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Winterize Your Home Now, Reduce Energy Costs Later
Autumn’s pleasant temperatures may offer homeowners a much appreciated break from the high costs of cooling your home in the summer. Yet, it’s only a matter of time before we’ll need to adjust the thermostat, and once again, we’ll start seeing our energy use, and costs, rise again. Now is the perfect time, however, to [...]
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2010 My Green Home Giveaway Winners See A Change
As the winners of the 2010 My Green Home Giveaway, Maggie and Tyler O’Connor’s home won the opportunity to undergo significant home improvements provided by My Green Birmingham and Alabama Power. The changes made to the O’Conner’s house were specifically geared toward meeting higher environmental standards, and aimed to increase the overall efficiency of their [...]
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Weatherizing Your Home: State Assistance Available and DIY Tips
Did you know that some Alabama families qualify for assistance in taking measures to reduce energy costs? The Alabama Weatherization Assistance Program’s (WAP) mission is to reduce energy costs for low-income households, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and families with children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health [...]
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Its Just A Light Bulb, Right?
For most greenies-in-training, one the first steps they take to green their home is to switch out traditional incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones. Well, if you have any experience purchasing CFLs you know that it isn’t as easy as grabbing the first package you see. There is definitely a difference in just about [...]
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