http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog Save Energy Now. Tomorrow May Be Too Late. Think Global, Act Local Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:32:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If it's yellow let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down! Don't forget Powertune Energy Saver, will you?  http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/general-energy-saving-topics/ken-livingston-powertunesave-water/ Coffee prices are up and will rise further.  Ouch! The first thing I noticed was the lack of special offers on instant coffee.  There were no more wars than usual in the coffee growing regions, so it must be disease  or climate to blame.  Most coffee growing regions have no problem ... http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/general-energy-saving-topics/coffee-pricespowertune-save-money-on-household-bills/ Tropical storm Fay, expected to strike Florida this week, is unlikely to affect US oil and gas production areas in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm has killed more than 50 people in the Caribbean.  www.france24.com/en/20080816-tropical-storm-fay-threat-cuba-florida-floods-haiti-dominican-republic This extract from France24  just about sums up the European view of the US psyche.  Never ... http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/economic-v-environment/tropical-storm-fay-unlikely-to-hit-us-oil-gas-production/ Powertune gets forgotten when an animal needs help. When we bought this house we didn't realise that we had not bought the garden! That belongs to a little black cat called Halley.  We were all concerned when Halley stayed in the garden even getting soaked by heavy rain.  She is a ... http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/general/powertunecat-shelter/ Carbon-abuse 'worse than drink-driving' Nine in Ten admit they lie about their lifestyles. (TheTimes) The article goes on to claim that flaunting your green credentials has taken over from buying a bigger car or installing the latest electronic gadget as the preferred means of getting one over on the neighbours. Here is a ... http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/recycling/eco-slackers-feel-the-pressure-to-keep-up-with-the-green-joneses/ There is a competitor for Powertune in the Energy Saving Market at last. Am I concerned? Not really.  Powertune is designed for the UK market and plugs safely into a 13 Amp socket with ease.  The US product is a black box with a wire from it that you then plug ... http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/powertune/powertunesave-energysave-moneyelectricity-bills/ Lately the world has gone even crazier than usual. Some County in Minnesota is going to disband it's Police Force to save money!?!? Poland that has been invaded more than any other European Country because it is flat and slap bang in the middle of the continent so trouble comes from all ... http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/energy-saving-products/save-energy-save-money-some-hope/ If yesterday's energy and money saving free software was not exactly what you wanted, please try these.  Both are FREE, of course. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_ez_wiz http://co2saver.snap.com/ http://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/energysaver.html Don't forget you can save even more energy and money with Powertune Energy Saver. ecoanne, The Energy LadyUK http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/general-energy-saving-topics/save-energy-save-moneypowertune-energy-saver/ Today I came across this excellent piece of software.  What's more it's FREE! The best estimates reckon you will get a saving of about £20 per year.  That can't be bad for nothing! Put this saving with the saving you get from your POWERTUNE and you can start giving two fingers to ... http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/general-energy-saving-topics/save-energy-and-save-money-while-you-surf-the-net/ This first post today is a factual yet amusing discussion concerning the change from beef steak to kangaroo steak to reduce Australia's methane output.  Methane being the 'arch villan' of Global Warming. Here it is.  Hum "Skippy The Bush Kangaroo" as you read!   The World Today - Friday, 8 August , 2008  ... http://theenergyladyuk.com/blog/climate-change/methaneclimate-changekangeroos/