costs per year, gas mileage, barrels of oil your car consumes per year, and tons of [...]
Posted in About the Challenge, Awesome Actions, Frequently Asked Questions, tagged energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, minnesota energy challenge, save money on 6 November 2009 | 1 Comment »
Happy Friday, indeed. I can’t believe this is the 400th post for the Minnesota Energy Challenge blog! We talk about a lot of different things on this blog – local events, new gadgets and gizmos that can help you save energy in your home, funny videos and, of course, all the ways that we [...]
Posted in Awesome Actions, tagged flooring, bamboo, tips on 4 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are looking to install new flooring in your house, check out this guide for all the pros and cons of certain types of flooring and their environmental impacts. The guide includes the traditional options of wood and carpet to newer types of popular flooring, like concrete. Bamboo is also gaining in popularity because [...]
Posted in Awesome Actions, tagged Awesome Actions, energy savings, light, solar heat on 3 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend we had an unusually wonderful Sunday because we got an extra hour of sun. But with the changing seasons, (and by that I mean winter is coming!), it means that we will have even less precious Minnesota sunshine or daylight.
Now is the time to be extra aware of the light and heat [...]
Posted in Awesome Actions, tagged energy efficiency, halloween, minnesota energy challenge on 30 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hopefully the weather will be a-ok for all you trick-or-treaters tomorrow night – and here are some tips to help you save money and stay efficient this Halloween!
Remember to bring your reusable bag for all your loot.
If you’re planning on trick-or-treating in a few neighborhoods, see if you can get a group of folks together [...]
Posted in Gadgets, Gizmos and Stuff, tagged e-waste, electronics recycling on 28 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have a pile of old cellphones on your desk? Or maybe an old laptop? Well, now is the time to recycle or donate them properly. Engadget makes this easy by compiling a list of every large manufacturer and their recycling policies and donation programs.
It is extremely important to recycle old electronics properly because [...]
Posted in Awesome Actions, tagged heating, home efficiency, thermostats on 19 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When most of us receive our energy bills, we grimace at the cost and pay it. It’s easy to not even realize what we are paying for or how we could change it. Don’t fall prey to the pay and dismiss act! A recent NY times article shows that one way to lower utility [...]
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