Michael J. Daley Imagine you acquired a passion for snowmobiling before your climate consciousness awakened. Imagine the twinge of conscience before each ride as you pour ten gallons of liquid fossil fuel into the tank to then spew out into … Continue reading →
Jill McLaughlin From teaching high schoolers how to bend conduit pipes to showing kindergarteners the power of the sun with UV beads, our ReVision Energy climate education team has found that the best way to teach kids is through hands-on … Continue reading →
Larry Plesent Modern Americans have been conditioned to believe that every surface needs its own individual specialty cleaner. While this is a terrific boost to someone’s bottom line (not yours), here is the inside information on how to be eco-nomical … Continue reading →
David Fried There are four questions horticulturists and gardeners need to ask: 1. Would you like a cup of tea? 2. Do astronauts always take this drink into space or only to Mars? 3. What has narrow soft olive green … Continue reading →
Rose Morrison Global warming is no longer something humans can ignore. Rising oceans, temperatures and extreme weather have already negatively affected coastal areas on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and everywhere in between. The time has come to start thinking … Continue reading →
Bigger Than Tiny, Smaller Than Average by Sheri Koones. Published by Gibbs Smith, Layton, UT, 2022 Reviewed by Janis Petzel, M.D. When my husband and I decided to build our house in 2013, we loved the idea of a tiny … Continue reading →
Wes Golomb After heating and cooling, two of the larger residential energy consuming devices are the refrigerator and freezer. It’s no wonder. These appliances are used 24/7 accounting for about 17% of residential energy consumption. Incremental improvements in the cooling … Continue reading →
Bill and Judy Galdi started the Wall Doctor in 1986 quickly becoming a fixture in the community. Now, after 37 years Bill has decided to retire and has sold the Wall Doctor to Gordon’s Window Décor of Williston, VT to … Continue reading →
Green Energy Times Staff Building season doesn’t need to stop in the winter. Some high-performance builders know how to keep their work flow moving comfortably forward in the winter for many reasons. We asked some in our area how they … Continue reading →
Cookstoves, Heat, Hot Water and Pipelines Jessie Haas A study released by Stanford in January 2022, revealed the disturbing information that natural gas cooking stoves routinely release methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Methane is twelve times more potent than … Continue reading →