Whoever says you can't "kill two birds with one stone" when becoming more energy efficient is absolutely wrong! There are ways to cut down on your home's energy expenses while adding beautiful landscapes to the yard and, in turn, likely increasing your home's value.
There are many different ways to use biomass energy. Today, we are going to look at four different categories: biofuels, biopower, bioproducts, and space heating and cooling.
Biofuels
The two most common types of biofuels are ethanol and biodiesel. The most familiarly used form of ethanol is
The United States Department of Energy has provided a 36 page information package on ways to save on energy. You can view the full PDF file here, but today we will focus on a concise version of the information they have provided.
Spring is in the air, and now would be a great time to think about ways to contribute to the environment. One way to do so, if you have an outdoor swimming pool, is to consider a solar pool heating system. Not only will it save you money, it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In the last post we looked at half of the energy programs that are currently being implemented by the United States Department of Energy. Today, we will look at the last five of these programs.