Bamboo & Solar Direct a family owned company focused on providing sustainable alternatives to traditional building products and Solar Power both off grid and grid feed systems and solar hot water systems are on the road.
They will be at your local show where you can speak to them about how you can save money and contribute to reducing your carbon footprint.
By: Adam Singleton
Did you know that if you were to cut down on the amount of CO2 your home produces on a daily basis, you could pay less for your energy as well?
It might sound unlikely but the two are closely tied together. You may feel as if you don’t have a lot of control over your energy bills, but this simply isn’t true. You’ve got more control than you might think – and if you focus on your CO2 emissions you should be rewarded with a lower energy bill as a result.
So what can you do to start reducing that figure?
The first thing to understand is that there are both big and small things you can do to make your home more CO2 friendly. The best idea is to start by implementing some of the smaller things, and then tackle the bigger tasks later on once you’ve got the ball rolling.
Remember too that some of the bigger tasks, such as fitting new double glazing if you need it, will cost money. Even if you cannot afford to do this straightaway, there is no better time to start saving for the change than now.
In the winter months we all love turning up the heating so we feel nice and warm. While you need your heating, you wouldn’t notice the effect of turning it down by a single degree. The environment would if we all did this though – it reduces emissions greatly as a result.
You can also make a big difference by swapping any old light bulbs you still have for new energy efficient ones. These are designed to produce less CO2 than an old style light bulb, and you can enjoy lower bills too as they use less energy.
You will of course still use energy every time you switch a light on though. This is one area where a lot of homes are guilty of producing more CO2 than is necessary. Be honest – how many times do you leave a room and leave the light on? And how many plug sockets are left switched on when you aren’t actually using them?
These are very simple changes but they can make a huge difference to the CO2 emissions of your home, as well as to your energy bills. It is good to know there is a reward for making these changes!
Another way to reduce CO2 is to make sure your home doesn’t leak heat. Insulate your loft and walls, put an insulating jacket around your water tank and plug up those draughty gaps. All of these will lead to your home needing less in the way of heating, which will bring down your electricity bills as well.
How much could you do today to make a difference and reduce those CO2 emissions? The chances are it is more than you think.
Adam Singleton writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.
Global warming. For the last few years it has become a very much talked about and hotly debated topic. Is it real or is it just so much hogwash generated by uninformed scare tacticians trying to suppress free enterprise? Changing weather patterns around the globe seem to indicate that the earth may in fact be in the midst of a global warming cycle. Scientific data shows that the earth’s temperature is gradually rising and climate changes are being seen in areas all around the world as a result.
We are already seeing moderate rising of sea levels.
Storms are becoming more severe.
Areas which don’t normally receive much precipitation are documenting higher than normal rainfall.
Areas which would normally experience good rainfall levels are receiving less and less.
The ozone layer over the south pole is being depleted allowing more radiation from the sun to enter earth’s atmosphere helping to raise global temperatures, causing the arctic and antarctic ice caps to melt to levels not known of in thousands and thousands of years.
Glaciers in various locations around the world once thought to be semi permanent are melting off and receding at alarming rates.
The implications to mankind are enormous and potentially devastating.
One half to two thirds of the worlds population live in coastal or low lying areas which could be totally eliminated by rising sea levels brought about by the melting of earth’s polar ice caps. Society as we know it could be totally devastated. Major coastal cities totally wiped out or at the very least made partly or completely uninhabitable. Agriculture severely crippled. World commerce severely disrupted. And the more the earth’s temperature rises the faster the effect is amplified. Scientists are predicting that global temperatures could rise by ten to twenty degrees and sea levels rise as much as twenty feet or more by the middle of this century due to accelerated global warming.
Quite a scary scenario for our future and our coming generations future. But what is causing this phenomena?
Is it all part of some sort of natural cycle of the earth or is it somehow being caused or at least intensified by the way we live and use and abuse the resources of our planet?
It is very possible that it is part of a normal cycle of climate changes that the earth has experienced since it was created. The earth has gone through numerous climate changes including ice ages and periods of tropic and Sub-tropic forestation since it was created and started to evolve. But it is also quite possible that this warming cycle is being amplified by human interaction with the atmosphere which protects the earth. Interaction in the form of fossil fuels which emit carbon dioxide and other pollutants into the air which help trap greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. Industrial air pollution and pollution from the cars we drive are very possibly the main culprits in the effects we are seeing and experiencing with our atmosphere.
Since the beginning of the twentieth century and the birth of the industrial age, pollution levels in our atmosphere have been steadily rising and as more of the world becomes industrialized the problem only gets worse as long as that industrialization relies on fossil fuels.
What can we as individuals do to help stem this rise in the pollution of our atmosphere and the possible contribution to global warming caused by the use of fossil fuels as our principal means of running our societies?
First we can demand that our governments work on developing more earth friendly forms of energy. Wind, solar, geothermal, and other forms of energy which don’t emit harmful toxins into the atmosphere.
