I’ve used Consumer Reports quite a bit since we got pregnant with Gabriel four years (!!) ago, but even I was suprised and impressed when my Green Life tip from Sierra Club for today was to check out Consumer Reports’ 20 Free Ways to Save Energy report.
There is some additional content that is available to subscribers only (haven’t had time to check that out yet, but hope to this evening!), but the tips that are available to the public are sound. Some of these tips have been around for a while, but some of them are ones I hadn’t thought of and I look forward to implementing them.
They also provide a few low-cost bonus tips that include trying out CF light bulbs (which I highly recommend!) and, one that I’m definitely up for trying, buying low-E film to cover your windows. Sure is cheaper than replacing them! We have low-Es at the new house, but we’ve been thinking about tinting to protect the flooring & furniture, but I hadn’t looked in to whether we could choose an option that would make our home even more energy efficient. Definitely food for thought!
3 comments
Julie says:
February 1, 2008 at 8:07 pm (UTC 2 )
You just can’t beat the ring to “If it’s yellow, let it mellow…” We used to do that, honestly, but now I have a three year old who refuses to pee “on my pee.” Every once in a while, I can get him to wait to flush until after I go (it’s OK for me to pee on his pee, just not the reverse
), so I guess that will have to do.
Corrina says:
January 31, 2008 at 6:51 pm (UTC 2 )
What about only flushing after every three pees?!
Mom says:
January 24, 2008 at 9:17 pm (UTC 2 )
I checked out 20 hints and found I do a lot of them. I’m not too sure about washing clothes and cold water and hanging the laundry up to dry. Think I’ll skip those!