Save ecoENERGY News – Tories Close Energy Savings Program Early (Home Energy Renovation Retrofit grants and rebates for Canadian homeowners) Friendly Fire – NewsTalk 1010 (Toronto) Interview with guest Jeff Murdock Building Insight Technologies, Save ecoENERGY Coalition supporter (Jan 31 2012) Federal Conservatives axe popular energy-saving program (Government of Canada) An early end to ecoENERGY grants program closed two months ahead of schedule, with an estimated less than half of the 0 Million set aside in Budget 2011 used. Save Energy First! (Save ecoENERGY Coalition) Send A Message: Canadians Want to Save Energy First Before Spending Billions on More Energy Energy efficiency should be the first item on Canada’s energy agenda. Canada is about to spend billions on new oil sands projects, pipelines, nuclear and fossil-fuel power stations, hydroelectric dams, solar projects, and wind farms. But as we prepare to generate more energy, it makes sense to save energy first. We need to get serious about energy efficiency. The global economy is struggling and governments want to create jobs. This is a huge opportunity for Canadian governments to help Canadian families save energy. Making our homes more energy-efficient creates jobs in all communities. We urgently need to send a clear message to decision makers that it’s time for Canada to save energy first. www.saveenergyfirst.ca Save ecoENERGY Coalition http (Save ecoENERGY news coverage) www.saveecoenergy.ca (Save …
WEBSITE: mrecomusic.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com TWITTER: twitter.com Rap energy superhero Mr. Eco and Fresno State linebacker Travis Brown collaborate to show everyone how to live the “Green Life.” This fun energetic video was filmed at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno California and the beautiful coast of Santa Barbara. This parody to Kanye West and T-Pains “Good Life” shows everyone, kids especially that you don’t have to be a wimpy tree-hugger to life the “Green Life.” Mr. Eco represents the Alliance to Save Energy’s Cal Poly Green Campus Program. Lyrics: Put your britas up in the air!! I go for green energy that’s clean Now throw your hands up in the sky I go go for green energy that’s clean Now throw your hands up in the sky Imma save energy momma Imma Imma green campus intern Save, Save, Save, Save, Save, Save Save, Im green Welcome to green campus life As interns we Are straight from the Alliance to save energy Green Campus Life, living sustainably Teaching students through our outreach Green campus life, it feel like Pamona It feel like LA, it feel like long beach It feel like SB, or cal poly slo… ooo (Now throw your hands up in the sky) Wastin hogs extinct Hit our KPIs, before you blink, (you know it) Interns what you think If they got to waste we got to save (don’t blow it) The earth heating for a reason Climate change is what we got change (we owe it) Joey told me go head switch your style up And when they save watch em save And watch the savings pile up, the …
www.richsoil.com The adventures of Mr. Stinkypants! Starting off with a career in light bulb engineering, Mr. Stinkypants finds out that he is not the only person trying to make a better light bulb. His career starts out with incandescent lights and later he moves to the world of fluorescent lights – or CFLs. Thes story starts out with a re-creation of “the light bulb conspiracy” covered in about 60 seconds. But this topic is far better covered in the documentary “planned obsolescence” www.permies.com Then the story pops into talking about the new fangled fluorescent light – CFL. This true story is about a thousand times richer than what I present here. This story skips past the CFL claims for lifespan, toxicicity and price. It does tell a story that I think most people don’t know – the CFL is subsidized before you buy it so it appears to be much cheaper than it really is. Then it talks about the ban on the traditional incandescent light bulb. My article and my other videos convey my position that our energy problems are not going to be solved with light bulb choice. Frankly, focusing on heating will make a far bigger difference. In fact, in households where people might think that lightbulb choice could save energy, I think that household could save far more by learning to turn off the lights and far more still by developing a better heating strategy. My article does a much better job of exploring incandescent vs. fluorescent. Maybe someday my drawing skills will evolve …
www.permies.com http I made this video to augment my article “REALLY Saving Energy with The Heat Bubble: how I cut 87% off of my electric heat by heating the person instead of the whole house”. This is a DIY alternative form of energy conservation Camille Pearl comes over to my house and tests my energy saving theories for herself. We start off stripping off her clothes that are more than just a single, normal layer people might wear in a fully heated area. Then we have her stand in the cool area until she feels too cold, then move her to the desk with the micro personal heaters. It was in this video where Camille first refers to this as a “bubble.” And now, that’s what we call this technique: “a heat bubble”. She starts off too cold, and then spends 30 minutes at the heated desk area. At the end of the 30 minutes she is fully warmed up and feels like she could work there indefinitely. We then turn off the micro heat and see how long she can hold out until she feels too cold to keep working. About three minutes and ten seconds. Quick summary of micro heaters: 40 watts: incandescent light bulb in a chick brooder configuration 25 watts: heated keyboard 15 watts: dog bed heater / heating pad 2.5 watts: heated mouse 82.5 watts total. A homemade approach to save the environment. Alternatives are sources for home production. This may be a big boost to renewable energy efforts. Relevant threads at permies: www2.permies.com www.permies.com www2.permies.com music by Jimmy Pardo