Second, we can make changes in our personal lives which will help reduce the amount of pollution we as individuals create.
Whether we mean to do damage or not, it is a fact that many of the things we do and the products we use affect the environment. But it’s not only possible, in fact it is quite easy to make simple small changes that will go a long way towards reducing the damage that is being done to the environment. Here are 10 going green tips you can use right now to help protect our environment.
1. Stop buying disposable cloths for cleaning. Instead get some soft cotton cloths. These can be easily washed and then re-used over and over again.
2. Refill plastic spray pump bottles as you run out instead of buying a new one. If you purchase cleaning products in bulk whenever possible, you can easily refill the smaller spray bottle.
3. Avoid products with excess packaging. Instead buy everything from spices to rice at bulk food stores.
4. You don’t have to use those aerosol sprays to keep your home odor free. You can make your own room deodorizer by combining lemon juice with water in a spray bottle. You can also put a container of baking soda in your kitchen garbage container and your refrigerator to cut down on odors.
5. Use products that are plant based instead of chemical based whenever possible to limit the impact on our environment.
6. Install a programmable thermostat and set it at a lower temperature during sleeping hours or whenever you are away from the house. You’ll save both money and energy.
7. And speaking of lower temperatures, there is another way to reduce energy usage while saving a few bucks. Try adding extra layers of clothing before you crank up the heat. Instead of t-shirts and bare feet in winter, opt for a cozy sweatshirt and socks.
8. Unplug your cell phone charger when you’re not actually charging your phone. As much as 95% of the energy used by cell phone chargers is wasted when it’s left plugged in.
9. Install a timer that will automatically turn lights off and on when you are not home. These can be used both indoors and outside. It saves energy and makes it look like someone is home even when you’re not.
10. Don’t put hot foods into a fridge. It uses a lot of energy bringing the food down to the right temperature. Instead, let food cool naturally to room temperature before putting it into your fridge.
These 10 going green tips can go a long way toward protecting our environment. And it won’t cost much to implement any of them. In fact you’ll end up saving far more than you spend.
Want to be more green? How about having a little more green to spend? Discover over 100 going green tips that will help protect our environment, and save you money to boot. Visit http://goinggreensavinggreen.com for details.
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_Paige
Every day there is growing awareness of the Greening Of The Baby Boomers, and it is fast becoming THE LARGEST online market EVER!
Since the beginning of modern man we have always had transitions, changes, people, that have a huge impact on the entire planet. Guess who they are today? The Baby Boomers! AND guess what they are doing today, right now, as you read this… Greening!
From Energy Star appliances for the cabin on the lake, or the condo in the city, to plugging in their car.
They have the money and they are doing their part to be GOOD for the Planet by reducing their carbon footprint!
Everywhere you look you see green, you just may not recognize it right away, but begin looking at the captions in magazines, backgrounds on TV, products in the stores on the shelves.
The Boomers are the LARGEST EVERY segment of Smarter, Online, Green Consumers and wanting to do something, though small it may be, to reduce their carbon footprint…
Greening Of The Baby Boomers is an opportunity for Sharp Online Marketers to target a niche and DOMINATE!
Think about this for a minute? What is it that I would do, if I could, to reduced my footprint, that was Simple, Easy, Convenient & saved you money too? Well certainly you would buy it! Well there is such a product! AND you can make money from it too…
Are you GREEN enough? You will be pleasantly surprised to learn how easy it is. Reduce your carbon footprint. We’ll all breathe easier!
With the current events of the Earth’s climate, and how they are changing, we need to do everything we can to do our part. The Greening Of The Baby Boomers is not only be good for the environment but it is also profitable.
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chip_Sundman
Hydrogen fuel cells, biomass gases, solar collectors, solar hot water systems, heat storage vaults, photovoltaic electricity, solar panels, solar greenhouses and solar house plans will are all part of the growing trend toward homes that are powered by alternative energy sources.
This trend is being driven by ever-more government recommendation and sometimes backing of alternative energy research and development, the rising cost of oil and other fossil fuels, concern about environmental degradation and global warming, and desires to be energy independent.
We as individual also face the need of becoming more energy independent from giant energy companies who have a stranglehold on people when it comes to powering their homes by grid-driven electricity.
Zero energy homes, extremely energy-efficient homes, and off-the-grid lifestyles have faced difficulty with the mainstream audience because, until recently, so many grid-free homes have been prohibitively expensive or aesthetically-challenged and ugly.
However, Lori Ryker’s book, Off The Grid: Modern Homes + Alternative Energy, foils both arguments, profiling “ten beautiful homes in regions as diverse as New York City, urban Germany, suburban Southern California, rural Canada, and the remote ‘bush’ of Australia,…(and) shows you how to take responsibility for your future choices and conveniences by living in a beautifully designed home that uses much less energy.
Off-the-grid living is a concept that can be easily understood and adopted by everyone, regardless of where you live or how much money you make.”
