Earth-Friendly Family Make-Over - Home Segment
Do you
worry that you're life is one big busy merry-go-round that doesn't
leave time for separating the junk mail from the trash? Are you
sick of that nasty cold air coming through your living room windows
on a cold winter night? Do you have a superfund toxic waste dump
in your garage of old gas cans, oil, anitfreeze and paints?
Then it's time for an in-home visit from Kim Carlson®, eco-stylist and her
EarthSmart Team known as the "Green Five". They will drive
up in their Toyota Prius hybrid that gets 50+ miles to the gallon courtesy
of Denny Hecker Toyota (call Chris Sumner 651-455-6000 for an EarthSmart
spin in a new and improved '04 Prius)
The Green FiveEco-Stylist - Kim Carlson®
The EarthSmart Consumer
Waste Woman - Dianna Kennedy
Eureka Recycling
Energy Man - Rich Huelskamp
Sunswarmth
Construction Guy - Greg Boyle
Boyle Construction popeyeboyle@yahoo.com
Green Foodie - Mike Phillips
Chet's TavernaTips
• Get an energy audit from your electricity provider.
• Install window film on the outside of the window BETWEEN storm and window for invisible sealing.
• Caulk the inside of the storm window with Red Devil Zip-A-Way-Removable Sealant or another removable caulk (leave a some space in the caulk at the bottom of the window to allow condensation to drain).
• Replace incandescent and halogen light bulbs with compact fluorescents.
• Use fluorescents in ceiling light cans on the top floor of a home to provide a cooler option so that frost doesn't develop in the attic.
• Calculate your savings at Xcelenergy.com
• Use a hygrometer to monitor humidity levels. Acceptable range 30-50% humidity.
• Use bath fan periodically to remove unwanted humidity.
• Bring old gas cans to the hazardous waste facility and replace with "no-spill" cans with vapor recovery.
• Exchange gas lawn mower for an electric mower or reel mower.
Other Information & Resources
www.reddevil.com/product.cfm - Look for Zip-A-Way Removable sealant
www.3m.com - go to home improvement and repair products to find window film
www.xcelenergy.com - Online energy analysis
www.commerce.state.mn.us - energy saving information from Commerce Department
www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo - energy saving information
www.mn-ei.org - click on "air"
Lawn Mower Exchange Program - Colleen Coyne 612-334-3388 x109
