I have written a step by step picnic table plan for anyone interested in building their own backyard picnic table this spring. The plans are simple to follow and easy enough for even a beginner to complete the project in just a few hours. The tools and materials needed are readily available at any home improvement store. You can get the complete picnic table plan for free here. I have many plans available for purchase as well. The most popular plan right now is for a giant outdoor swing set. The swing set plan has all of the information you need to build a complete play set with swings, towers   read more

Spring is here and Summer is just around the corner. Air conditioners will be coming on soon to keep us cool and comfortable. One of the things I have been looking into lately is A/C energy savers that can reduce summer cooling bills. There are several products available to help increase your A/C energy efficiency. You can read my article about air conditioning energy savers or you can buy energy saving products at Amazon.com by clicking the product below <iframe src="http://rcm.amaz on.com/e/cm?t=hubp07 90d-20&amp;o=1&a mp;amp;p=8&amp;l =bpl&amp;asins=B 002QK9YZ4&amp;fc 1=000000   read more

Sorry for being away for so long. Time kind of slipped away a bit. I have been busy with some projects and have just not found time to post for the past 10 days or so. This post is about effective energy saving tips. Many people try and save money by reducing utility bills and cutting energy use. The problem is figuring out the best way to do that. One of the cheapest and most effective ways to save energy is air sealing your home, another is changing to CFL light bulbs. You can find and article that details some very effective energy saving tips and how they can help you save money on utility   read more

Since about 40% of our electric usage goes to lighting it makes sense that changing to CFL light bulbs can save us some money on our utility bills each month. How much you save will vary but CFL Light bulbs or compact fluorescent light bulbs use about 75% less electricity than traditional bulbs. Read the full article on CFL Light Bulbs or Energy Saving Tips to see how much you could be saving. You can also sign up for hubpages and follow all of my articles   read more

Among the most popular e-reader devices you will find the Apple iPad tablet, Amazon Kindle, and now the Nook from Barnes & Noble. There also many other e-reader devices available from makers like Sony and Archos. It is clear that the technology is moving forward and will soon allow the world to eliminate a large portion of the paper used to make printed publications and therefore reduce paper waste. E-newspapers and E-magazines could soon join the ranks of E-books and could potentially eliminate the need for subscriptions to paper publications and move completely to E-subscriptions and electronic   read more

I have written a new article about eco homes and eco home building tips. Please bookmark this blog or vote it up on your favorite social networking site and feel free to follow me on Google by clicking the follow me link. My newest article is focused on eco home products that can replace commonly used items in home improvements like paint and flooring products. Please visit my page at Hub Pages to view the full article on eco homes and co home building tips   read more

I was reading through some things today, really just looking at the responses from the super bowl and the ads. I personally felt the ads this year were a little weak but one did get my attention and apparently that of the USA Today. The one about the Audi clean diesel automobile. The USA Today has an article on it and honestly I think it was pretty catchy and I intend to do some more research on this technology. The article can be found at http://content.usato day.com/communities/ greenhouse/post/2010 /02/audis-green-poli ce-ad-stirs-controve rsy/1#uslPageReturnI encourage everyone to follow my blog   read more

I came across some articles on the new york times today about wind energy. There seems to be some serious doubts to the ability of using wind to produce 100% of the energy we need. I strongly disagree with this as it has been proven that wind energy production is increasing and the efficiency of wind turbines is getting better every day. I have some articles about wind and other alternative energy on hub pages. I encourage everyone to read the full articles and leave comments or feedback. The only way to promote green energy and help move the technology into the main stream is to be active in discussions   read more

I know I have already talked about e-newspapers and e-magazines being a great way to promote greener living but, I have been doing some research and while I find many small time low budget news sites and newspapers using this idea through email and websites. However, I have yet to find any major publications offering a full electronic subscription. I don't understand why major publications are not offering electronic subscriptions or e-subscriptions to their publications. There is a huge opportunity to reduce paper use and cut energy use by taking advantage of the Apple iPad tablet, Amazon Kindle   read more

The BoGo solar powered flashlight offers a benefit to people who buy this great gadget. When you buy a BoGo solar flashlight, the company donates one to a charity organization. Various areas of the world have needs for viable light sources without electricty and the BoGo solar powered flashlight meets this demand. You can read more about the Bogo Light or Purchase one at BoGo Light's Website.   read more