EcoBlog

Turn down your thermostat one degree Fahrenheit, enjoy a two percent savings.

UMD Sustainability Coalition and the Office of Civic Engagement would like to extend a peaceful thank you to Minnesota Powers Dean Talbott for kicking off a series of four sustainability seminars to be held throughout the spring semester.

Talbott’s twenty-five plus years working with residential conservation programs proved to be great experience to provide those in attendance with many insightful methods to cut energy consumption and in turn costs.

There are many low or no cost precautions one can take to amp up the efficiency of their home.

Have you changed the filter on your furnace lately? Or better yet, renter, has your landlord changed the filter on your furnace in the last one to two months? A leaky faucet will cost you five to ten dollars a month. This is my favorite. A dehumidifier. Thirty-five to forty dollars a month.

Learn how to combat these efficiency issues and many more with the links provided at the end of the article.

Talbott continued on to talk about newer technologies that will help us lead a more efficient and energy conscious lifestyle. Again please follow the links to learn more.

For those of you whom were in attendance, and those of you who missed out I encourage you to add more by simply commenting on this post.

Sustainable minded people, please stay tuned throughout the semester to this site. The EcoBlog will provide you with the happenings and know how about where you need to be to be involved environmentally.

Links that Talbott likes: http://www.commerce.state.mn.us (Follow energy info center link in top left corner of this site)
http://www.energystar.gov