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If humans are indeed causing the current global warming trends, then every little thing we can do to cut down on the emission of substances that cause global warming helps. According to an Associated Press story released today, governments will have to spend billions of dollars more than they currently spend in order to […]
It’s Saturday night. Your guests have arrived. The grills all warmed up and you put dinner on. The aromas are in the air, your mouth starts to water and you lift the cover to take a peek. What? The burner is out! The propane is gone and you need to come up with plan “B”.
How […]
Weather trends are big news these days. Between global warming and severe weather, there is a renewed interest in all things temperature related. Phoenix weather tends to be a popular point of issue, since it is one of few major cities in North America to be located in the middle of a desert. The Associated […]
If you were looking at purchasing a new air conditioning system 10 years ago, the most efficient systems available at that time would today just barely qualify for the minimum efficiency’s allowed under the new federal efficiency standards. In other words if your system is a decade old, you could have a real opportunity […]
When you think of what is going on with the world today, especially when one considers greenhouse gas emissions going up and not down one automatically assumes global warming. In fact, this is the most common theory. Hurricane Katrina and all the other disasters the world has dealt with and the record highs of winter […]
In many places, there has been a recent emphasis on sustainable development. Instead of creating highly inefficient buildings and equipment, engineers and architects have begun to design systems that use less energy and thus are more environmentally friendly. With building construction, this means supplementing conventional electrical lines and massive heating, ventilation, and cooling […]
Global warming is a popular issue. In the news and around water coolers, would-be climatologists speculate on its existence and on its effects. But the weather is far more complex than people realize. Phoenix weather is strongly affected by semi-regular fluctuations in weather worldwide. These fluctuations, commonly referred to as El Nino and La Nina, […]
Everyone has a friend or relative who likes to fix everything around the house himself. From carpentry to plumbing, this person seems to know their way around home maintenance. But no matter what this person might claim, there are some household repairs best left to the experts. Some electrical repairs require a would-be mechanic to […]
Have you ever noticed how some types of machines seem to work better than others? Air conditioners are reliable and dependable. All you do is set the thermostat, and everything functions as promised, every time. Because of the weather in Phoenix, this amount of reliability is an absolute necessity. If something […]
But it’s a dry heat. Anyone who sincerely uses this line has likely never been outdoors during a Phoenix summer. For the rest of us, 110 degrees is hot even when the humidity is zero. This dry weather gives us one advantage, however, in our ability to use a wider range of home cooling systems […]
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