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Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, 2009, based on the National Establishment Time Series Database; analysis by Pew Center on the States and Collaborative Economics.
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Consumers Need Help in Identifying Energy Efficient Practices
If you think “turning off the lights” is one of the best ways to save energy, you may be wrong. But you are just like everyone out there; most people always say the same thing. So, here’s a survey that shows people’s misconceptions on the best ways to save energy.
Shahzeen Attari, one of the proponents of the study entitled, “Public Perceptions of Energy Consumption and Savings”, said turning off the lights is not a bad idea at all but it doesn’t have much impact when compared to swapping out bulbs for the more energy-efficient ones. Leaving energy-efficient lights on are actually effective. The Department of Energy affirms that the lifespan of compact fluorescents or CFLs is reduced when they’re regularly switched on and off. If you leave a room for less than 15 minutes, keeping a CFL on is truly more efficient; but if you’re gone for more than 15 minutes, it’s best to keep the lights off.
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Tagged americans, appliances, attic insulation, cfl light bulbs, conserving energy, consumers, curtailment, efficiency, electricity, energy, energy consumption, misconceptions, saving energy, single action bias, weatherizing our homes
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Helping People Green Their Homes
Making one’s home green used to be Ed Begley, Jr.’s concern. But now, more and more people are jumping on the green bandwagon. Ed’s business has become everyone’s business as people are taking on ways to ensure that everything’s greener than ever.
There’ a million reasons why “going green” at home is essentially important. Captain Planet worked so hard to keep Planet Earth a good place to live in because what’s good for the planet is also good for us. Plus, saving money on utility costs is a really big help at times when the economy is at its lowest.
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Tagged adequate insulation, cfl light bulbs, energy, energy efficiency, energy star certification, environment, environmentally friendly, going green, green, green homes, home appliances, planet earth, solar panel installation, solar panels, sustainable wood
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