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HOW TO FEEL QUILTY WHEN YOU RENT FROM RED BOX. Today's Power Trip is my way of sharing my day-to-day adventures in home energy savings, in-a-way, you could say I have an slight energy conservation addiction. Don Ames

HOW KIDS LEARN TO LOVE CARROTS AND LETTUCE AND PEAS. enacted in 1995, and continues to this day, allowing students to learn what it takes to grow a garden through hands-on experience. Dale Y the Green Guy

HOW THE SUNS TRAVELS CAN HEAT UP YOUR SOLAR PANELS. There are two days a year where you can produce more energy from solar power than other days. That day is a solstice. Robert Farbe

HOW TO RAISE THE VALUE OF A HOME ENERGY AUDIT. The combination of a blower door and IR camera makes it possible to detect problems that otherwise could have gone unnoticed for long periods of time, perhaps not becoming evident until there was serious damage to the structure or significant mold growth.

HOW THE GAS WATER HEATER IS BLOWING EFFICIENCY UP THE STOVE PIPE. By the time the discussion was over, it was clear that no-one present could justify using naturally aspirated fossil-fueled water heaters in those conditions.

HOW TO ADD A LITTLE ENERGY TO THE LADIES CLUB. The whole group got to benefit from the groups energy saving wisdom. Why talk about flowers when you can talk about conservation and lower power bills. Don Ames

HOW LITTLE EFFORT LEADS TO BIG ECO-FRIENDLY SAVINGS. For the modern household, there are so many eco-friendly things that people can do which cost virtually nothing, yet can still make a huge difference. Dale Y the Green Guy

HOW A LITTLE PEE CAUSED A BIG FLUSH. Young man was caught on a surveillance camera releasing those few ounces of pee into said reservoir, how do you think the green-living, conservation-obsessed city of Portland reacted?

HOW TO INSTALL SOLAR POWER WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE. Put off by the high price of renewable energy, you can now go solar on the cheap, installing panels for no money down.

HOW TO KICK THE HABIT OF FOSSIL FUEL LIVING. Many people would like to do something to reduce their electric bill, their carbon footprint and their dependence on foreign oil, fortunately, we all have many options.

HOW A HOME ENERGY AUDIT CAN REAP HUGE ENERGY SAVING OPPORTUNITIES. So, what do you think the homeowners should choose to do first to save energy and reduce the power bill at their home? Don Ames

HOW BURT'S BEES CAN GET YOUR KID TO BRUSH THOSE TEETH. As far as brushing my teeth goes, I did brush mornings and evenings, and even as the big kid that I am, I actually wanted to brush. Dale Y the Green Guy

HOW PENNIES MAY BE MORE TROUBLE THAN THEY'RE WORTH. As the things pile up in jars all over our house, should we ban the penny to help the environment?

HOW ENERGY EFFICIENCY BECAME POPULAR. This trend didn’t just happen, but is the result of some careful nurturing by government, most of it relatively invisible to the average consumer and certainly painless and free of sacrifice.

HOW SOME STANFORD STUDENTS USED SOLAR POWER TO PART THE RED SEA. This hydrogen fuel can be stored and then reunited with oxygen molecules to form electricity. Clean, renewable energy.

HOW MICROSOFT-HOHM IS KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION. Not everyone has the opportunity for a real, blower door, home energy audit. So I recommend you log onto microsoft-hohm.com and let Hohm take yoou on a virtual home energy audit.

HOW GLASS DESERVES TO BE IN YOUR RECYCLE BIN. Only 25 percent of all glass used is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills. The big deal about this is that glass is 100 percent recyclable. Dale Y the Green Guy

HOW TO QUENCH A GARDENS THIRST AND BEAT THE HEAT. When the summer sun is sizzling, don’t feel like you have to make the decision of running up a high water bill or letting your plants fry.

HOW YOUR TV HABIT IS SUCKING THE LIVING ENERGY RIGHT OUT OF YOU. This means you will never have to miss another episode of "Two and a Half Men", but it's costing you more money, wasting energy and generating carbon emissions.

HOW ELECTRICAL WIRING SUPPORTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Not all wiring on your house plans will be up to code or energy efficient. Here's some tips to get it right. Robert Farbe

HOW TO GET READY FOR AN ELECTRIC CAR. I’ve been working on preparing my home for the car. Bringing home an electric car is a different experience than trading in an old Volkswagen for a Toyota

HOW TO CLEAN UP A CFL ENERGY SAVER. Safer to operate maybe, but breakdowns, as Fukushima has reminded us, happen. Are CFLs safe when broken?

HOW TO GET THE RIGHT LIGHTING IN THE RIGHT PLACE. When you’re deciding between LED, fluorescent, incandescent or HID for your next lighting retrofit project, how do you pick the right technology?

Recently, I visited a home where the homeowner was concerned with rising power costs. About 6 years ago, a heat pump was added to his electric furnace and within the last four months the power bill had shown significant increases. How can the power usage be lowered at this home?

HOW TO FIND ENERGY SAVINGS ON THE WALL OF SHAME. Detect Energy brings you the latest news, tips, methods, and stories. Everybody was there from the axe murderer to the young fella that drove his car without sufficient tire pressure. Don Ames