3 Lower Carbon Energy Efficient Ways To Cook Fruit

 

Days 29, 30, 31 & 32 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

Summer in my garden means lots of fruit. And with so many plums at the moment, both on my trees and on the ground, the question arises: how to use them all so none go to waste? This is especially important given they now contain nutrients and water they have extracted from my soil and their come with zero food miles and thus, unlike anything I buy, zero damage to our climate from energy used to grow, transport and store them.

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Does Your Home Leak Like A Sieve?

So, your home is insulatedSieve with white plastic rim and handle, on wooden surface but is still cold in winter and hot in summer, especially when it’s windy?

It could be that your home is leaky.

A home that leaks like a sieve can be fine – in the right place (like the tropics, where air movement is welcome).

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Heating And Cooling Your Home And Office : 2 Top Improvement Tips

Your energy bills are pretty muchElectricity bill - comparison with neighbours the same throughout the year, aren’t they? Your bills never go up when it’s winter (or summer) because you live in a super energy-efficient home.

What?

You don’t live in a home that requires virtually no added heating or cooling to keep you comfortable? Continue reading

Solstice = time for a home energy efficiency check-up

It’s the middle of winter where I live in the southern Electricity consumption neighbourhood comparisonhemisphere.

We’ve just past the winter solstice and today I’ve been to a funeral.

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Season Change = Time To Check Your Home For Gaps

Where I live it’s starting to get cold.  And windy.Autumn street colour - Chinese pistachios with gum tree - April 2013

Maybe for you it’s starting to get hot.

Either way, unless your home is well sealed, if you live in a temperate region it could get pretty uncomfortable (or expensive!) pretty soon.  Continue reading