If every household replaced just one light bulb with and ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.In 2007, Americans saved $1.5 billion by switching to ENERGY STAR qualified CFL's. The energy saved could light all the households in a city the size of Washington DC for more than 30 years. In other words, ch... Read Full Story

So what does shorter days mean? It means we use more artificial light, which also means our power consumption has the potential of going up. Now, there are certainly lots of variables depending on where you live, but the point of this article is to conserve power by using less watts to light your house each day.The best way to make a big dent in the number of kilowatt hours used is to change your incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) when your lights burn out. How much l... Read Full Story

Seven of the Nation’s 100 largest natural gas fields and two of its 100 largest oil fields are found in Colorado. Colorado is responsible for more than one-fourth of all coalbed methane produced in the United States. Coalbed methane output accounts for about one-half of Colorado’s natural gas production. The Rockies Express Pipeline, set to begin service in January 2008, will help move Colorado’s rapidly increasing natural gas production to markets in the Midwest. Colorado’s oil shale deposit... Read Full Story

Many poeple think conserving energy and being efficient with their energy are the same thing. Wrong! I would imagine that most of you would agree with me when I say we take energy for granted. Our lights work when we wake up and they are still working when we turn them out at night. The invention of electricity and tapping into other types of energy has been a good thing. But, using it wisely is not something that you or I always think about. So, what is the difference between energy c... Read Full Story

And I am going to party like a rock star!So, in celebration of my Special Day, I proclaim August 22nd, 2009 Greenovate My Earth Day. Go out and do something that will Greenovate Your Earth! It doesn't matter what it is, small or big just do something that is good for the envirionment. If you like my blog spread the word to your friends! The more the merrier! And, send me a comment to let me know you are out there!Have a great day!Chuck Read Full Story

How often do you watch the news, read the paper or listen to the radio and the topic is how can the US produce more energy? Well, with the world population growing at an exponetial rate we do need more energy to continue to power our homes and work environments. Energy companies are working daily to ensure the you have the power it takes to keep your lights on.Texas oil man T. Boone Pickens is erecting thousands of windmills in an attempt to generate 22 percent of U.S. electricity and adding ... Read Full Story

So you've heard about the "cash for clunkers" program, but where do the cars go after you trade them in? To find out more about motorcide click here. Read Full Story

When you hear the term dry cell battery do you ask yourself what is a dry cell battery? If you answered yes to that question, read on. Typical household “dry cell” batteries can be rechargeable or single-use and are used for power tools, cameras, flashlights and other items.More than 3 billion household dry cell batteries are sold and discarded in the United States each year, producing more than 125,000 tons of waste.“Dry cell” refers to the type of electrolyte used in the battery. In “wet ce... Read Full Story

Just about everyone has a lead-acid battery and you may not know that you have one. Every time you start your car engine the lead-acid battery under the hood is what provides the power to start your engine. Car batteries are pretty much taken for granted but, when your battery dies and you have to buy a new one what do you do? Usually, when you buy a new battery, the store that sold it to you will keep it and send it to a recycling company where the lead can be recycled and used in a "new" ba... Read Full Story

With gas prices soaring above $4 per gallon last summer, more and more people we're looking for a way to save money on gas. Now, we are starting to see more electric cars on the road. No trips to the gas station, just plug it in at home and the next morning you'll be able to zip around town in you "clean" car! But, now you can take that one step further......the electric motorcycle!Zero Motorcycles introduced the all-electric Zero DS today. The environmentally friendly bike has a driving dist... Read Full Story