Don't be too cool
According to BC Hydro, your refrigerator's optimum temperature is a not-too-frigid 4 C, and your freezer's inside temperature should be -18 C. If you keep either of them cooler, you're wasting precious energy. If your fridge or freezer doesn't have a built-in thermometer, a small one at your local hardware store will set you back a couple of bucks.
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July 12, 2010 Greening your business ? A guide to getting startedSaving money, capturing new market opportunities and reducing risk are just a few of the benefits that owners and managers of Canadian organizations are realizing from going "green" and becoming more environmentally sustainable. http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2010/july/12/greening-your-business-%E2%80%93-a-guide-to-getting-started.aspx?sub=10 |
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July 10, 2010 Rain City Strategies joins The Climate RegistryRain City Strategies Inc., an Aboriginal-owned and operated consulting firm, announced today that it has joined The Climate Registry. The Registry is a non-profit organization governed by states, provinces and tribes that helps government and industry measure and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions consistently and credibly. http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2010/july/10/rain-city-strategies-joins-the-climate-registry.aspx?sub=10 |
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July 9, 2010 Cover the roof in a carpet of grass to save energyGoing Green means more than just talk for Maureen Connelly, director of the Centre for Architectural Ecology in Vancouver, Canada. She's a passionate advocate of "vegetated roofs" and sees no reason why all flat roofs shouldn't be covered in a carpet of sedums or fescue grasses to bring them alive. http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2010/july/9/cover-the-roof-in-a-carpet-of-grass-to-save-energy.aspx?sub=10 |
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July 7, 2010 Climate Change - There are solutionsEmissions spewing into the atmosphere now could easily lead to atmospheric CO2 concentrations of 1,000 parts per million by the year 2200, effectively pushing the world beyond the tipping point for irreversible climate impacts, according to a survey of 14 renowned climate scientists published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2010/july/7/climate-change---there-are-solutions.aspx?sub=10 |