All Entries Tagged With: "environment"
Maintaining Your Heating Equipment
One of the most important things you can do to keep your heating and cooling systems working efficiently is to make sure they are regularly maintained. Some maintenance practices are basic and can be performed by the average do-it-yourselfer. Among the top heating supplies you can use to maintain your heating equipment are fresh furnace [...]
Green Living: Water Purification
The safety of water in the developed world has grown by leaps and bounds over the last century. And while many countries, unfortunately, still deal daily with issues of water contamination, most Americans have access to clean water. This luxury, however, may have caused some level of complacency concerning what goes into our water and [...]
2010: Don’t Miss Out on Home Improvement Tax Credits
If you made home improvements in 2009, make sure that you have what you need to claim the credits on your 2009 taxes. Read more to find out the details.
How to Remove Ice from Driveways
Removing ice from driveways can be done in a number of ways, but there is a cost involved, either in effort, money, time or a cost to the environment.
Better World Books
You may be asking yourself why there is an article about books on a home improvement website. Click “Read More” to find out.
Carbon Karma: How to Reduce Your Eco-Footprint Today
Every one of us on this planet leaves an eco-footprint as we go about our daily activities. This footprint consists of the CO2 and other greenhouse gases that result from our use of transportation, energy consumption and rubbish disposal. The impact from resources consumption in our daily lives shows up in these footprints, as does a communal impact resulting from pollution and contamination caused by manufacturing, wars, and the degradation of biodiversity.
