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Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 20 hours 39 minutes ago.
This is a pretty simple (dare I say it) observation. Instead of scaring the crap out of people and tagging the polluters as the killers that they are, scientist must haggle over DATA. That’s the way to get the high school graduates all excited. Even...
This article says it all. Why did America lose 16 million jobs is the last three recessions Because the Rich and the Capitalists got bored with making money the old fashioned way and decided playing the markets was easier and more fun. Why beside lazines...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 days 20 hours ago.
Slightly cooler wetter Summers, and slightly warmer and wetter Falls with earlier first frosts. Oh that sounds so scary. But if you think about it, it is. I have said all along that the biggest early effect of Global Warming is the disruption in farming. ...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 days 19 hours ago.
Anybody that says there is no proof of Global Warming is either being paid off, blind or lying. http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.mspid=2229 11 Jan 2010: Report Arctic Tundra is Being Lost As Far North Quickly Warms The treeless ecosystem of mosses, l...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 4 days 15 hours ago.
Well this brings this blog and blogger right to the environmental focus we had hoped for. I saw this Sunday in the Parade Magazine. I knew I had to post it. http://www.parade.com/news/2010/03/14-back-page-how-america-can-create-new-jobs.html Back Page How...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 4 days 19 hours ago.
This left me speechless yesterday, so I thought I would post this as a start on our look at the environmental. http://www.parade.com/news/2010/03/14-back-page-how-america-can-create-new-jobs.html Back Page How America Can Create New Jobs by David Gergen p...

Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 18 hours ago.
It’s Jam Band Friday – http://www.youtube.com/watchv=4Gpdz8INFBg So we end this meditation where we have been for 3 days on building a house that does what it should, make your life cheap and comfortable. This all started with an Energy Audit...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 1 day ago.
There is so much about this guy and his projects. The good news is that they are finally winning the building code battles. Oh and of course they ran up against the utility companies too. They hate houses that do not use power. So these are not houses for...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 1 day ago.
There is so much about this guy and his projects. The good news is that they are finally winning the building code battles. Oh and of course they ran up against the utility companies too. They hate houses that do not use power. So these are not houses for...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 2 days ago.
http://www.energyefficientbuild.com/ Energy Efficient Building Network for Your Home / Building Project this site is continually updated — so visit with me often for the latest updates! At Energy Efficient Building Network, we believe that work...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 3 days ago.
All of those things could have taken SEVERAL Years to complete.You have to ask yourself, “How badly must my house have been designed for me to have to do all this work” The answer is VERY badly. The big housing push in post WWII America led t...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 1 week 4 days ago.
It is true. Not everyone will get the bug. Where you stop after your energy audit could many times be with good thoughts. A liberal bastion such as Boulder, has to hire people to go door to door to install Compact Flourescent Lighbulbs. http://online.wsj....

Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 18 hours ago.
[we are coming up on Herbie Hancock's 70th birthday so..] It’s Jam Band Friday – ( http://www.youtube.com/watchv=XrgP1u5YWEg ) But the discussion leads directly to considering the use of you own generation devices. People have been trained ov...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 1 day ago.
I have done a whole 2 week meditation on solar cooking, drying and other energy light food preparation methods. That included gardening, canning, freezing and all manner of good foods that are good for you. I did not cover hunting and maybe the next time ...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 2 days ago.
I mean I am talking world wide. If every women in the world heated water this way their lives would immediately improve and their effects on the environment would come to a stop. They probably would even live better lives. Every bride should demand one. h...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 3 days ago.
I was going to include a rant here: That Americans have been brainwashed to believe that  energy isn’t free. The point being that if all we allowed was renewables that is all we would have. If we mandated geothermal and solar water heating for resi...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 2 weeks 4 days ago.
I know…I just had you insulate your water heater BUT if you use it for a holding take it was not a waste of time… http://www.simpleheaters.com/hop=goodanswer“You Can Easily Build Your Own Solar Water Heater and Save up to 33% Off Yo...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 weeks 16 hours ago.
Boogie down brothers it’s Jam Band Friday -( http://www.youtube.com/watchv=p-cF40OWeak ) Now that you have spent the last couple of years getting to know your energy systems in your home and doing something about it. What is next Solar Panels, Sol...

Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 weeks 1 day ago.
For the record and I have said this many many many times. Half the energy our society expends is on pumps. Second, water is awfully cheap. Many people consider the next two things I will suggest as “parlor tricks”, but they are cheap and easy....
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 3 weeks 2 days ago.
While these are 2 things you will hardly ever hear about and probably won’t find them in any energy audit permanent furnace filters and foam insulation for electrical outlets are cheap easy additions to your environment. You will also notice that I ...

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