Posts Tagged ‘safety’

Keeping Warm in the Winter: Energy 2.0 Survey of Surveys

Posted on February 2, 2009, 7:01 AM, by Anthony Butler, under Conservation & Efficiency, Heating, Improvements, Saving Money.
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If one does a Google search on ‘keeping warm in the winter,’ you’ll find dozens of articles from all over the world, with tips and advice on how to keep warm without breaking the bank. There’s a lot of overlap in these lists, but occasionally you find a unique idea or two. Many of these lists are aimed at the elderly, who have to balance warmth issues with other issues (avoiding slips and falls). You’ll also find a great deal of disagreement about the safety and utility of closing off vents in unused parts of a structure heated by a forced air furnace.

The tips are all common-sensical. But one thing we’ve noticed at Energy 2.0, if you pile up enough common sense, you frequently find you’ve created an uncommonly useful… [view entry]

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Energy Efficient also means Energy Safe

Posted on February 1, 2009, 7:46 AM, by Anthony Butler, under Conservation & Efficiency, Politics & Policy.
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Have you noticed it’s been a little chilly recently? Here in Cambridge, the famous Charles River has frozen solid. At Energy 2.0 headquarters, we seem to have spent the last two months with either an ice chipper or a snow shovel in our hands. Of course, there is also the monthly ‘surprise’ of our heating bill.

It’s big.

Anyone who hasn’t pulled in a Wall Street bonus this month might be tempted to try some ‘alternative’ heating methods in their home–leaving the oven door open or small space heater with the door closed–to save a few bucks. This clip from a TV station in Wisconsin (we hear it’s cold there too) reminds us why that could end up costing you so much more.

We also recommend this article from the… [view entry]

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