Sierra Club Green Home

The one question that comes up time and time again from homeowners is: “What steps can I can take to lower my home energy costs?” Here are some tips to help you look at your energy consumption and things you can easily change.

The products we buy and use can have a wide variety of public health and environmental impacts including toxic exposures, air pollution, water pollution, climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, natural resource use, waste disposal, and ecosystem damages. The EPA now hosts the greener products portal online, which makes finding environmentally friendly products easier.

Editor’s Note: October is National Energy Awareness Month. Take a look at your home’s energy use and how you can take advantage of incentives for efficiency.

Federal tax credits for upgrading your home with energy efficient items, from windows and doors to insulation and heating systems, are going away at the end of this year. Read about the future of these incentives and what you can do to get some money back on purchases you make now to increase your home’s energy efficiency and save money on your energy bills in the future. (Photo courtesy of Simonton Windows)

Need advice on how to start lowering your energy costs? We’re guessing you already know to look for the Energy Star label when shopping for appliances. But if you want to do even more, and there is lots more you can do, start by taking the ENERGY STAR @ home tour.

Interested in a lower monthly energy bill? Aren’t we all! Watch this video from the Government’s Energy Star program to learn more about what you can do to lower those dreaded energy bills! And remember, lower energy bills mean lower green house gas emissions. So you’re helping yourself and the environment.

Watch Tom Kraeutler give room-by-room advice on how you can lower your energy bill by using Energy Star products.