At dusk then the air outside begins to cool down, your home is
susceptible to losing more heat. Draw your curtains at dusk, before it
gets completely dark, to help conserve energy.
Taken from the book '1001 little ways to save our planet' by Esme
Floyd.
This blog is dedicated to creating awareness of environmental issues worldwide and how it affects our lives. It contains the hard science, emotive photography and ways of changing our own habits to limit the damage we cause. Topics include climate change, biodiversity and habitat loss, acidification, impacts from industries and mines, environmental economics, earth and life sciences and all the field that fill the missing gaps.
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- Rudolph
- I am a researcher and lecturer the the Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences at the Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
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- Tip number 136: Junk the junk
- Tip number 131: See Double
- Tip number 129: Do a headstand
- Tip number 127: Sunny side up
- Tip number 126: In the hot water
- Tip number 124: Wood is good
- Tip number 123: Search for Sunlight
- Tip number 155: Conserve your sun
- Tip number 107: Paper your floor
- Tip number 106: Make yourself a log
- Magnetic cows
- A star set in Ice
- Scientific journal site
- Documentaries
- Tip number 104: Condense your heat
- Tip number 103: Be a fan
- Energy reduction website
- Tip number 102: Hotty botty
- Tip number 99: Cool down your water
- Powerfailture
- Tip number 96: Bleed it out
- Tip number 95: Flush your system
- Tip number 94: Add a layer
- Tip number 91: Go natural
- Tip number 87: Foil a plan
- Tip number 85: Don't go electric
- Tip number 36: Don't throw rust away
- Tip number 76: Brick it up
- Tip number 83: Draw at dusk
- Tip number 79: Light your fire
- Tip number 71: Store some heat
- Tip number 68: Take the lead
- Tip number 62: Put a cork on it
- Tip number 67: Latex is good for you
- Tip number 53: Vinyl is dead
- Tip number 56: Insulate your floor
- Tip number 50: Close shave
- Tip number 42: Make plants your base
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