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Blowers, throwers offer convenience, long-term savings by Paul Bianchina If you live where it snows, moving that white stuff off the driveway or the front walk is not exactly the most enviable of tasks. But it has to be done, both for safety and accessibility. In many areas of the country, snow removal is even necessary in order to comply with local laws and ordinances. So your choices are a back-breaking shovel, an expensive snow-removal service, or some mechanized help in the way of a snow blower. If you're like most do-it-yourselfers, you probably hate hiring things out. But if the alternative is a snow shovel, what you're asking for is a sore back -- or perhaps a lot... Read more
The problem with U.S.'s light bulb mandateby Arrol Gellner, Inman NewsOn Sept. 1 of this year, the European Union began banning the sale of incandescent light bulbs...
by Louisa May Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation is more than a catalyst for New Orleans' neighborhood redevelopment. It's a successful example of...
by Louisa May Part of President Obama's new job, according to media reports, is to make sure his new home is energy-efficient and environmentally correct. The...
On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. This bill extended tax credits for energy efficient home...
by Louisa May At first glance, an Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) sounds great. This loan is based on the premise that a home owner will be paying out less money on utility bills in an energy efficient home. The money saved on utilities is considered income, and this "income" qualifies said home owner for a bigger loan. Basically, the home's energy efficiency is figured into the number crunching of the mortgage itself. The trouble is, this is a home owner's "virtual" savings. The savings are there like virtual particles but something that both is and yet is not visible in the palm of one's hand- such as those particles creating a magnetic field,... Read more
by Paul Bianchina If you're thinking it's time to do something about your cold house and your high heating bills, here are five win-win suggestions that...
by Louisa May The Orton Family Foundation is changing the way communities approach land planning, and they're doing it with heart and soul. Founded in 1995 by...
by Arrol Gellner, Inman News (This is Part 3 of a four-part series. Read Part 1, "China's growth has lessons for U.S.," and Part 2, "As China grows,...
We've brought you dozens of money saving tips over the year. Here's a countdown of some of the best technology and money making ideas of 2008, so you can save...
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