[Heating & Cooling]
Geothermal: Energy under our feet!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Geothermal technology may help solve our energy crisis … and celebrities are jumping on the geothermal bandwagon.
Energy will be one of the defining issues of this century, according to Jack DiEnna, key accounts director with the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, Inc. DiEnna recently spoke at the Momentum Is Building Conference to local building trades professionals and electric cooperative staff.
Geothermal...
[Energy Efficiency]
Building a super energy-efficient home
Saturday, July 15, 2006
One of the most energy-efficient homes in Iowa is being built in our area.
Carpentry Program students and instructors from Iowa Central Community College (ICCC) along with architecture students and instructors from Iowa State University are building what they expect to be the most energy-efficient home in Iowa. The home, going up just north of Fort Dodge, wi...
[Seasonal Topics]
Stunning spring flowers
Monday, February 27, 2006
Celebrate spring with a glorious garden.
Nothing signals the arrival of spring like an abundance of beautiful blossoms. Whether blooming from your flower beds and window boxes or artfully arranged indoors, fresh flowers make dreary winter days a distant memory with their clean scent and captivating color.
Chuck Hall, consumer horticultur...
[Seasonal Topics]
Go fly a kite!
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Learn a bit about the history of kites ... and get some tips on how to safely fly them.
Kites look so beautiful blowing high in the sky on a breezy day, you’d never guess they play an important part in history.
One legend suggests that the concept of flying a kite began in China thousands of years ago, when a farmer tied string to his hat to keep it from blowing away.
Kites have he...
[Health]
Watch the labels - and don't chew the fat!
Monday, February 27, 2006
New and better labeling is another weapon in the war against fats.
As of January 1, 2006, food manufacturers are required to label the amount of trans fats in their products under Nutrition Facts. Before this policy, consumers had to read through ingredients to find words like “partially hydrogenated” to uncover this bad-for-you ingredient. “This is such a goo...
[Just for Fun]
Birthstones: Many choices
Monday, February 27, 2006
Choose by your birth month, your birth day of the week or your zodiac sign
People seem to love the tradition that wearing a birthstone brings good luck. “Even though people don’t talk so much about birthstones these days, it seems that all young people know their special stone,” says Susan Schmidt, owner of Thomas Jewelers in Humboldt. “Not everyone, however, buys their ow...
[General Information]
Go native! (native plants, that is)
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Native plants are tougher than nails. Plant them in your yard or garden and free yourself from fussing over your landscape.
"Native Iowa plants are as tough as they come," says Inger Lamb, native landscape expert, president of the Iowa Prairie Network and founder of Iowa Native Lands. "Think about it," she explains, "for thousands of years, native plants in Iowa faced every kind of adverse plant environment you can think...
|