Green Tip of the Week:

  • The Week of Monday, January 30

    SBESC will be hosting a workshop about Energy Upgrade California conducted entirely in Spanish on this Tuesday, January 31 at the Hawthorne Memorial Center.   A copy of the presentation in English will be available as a handout.  Additional workshops will be conducted in Spanish for our other programs and partnerships, and will be held quarterly.  Check our calendar regularly for all of our workshops, and help us pass the word along to Spanish speaking friends and neighbors! 

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For the week of Monday, August 31:

Posted by Troy on Aug 31, 2009 under

Room by room: How can you make your living room energy efficient? Start with the front door. Go outside after dark and if you can see light around the edges when it's closed, it needs weather stripping. Make sure your windows are adequately caulked. Replace light fixtures and lamps with ENERGY STAR qualified CFL bulbs, keep the fireplace damper closed when not in use, and when you replace your television, do not purchase a plasma screen. LCD flat panels use way less energy. Next Week: Kitchen and Laundry with water saving tips.