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Posted on October 24, 2009 by Ernesto Bender | Posted under Home Improvement
Is Your House Contributing to Gloabal Warming?
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The northern region of the earth has been a main area of study with scientists studying global warming. Thinning sea ice near the northwards reaches of Alaska has been noticed. Since 1979 the sea ice has been tracked and recently in 2007, scientists collaborating in the Woods Hole Oceangraphic institution's Gyre Exploration Project commenced taking notice of the effects. While on board the Canadian Coast Gaurd's ship, the icebreaker, they spotted the ship simply broke through the ice that years back would have been to thick to cross thru. They also spotted the ice was disintegrating in other areas and new ice was rapidly softening. Experts are also spotting polar bears are literally drowning because they are unable to swim the longer distances caused by land and receding ice. In 2007 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have put polar bears on the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Not only the polar bears in peril due to the softening ice, they are also in danger because the oil and gas corporations threaten their habitats. Increased energy consumption produces more greenhouse gases thus augmenting the global warming problem and destroying the environment due to the need to drill for oil in protected areas. There are many ways folk all around the planet can help alleviate the effect of global warming. In your home you can start by changing your light bulbs to fluorescent or energy efficient bulbs. You can ensure your home is well insulated and sealed from the weather. An energy auditor can run tests on your home and help you to pinpoint the efficiency of your home. The first step in making your house more efficient has a pro energy audit. One important reason why you may want to have a pro energy consultation done is that it will give you a quantitative and qualitative measure of the energy that is entering and leaving your house. You will not only know what areas are not secure, but you may also have an idea of how much energy is being leaked through those areas. More importantly, it will tell you where to target your efforts when you're looking to be sure that your energy is being saved. There's a lot of great information out there that can help you stop energy leakage, but to use them, you're going to need to know when the leaks are occurring and to what extent you need to be concerned about them. This is intending to make a massive difference to your energy bill. Particularly if you live in an older house and have not made the improvements you need to make yet, you may discover that an energy audit can save you loads of greenbacks from your energy bill, particularly if you're facing a long winter where heating is going to be important. Similarly, if your home uses air-con, you'll discover that you're going to need to think about how you can avoid aircon the whole neighborhood. Find an energy consultantin your area today. Do it for savings, do it for the environment. . . About The Author: Energy auditor for many years on the East coast. Hobbies now just include follow the market and consult firms with energy audits and the industry. |
Tags: ENERGY AUDITS, CONSERVE ENERGY, HOME EFFICIENCY CONSULTANTS, ENERGY AUDITING, AUDIT ENERGY
