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While you are waiting in the terminal with your flip-flops on, you suddenly remember you didn’t change the thermostat. Now while you are on vacation, your home will be heating and cooling itself as if the whole family is there to enjoy it.

Credit: Brenna Malmberg Take a minute and look at all the electronic devices around you as you read this blog on your computer or tablet. You probably have a keyboard, mouse, speakers, a printer and probably a charger or two lying around.

Join with people around the globe June 5 to celebrate World Environment Day, a day dedicated to positive environmental action. Since its inception in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme has spurred awareness about global environmental issues.

With summer quickly approaching, and plenty of warm weather and sunshine in the near forecast, Energy Saving Tips For Summer: Photo courtesy of graur razvan ionut / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Summer is the perfect time to try your luck at some Do-It-Yourself home renovations and remodeling.

When most of us picture vampires, we picture heartthrobs from the Twilight series or monsters  who  Photo credit: tvakids.com / Click for info about energy vampires for kids. wish to suck your blood. Almost all of us overlook vampires that lie within our walls -- energy vampires.

As the nation’s pipelines increase in age, natural gas leaks are becoming more and more common. Natural Gas Leak. 2011. Photograph. winknews, New York. Web. 19 May 2013.

Every day my morning starts the same. I jiggle my mouse and wait for my screen to flicker to my Photo Credit: Brenna Malmberg folder-filled desktop. The inside hums; the lights steadily increase their glow. Each electronic indicator brings me closer to the workday but also costs me more energy.

With summer fast approaching many of us will be looking forward to spending time outside, relaxing at the pool, planting a garden or just enjoying the nice weather. The luxury of owning your own pool or hot tube can provide endless hours of enjoyment when the weather is warm.

Low Flow Showerhead Photo credit: Brenna Malmberg Nearly 17 percent of residential water disappears down the shower drain, but with a  low-flow  shower head, you can conserve water and your bank account.

Radon Testing: When my family and I got our first home radon test done two years ago, I was shocked to have learned that our house was contaminated.