Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
' The bulbs will pay for themselves in about six months and use 75% less energy and the light bulb lasts ten times longer than a standard bulb (CFL, 2009, EPA). Replacing windows and doors with energy-insulating models, although initially expensive, can result in savings over time, especially in areas that are very cold very warm or both.
Other types of upgrading cost next to nothing at all -- turning off appliances, unplugging rarely-used appliances and using 'sleep mode' for computers. Programmable thermostats and changing air filters on heating and cooling devices can also make these devices more efficient, even if it is not possible to replace the unit entirely. Using 'sleep mode' for office appliances that automatically turn off when the unit is not in use is helpful as well, given the ubiquity of computers in homes and offices today. Reducing the thermostat a few degrees, especially when people are not in the home or sleeping is also a source of savings.
Re-landscaping to include trees that shade the home to reduce energy costs can be value-saving as well as improve the environment. Planting trees to shade...
Department of Energy). Trees can also act as insulation from the wind during cold weather. Trees improve the overall quality of the air for everyone, but they can also improve the energy cost savings of a home and reduce the resident's carbon footprint.
Works Cited
CFLs. (2009). ). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Retrieved April 15, 2009 at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
Heating and Cooling. (2009). U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved April 15, 2009 at http://www.energy.gov/heatingcooling.htm
Landscaping. (2009). U.S. Department of Energy Retrieved April 15, 2009 at http://www.energy.gov/landscaping.htm
Residential clothes washers. ). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Retrieved April 15,
2009 at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=clotheswash.pr_clothes_washers
Room air conditioners. (2009). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Retrieved April 15,
2009 at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=roomac.pr_room_ac
Works Cited
CFLs. (2009). ). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Retrieved April 15, 2009 at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
Heating and Cooling. (2009). U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved April 15, 2009 at http://www.energy.gov/heatingcooling.htm
Landscaping. (2009). U.S. Department of Energy Retrieved April 15, 2009 at http://www.energy.gov/landscaping.htm
Residential clothes washers. ). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Retrieved April 15,
2009 at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=clotheswash.pr_clothes_washers
2009 at http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=roomac.pr_room_ac
Delphi Study: Influence of Environmental Sustainability Initiatives on Information Systems Table of Contents (first draft) Green IT Current Methods and Solutions Green IT and energy costs Green It and Email Systems Green IT and ICT Green IT and ESS Green IT and TPS Green IT and DSS Green IT and other support systems Green IT and GHG reduction Green IT and the Government Sector Green IT and the Corporate Sector Future Prospects of Green IT in the software industry The paper focuses on how the
free markets perspective, examine the ethics and morality of 'let capitalism rip' allegation made by British Prime Minister David Cameron. (Guide: 750 words) The competence or incompetence of free markets and the implications of resource allotment to agents in an economy continues to be a passionately debated topic within economic and political circles. "In reality, markets are prone to inefficiencies when a number of factors arise" (Mendes, n.d.). A key
They are used to the existing state-based system of commercial regulation, and there are several reasons why they might wish to maintain it. The advantage of using this system is that the MNCs know the system well, and the system uses effective tools for managing and currently provides them with significant leverage. They have proved adept at using leverage: globalization has forced firms to raise efficiency and adopt cost-minimization
Use energy sound furniture; find ways to share resources when possible. The copy-machine is a deadly waster -- try to publish as much as possible electronically (memos, presentations, etc.). Chapter 7 -- Greening Your Products and Services- This is the face, and the crux, of the green company. Changes in philosophy and policy will help the environment internally, but to really "go green," the company must product a green or eco-friendly product.
She also mentions the huge energy giant British Petroleum (BP) came up with some honest and effective marketing in its green promotions. And while it is laudable for an oil company to invest in green technologies, BP did it with "appropriate humility that admits its own guilt while setting the stage for conversion to alternative energy sources" (Ottman, 2002). Meantime she says to Exxon, "Wake Up!" because Exxon was at
Housing Crisis vs. Climate CrisisIntroductionThis paper focuses on London, UK, as a case study in its imminent conflict between addressing the housing crisis vs. the climate crisis. The city is increasingly giving developers the green light to construct in areas that are dangerously close to or on flood areas. This situation of greed and profiting will soon be met by nature�s wrath. The aim of this paper is to provide