GOING GREEN

Does anyone know any websites that…?

Can you tell you how to make your home more eco-friendly/ energy efficient?
E.g. – she has a room which is a sun-trap, could she make use of solar energy?, best way to grow your own veg, preventing too much water waste – all that sort of thing

My friend has just moved house and she wants to do it but would like some help as to where to start.

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks.
Many thanks for ALL your responses!

Sorry, I didn’t get a chance to vote for best answer – I missed the deadline to do it as I couldn’t get to my comp over the weekend.

I have chosen a best ShowFlake as best answer – who couldn’t resist ALL those sites, and I think my friend would love to read your audit! (Sorry I can’t guarantee your 10 points SnowFlake)

Will forward ALL this info to my friend – she will be so pleased! x
Polly from Together – just checked out the site, its great! I think I may have been converted

Seriously, i’ll give you a long list but here’s the some main ideas we are a group of students (Sec) and we did an energy audit on our friend’s house so our conclusion is that
-Electricity appliances should not be on standby mode
-Use double-glazed windows with shades
-Install a meter to monitor energy consumption
-Invest in inverter air conditioner
-Set the air-conditioners at 25 °C

One website I want to highlight is:
www.inhabitat.com

it’s quite useful

A version of our research can be read from www.save-our-days.blogspot.com

Here’s the list of sites: (i have some book references if you want)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/powering/generate/gnmain.htm

http://app.env.gov.sg/view.asp?id=CDS5536

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/images/_cnews_2007_6_25_2007062507451386367.jpg

http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/egj09/youngqu1.html

http://emd.aapg.org/technical_areas/oil_shale.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_energy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution

http://enrin.grida.no/htmls/romania/soe2000/imag/sonpol.jpg

http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/2002_2006/ghff/index_e.php

http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-the-Cause-of-Water-Pollution?&id=528398

http://home.clara.net/darvill/altenerg/biomass.htm

http://home.clara.net/darvill/altenerg/tidal.htm

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/piezo.html

http://i.treehugger.com/files/syn.jpg

http://montaraventures.com/pix/mercedeshcar.jpg

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0422_030422_veggiefuels.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0422_030422_veggiefuels.html

http://ocsenergy.anl.gov/guide/wave/index.cfm

http://rael.berkeley.edu/files/2001/Herzog-Lipman-Kammen-RenewableEnergy-2001.pdf

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/energy/3.html

http://wlfoet5.demon.co.uk/pollution/intro.htm

http://wolf.readinglitho.co.uk/mainpages/altenergy.html#problems

http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/Sustainability/Older/Energy_from_Waste.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/13511/negative_impacts_of_overuse_of_fossil.html

http://www.bca.gov.sg/newsroom/others/pr110505_1.pdf

http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/sci_ed/grade10/ecology/conservation/poll.htm

http://www.carbonmonoxidekills.com/coinformation.htm

http://www.ccsa.asn.au/nuclearsa/b1.html

http://www.centreforenergy.com/generator.asp?xml=/silos/ong/oilsands/oilsandsAndHeavyOilOverview05XML.asp&template=1,1,1

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/284850/1/.html

http://www.chewonki.org/cleanwater/energy_choices.asp

http://www.clpud.org/images/waveenergy-nonumbers.jpg

http://www.commutercars.com/h2/

http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/transportation/

http://www.coolserve.com.sg/htmdocs/faq/faq.asp

http://www.corrosionsource.com/handbook/periodic/92.htm

http://www.earth.uni.edu/EECP/elem/mod1_bgi.html

http://www.ec.gc.ca/EnviroZine/english/issues/38/feature2_e.cfm

http://www.echoroukonline.com/english/images/news/2007/lng.jpg

http://www.eei.org/industry_issues/energy_infrastructure/generation/index.htm

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/propane.html

http://www.ema.gov.sg/gas/history.php

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/

http://www.energ.co.uk/?OBH=352&gclid=CJXNzIbmgI0CFRfOggodSFZiVg

http://www.energieverbraucher.de/de/Umwelt_und_Politik/Energiespar_Museum/Comics_und_Cartoons/Energiespar_Comics/site__1481/

http://www.energy.ca.gov/development/oceanenergy/

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter10.htm

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter12.html http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter14.html

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter15.html

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter16.html

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/generate_your_own_energy/types_of_renewables/ground_source_heat_pumps

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/generate_your_own_energy/types_of_renewables/ground_source_heat_pumps

http://www.energyvortex.com/energydictionary/cogeneration__cogen.html

http://www.epa.gov/solar/impacts.htm

http://www.esru.strath.ac.uk/EandE/Web_sites/0102/RE_info/Tidal%20power%20files/image016.jpg

http://www.europeanenergyforum.eu/graphs/DD20050419-06.jpg

http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/j4504e/j4504e07.htm

http://www.fern.org/pages/climate/carbon.html

http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=262

http://www.gigo-design.com/karin/capt%5B1%5D.1038751857.spain_oil_spill_mad103.jpg

http://www.iags.org/pseries.htm

http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/17/wind-shaped-pavilion/

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/03/08/human-powered-gyms-in-hong-kong/

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/16/top-5-weirdest-ways-to-power-your-home/

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/10/15/power-your-home-with-lightening/

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/cowfarts.jpg

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/sound.jpg

http://www.leonardo-energy.org/drupal/book/export/html/2243

http://www.lloydminsterheavyoil.com/whatislaunch.htm

http://www.mewr.gov.sg/nccs/households.htm

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/Minpics1/Uranium%202.jpg

http://www.nccc.gov.sg/renewables/biomass.shtm

http://www.need.org/needpdf/infobook_activities/IntInfo/ConsI.pdf

http://www.netpilot.ca/aes/gas/index.html

http://www.nottoway.org/images/photos/industrial.jpg

http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/

http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_biofuels.html

http://www.nrel.gov/vehiclesandfuels/npbf/renewable_diesel.html

http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/carbmono.htm

http://www.oceansatlas.com/servlet/CDSServlet?status=ND0zMDYzJmN0bl9pbmZvX3ZpZXdfc2l6ZT1jdG5faW5mb192aWV3X2Z1bGwmNj1lbiYzMz0qJjM3PWtvcw~~

http://www.oilshaleexplorationcompany.com/images/00_Page_2_Image_0002.jpg

http://www.originenergy.com.au/files/ClydeHydroPowerStation_update3.jpg

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/tech/bioenergy

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/tech/geothermal

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/tech/hydropower

http://www.savethenight.eu/notfound_files/slide.png

http://www.scienceonline.co.uk/energy/nonrenewable.html

http://www.singaporeangle.com/2006/10/energy-security-for-small-island.html

http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy_basics/WPNE-Choices.html

http://www.uprct.nsw.gov.au/HTML/Info%20Sheets/Enviro%20Issues/E7%20Water%20Pollution_files/creek%20grate.jpg

http://www.uvi.edu/SandM/Physics/SCI100/Downloads/AltEnergyLec/openotec.jpg

http://www.waderllc.com/2284-2287.pdf

http://www.water-pollution.org.uk/oilpollution.html

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/808

http://www.wvic.com/hydro-works.htm

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