Helping our environment can be as simple as remembering to turn out the lights when you leave a room. It’s not a big deal, but if everyone did this one small thing it would mean a huge decrease in the amount of electricity we use in our homes. One small change can often have a very big impact.
In this section we are going to offer you tips on little way to live a greener life.So, everyone can have a positive impact on our environment…
Little Green Tip
Request a home energy audit. A lot of utility companies now offer free energy audits to their customers. Check with yours to see what is available. You may be surprised at what you learn about how you are wasting energy.
I love where I live when it comes to wild life, but when you make your yard and attractive place for wild life you might just be surprised at who comes to visit. I watch an old doe almost daily with her twins in my front yard and while mowing this weekend…I accidentally jumped a very young rabbit who landed in the pond I was simply amazed at how fast and efficiently he could swim. I wish I had had my camera ready.
Here is a treat, proving that a sprinkler is all it takes to have a little fun even if your mom is a moose. I hope seeing this will encourage you to keep your cameras handy for the amazing and beautiful things that can happen in your yard!
Helping our environment can be as simple as remembering to turn out the lights when you leave a room. It’s not a big deal, but if everyone did this one small thing it would mean a huge decrease in the amount of electricity we use in our homes. One small change can often have a very big impact.
In this section we are going to offer you tips on little way to live a greener life.So, everyone can have a positive impact on our environment…
Tip 1 :
Household Energy Use
1. Keep your furnace running efficiently. Your furnace is the most expensive appliance in your house to run. In fact household heating accounts for 60% of all energy used in the average home. Make sure it is operating as efficiently as possible by replacing its filter every two months. A great option is to purchase one of the reusable filters that can be washed on a regular basis. You’ll pay more for them but they last for years so in the end they cost less than disposable filters. The few minutes it will take you to properly care for your furnace can increase its energy efficiently by as much as 50 per cent.
With all the pleasures of summer and the sun it is sad that we all must become so much more aware of the sun and the damage it is causing our skin and our planet. Ozone depletion has become a real threat to all life not just human and the damage is being done daily.
The depletion of the ozone layer is not some abstract scientific finding that is only of interest to scientists. The depletion of the ozone layer is important to the preservation of human health. That is, in order to preserve human health and all life on earth, it is absolutely necessary that the ozone layer be protected. Why is the depletion of the ozone layer so important to protecting human health? Continue Reading »
If you are looking for a great way to attract finches into your garden, try using thistle bird feeders, which hold thistle seed. These are typically tube bird feeders and offer very short rods for perching while holding larger birds at bay. You can also find these feeders in varying sizes. The holes on this type of feeder are extremely small in order to limit the amount of seed that is wasted by the birds. Continue Reading »