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Can a Huge House Be "Green"?

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Too big to be "Green"?

Can a huge house, however efficient, really be green? This question has dogged several prominent eco-minded people who live large, including former vice president Al Gore, who has a mansion located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville that has been reported consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year. (more…)

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Southerners vs. Snow & Ice

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Some basics for us Southerners: December, January, and February are the leading months for home fires and associated deaths in the United States. Annually, heating equipment is the second leading cause of home-fire deaths in the U.S. and the leading cause during the winter months. Some safety tips on this and more: (more…)

Tags: preparing for winter weather, Public service
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How Cold Is It??

Friday, January 8th, 2010

How cold is it really? Wind chill (Degrees Fahrenheit [o^F]) = 35.74 + 0.6215T – 35.74(V^0.16) + 0.4275T(V^0.16) [where T= air temperature (o^F) and V = wind speed (mph)]. Formula provided by NOAA National Weather Service [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/]. Too complicated for today… just simply bone chilling cold!

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