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Don Ames, How to insulate windows and gain more than peace-of-mind. Here's how to get the most out of your windows and your efforts to have them well insulated.

How and why to take a good look at solar power. Why support the coal and nuclear plants, stop renting your electricity, go solar. Robert Farbe

How your iPhone will soon become your nanny. Use your iPhone to manage electronics, security, lights and other energy-saving tools. and

Installation of rooftop solar water heaters is increasing worldwide. Beijing is harnessing the suns energy with a goal to reach 300 million square meters of rooftop solar.

How the connected home is climbing the technology airwaves. Samsung says in just a few years from now everyone will be living in a connected home. Wow.

Pablo answers the question: Is it really worth insulating all those pipes? How about energy efficiency, how about cost?

HOW TO SPOT THE WINDY SIDE OF AIR SEALING. Don't just shut the door and pull the drapes - tackle air leaks and air sealing the right way. Learn air sealing secrets here. Don Ames

HOW STARBUCKS IS FAR FROM GREEN. Call this little shipping container takeout joint what it is; a cute and clever bit of design, but certainly not green. Why Lloyd hates it so much.

HOW TO GET READY TO SOLAR YOUR HOME. Robert Farbe will explain how much you can expect to save on your power bill when you install solar. Learn more about Going Solar here. Robert Farbe

HOW THIS POWER TRIP FOUND ENERGY SAVINGS. I would like to share my energy saving adventures with you. I think the homeowner is stuck with repairing the water line, what do you think? Don Ames

HOW THE CLIMATE TALKS OF COP17 STANDS OUT IN 2011. Of all the big environmental stories of 2011, COP17 takes the first place prize. Here's Why!

THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW IN REVIEW, WHAT'S NEW? Are we going to have some cool electric wheels to drive around? Here's what I think is the five best.

HOW TO CHOOSE THE GREENEST INSULATION. Want to save energy and limit heat loss? How about installing the greenest insulation? Learn more about the insulation products you have to choose from.

HOW MEASURING ENERGY USAGE ADDS UP TO ENERGY SAVINGS. Perhaps the greatest challenge to promoting energy efficiency is that you can’t see it. Did the energy savings really take place?

HOW TO SEE THE BENEFIT IN POLYURETHANE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION. A better job with great air sealing benefits, poly spray foam insulation will get the job done right.

HOW HEAT GETS OUT OF YOUR HOME AND COSTS YOU MONEY. Provide retrofit upgrades that will keep heat transfer at a minimum and that will keep you warmer for less money. Here's How. Don Ames

HOW TO KEEP YOUR OUTDOOR LIGHTING ENERGY EFFICIENT. Learn about energy efficient outdoor lighting from the Energy Conscious Consultant. About photocells, flood lights and LED"s from dawn to dusk. Robert Farbe

HOW TO SEE THE MYTH IN ENVIRONMENTALISM. Keep it real and practical, the mystery surrounding environmentalism as a religion is really just a myth. Here's why.

HOW TO GET THE BEST HVAC CONTRACTOR FOR YOUR HEATING NEEDS. Make a list of three or four contractors to interview, and prepare a list of questions, here's some tips to some great questions.

HOW RECYCLING PAPER MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD IDEA. Recycling paper comes natural to most people. But is it really the best for the future health of the environment? Maybe it's better to just throw the paper away. Here's the answer.

HOW TO GIVE THE SOLUTION A MORE RESILIENT PERSPECTIVE. Sure, piping electricity from the deserts would be neat. But we may want to first think about what we'd eat if the trucks stopped running.

TODAY'S POWER TRIP, HEATING DUCT INSULATION AND RACCOON PARADISE. I had the good fortune to go into the underfloor space on a double wide manufactured home. Here's what I found that you might find interesting. Don Ames

HOW TO WINTERIZE YOUR HOME AND LOWER YOUR POWER BILL. This winter, do something to reduce your heating costs and make your house more energy efficient! Here's some great tips.

HOW TO GET A BROKEN INSULATED GLASS UNIT REPAIRED QUICKLY. Broken glass in a window is a "fix-it-now" problem. Here is how to handle the insulated glass unit replacement project, safely.

HOW WALMART MAY BE DOING A LITTLE GREENWASHING. Will it take more than a green blog to make Walmart, our largest retailer, a sustainability giant? How deep does the green really go?