Category Archives: Home Energy

Lake County, Illinois Rain Barrel Program

Just an FYI for those who live in the Chicago area and don’t have a rain barrel program in their town/county. Lake County has extended their rain barrel ordering deadline until April 23rd (for a early May pick-up). More details … Continue reading

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The family sustainability "index" – redux

Back on November 12th I wrote about the desire to chronicle the journey my family is on while we move to a more sustainable life. I said I’d write the next day about where we were starting and what we … Continue reading

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LED christmas lights

Christmas lights are definitely not very eco-friendly in their usual form. I do love them though and this year I started the move to the LED variety. Maybe those aren’t even eco-friendly but they are a damn sight better than … Continue reading

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72 degrees

I am not understanding why anyone would set their home air conditioner to maintain 72 degrees. While listening to a podcast from NPR Climate Connections about the energy costs of heating and cooling they discuss the impact to the environment, … Continue reading

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