Save Energy - Save Money - Help Environment

Reducing the amount of the energy we use is one of the fastest and most effective ways to save money, and at the same time it will also help environment.

Whether you take simple steps or make larger investments to make your home more energy efficient, you'll see lower energy bills. Over time, those savings will typically pay for the cost of improvements and put money back in your pocket. Your home may also be more attractive to buyers when you sell.

With climate change so high on the political agenda, we are likely to see more initiatives from the governments all over the world. Be prepared and stay ahead of your governmental regulations. That will save you time and money when changes and regulations are introduced, plus, if you start saving energy right away, you will immediately reduce your energy bill.

The key to good energy savings is to take a whole house approach. By viewing your house as an energy system with interdependent parts ensures that dollars you invest to save energy are spent wisely. For example, your heating system is not just a furnace -- it's a heat-delivery system that starts at the furnace and delivers heat throughout your house using a network of ducts. Even a top-of-the-line, energy-efficient furnace will waste a lot of fuel if the ducts, walls, attic, windows, and doors are leaky or poorly insulated.

After you know where your home is losing energy, make a plan how to fix the problem. Planning smart purchases and home improvements will maximize your energy efficiency and save you the most money.

Start thinking about more efficient appliances, a better running car, commuting or carpooling to work, increasing the temperature in the home or work environment during summer, lowering the temperature during winter, switch lights off in the rooms and corridors that aren't being used. Those are just a few ways that you can have a win-win situation for yourself and all of us.

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You can also reduce your energy bill with the right combination of small changes. Many of those changes cost nothing. Take a look at some no cost changes you can make today, check our Energy Saving Tips .


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Maya Gavric, entrepreneur, consultant, former realtor, writer, web developer, artist and marketing coach has been working, researching and reporting on the Internet for years. Her numerous articles offer valuable insight and tips on wide variety of topics. In recent times she has paid particular attention to knowledge management on the Internet and environmental problems, exploring how our attention to hot issues might best transform current situation into better practice.

The article "Save Energy - Save Money - Help Environment" reprinted with permission.


The imbalance between greenhouse gas emissions and the ability for natural processes to absorb those emissions has resulted in a continued increase in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases.

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If your house takes too long to get back to a comfortable temperature, you might investigate getting a programmable thermostat, and set it to start heating or cooling your house an hour or so before you return.

You could also set the thermostat back, to a lower temperature for heating, or a higher one for cooling, while you are gone, rather than turning it off completely.

The good programmable thermostat does all of the remembering for you once it is set. It will save money by turning the air conditioner to a higher setting (or heater to a lower setting) when no one is present in the house, or in the evenings when it is cooler.

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