It’s that time of the month again… The electric company has read your meter and issued your electric bill. And regardless of if you receive your bill in the mail or electronically, it all reads the same: HIGH. As you fight with yourself to figure out how to pay the bill this month, it dawns on you to get to the bottom of why your bill is so ...
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6 tips for teaching kids how to conserve energy
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Currently, there is a global concern regarding global warming and pollution. The effect of these issues is pushing our planet’s survival to the edge. If we want to preserve the beauty of this world, we need to act fast. That’s why it is important to teach the next generation how to take care of the environment. If you don’t know where to begin, ...
3 Things You Should Know About Going Solar
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Once a month the utility bill arrives in physical and virtual mailboxes across the country. It’s guaranteed to cause a groan from the resident bill payer, especially if the AC or heat have been on high for weeks. Image by Maria Godfrida from Pixabay Suddenly thermostats go up or down and family members are reminded to turn out the lights. We ...
Vacuuming Tips To Remove Bed Bugs
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Bed bugs have been with us for thousands of years and sadly will possibly be with us for decades more. So says Brooke Borel, a science journalist who has written a rather chilling book entitled Infested: How the Bed Bug Infiltrated Our Bedroom and Took Over the World Borel, in her research, says even the ancient Egyptians had to cope ...
Don’t Start Your First DIY Project Without Taking These Steps
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Spring is coming, and with it: that annual drive to get your toolkit out and start doing some home improvement. We’ve sat inside during the endless cold, dark, rain and snow of the winter, and we’ve made a checklist of everything in our homes that is not working up to the standard we’d like. This past year, in which we have spent far ...