Wind Power!: Making The Right Choice

September 17 - 23, 2010
Webster-Kirkwood Times 11-A
Residential Wind Turbines Tips On Going Green Will A New Air Conditioner
Coming Soon To A At Home Save You Green!
Backyard Near You “Green” your laundry.
Detergents, fabric softeners and bleaches can be toxic to
Take control of your home’s energy needs by your family and to the environment. Some surfactants and Making the
harnessing a free resource—the wind. How? With a
residential wind generator from Skystream®. Designed
fragrances in laundry detergents contain hormone-disrupting
chemicals that can’t always be removed by
Right Choice
for homes just like yours, the smart, modern Skystream wastewater treatment plants and end up
3.7 converts wind into electricity you can use. It helps harming local wildlife. Chlorine bleach is
reduce your electric bills, protects you against volatile not only poisonous for humans, but can First, find
create dangerous byproducts, such as
electricity prices, reduces your dependence on foreign
dioxin, when flushed down the drain. Get out whether
oil, and produces clean energy that doesn’t affect your clothes clean without all of the
global warming. Most importantly, it provides pollution by switching to eco-friendlier
replacing your
independence and stability for you and your family. cleaners. The companies Ecover, Sun &
Think of a Skystream 3.7 as any other household Earth, Seventh Generation and OxyPrime make less-toxic
air conditioner
appliance. After your dealer installs it and connects it alternatives to traditional laundry detergents. Try nonchlorine
bleach such as OxyBoost or Ecover’s hydrogen peroxide-
makes sense:
to your electric meter, you’re done. Nothing changes
inside your house. based option.
$ Factor: • Room air conditioners typically last about 10
Your Skystream works in tandem with your electric years on average, according to the National Association
The eco-friendlier detergents and bleaches cost no more
utility to power your house. When the wind isn’t than standard products. of Home Builders, a trade group, and most models are
blowing, the utility supplies your electricity. But when fairly simple and cost-effective to repair. However,
it’s windy out, your Skystream pivots to catch the best A little warmer, a little cooler. with the substantial improvements in efficiency in
wind and provides clean, quiet electricity. When it About 47 percent of the average household’s annual recent years, it often makes more sense to buy a new
generates more electricity than you need, your meter energy bills stem from heating and cooling. Every degree
unit than repair a broken one. You can estimate costs
can actually spin backwards—which means you’re you raise your thermostat in the
summer will reduce air conditioning
and savings of replacing a room air conditioner by
essentially selling electricity back to the utility. using the EPA savings calculator.
bills by about 2 percent. Lowering
With a Skystream 3.7 you can harness the wind the temperature by one degree in
and use it to make their own electricity. But is a winter will save you 3 percent on • For central-air systems, if all other components
Skystream right for you? If your property meets the heating bills. Regular maintenance are in good condition, a compressor change-out can
following criteria, chances are the answer is yes. and a tune up every two or three give an old system another 5 to 10 years of operational
years will keep your heating, ventilation and air conditioning, life and may also increase the unit’s efficiency. However,
or HVAC, system operating efficiently, saving energy and
when it’s time to replace the outdoor unit (condenser),
money. A programmable thermostat -- excellent for a family
that spends a good part of the day at work or school -- will the entire system should be replaced as a package with
shave 10 percent off your bill. a new evaporator; this is more critical with heat
Wind $ Factor: pumps and high efficiency equipment. If not done, it
Power! Adjusting your thermostat is free, easy and can yield big
savings. A programmable thermostat starts about $30 and
produces an annual savings of about $100.
could potentially impact reliability and performance.
xxx Watson Rd.

314-000-0000
www.windmachine.com xxx Watson Rd.
314-000-0000 xxx Watson Rd. 314-000-0000
www.windmachine.com www.windmachine.com
Mrs. Green Thumb
Will A New Air Conditioner Residential Wind Turbines Tips On Going Green
Save You Green! Coming Soon To A At Home
Backyard Near You “Green” your laundry.
Making the Take control of your home’s energy needs by
Detergents, fabric softeners and bleaches can be toxic to
your family and to the environment. Some surfactants and
harnessing a free resource—the wind. How? With a
Right Choice residential wind generator from Skystream®. Designed
fragrances in laundry detergents contain hormone-disrupting
chemicals that can’t always be removed by
for homes just like yours, the smart, modern Skystream wastewater treatment plants and end up
3.7 converts wind into electricity you can use. It helps harming local wildlife. Chlorine bleach is
First, find reduce your electric bills, protects you against volatile not only poisonous for humans, but can
create dangerous byproducts, such as
out whether electricity prices, reduces your dependence on foreign
dioxin, when flushed down the drain. Get
oil, and produces clean energy that doesn’t affect
your clothes clean without all of the
replacing your global warming. Most importantly, it provides pollution by switching to eco-friendlier
independence and stability for you and your family.
air conditioner Think of a Skystream 3.7 as any other household
cleaners. The companies Ecover, Sun &
Earth, Seventh Generation and OxyPrime make less-toxic
makes sense: appliance. After your dealer installs it and connects it alternatives to traditional laundry detergents. Try nonchlorine
bleach such as OxyBoost or Ecover’s hydrogen peroxide-
to your electric meter, you’re done. Nothing changes
inside your house. based option.
• Room air conditioners typically last about 10 $ Factor:
years on average, according to the National Association Your Skystream works in tandem with your electric
The eco-friendlier detergents and bleaches cost no more
of Home Builders, a trade group, and most models are utility to power your house. When the wind isn’t than standard products.
fairly simple and cost-effective to repair. However, blowing, the utility supplies your electricity. But when
with the substantial improvements in efficiency in it’s windy out, your Skystream pivots to catch the best A little warmer, a little cooler.
recent years, it often makes more sense to buy a new wind and provides clean, quiet electricity. When it About 47 percent of the average household’s annual
generates more electricity than you need, your meter energy bills stem from heating and cooling. Every degree
unit than repair a broken one. You can estimate costs
can actually spin backwards—which means you’re you raise your thermostat in the
and savings of replacing a room air conditioner by summer will reduce air conditioning
using the EPA savings calculator. essentially selling electricity back to the utility.
bills by about 2 percent. Lowering
With a Skystream 3.7 you can harness the wind the temperature by one degree in
• For central-air systems, if all other components and use it to make their own electricity. But is a winter will save you 3 percent on
are in good condition, a compressor change-out can Skystream right for you? If your property meets the heating bills. Regular maintenance
give an old system another 5 to 10 years of operational following criteria, chances are the answer is yes. and a tune up every two or three
life and may also increase the unit’s efficiency. However, years will keep your heating, ventilation and air conditioning,
or HVAC, system operating efficiently, saving energy and
when it’s time to replace the outdoor unit (condenser),
money. A programmable thermostat -- excellent for a family
the entire system should be replaced as a package with that spends a good part of the day at work or school -- will
a new evaporator; this is more critical with heat shave 10 percent off your bill.
pumps and high efficiency equipment. If not done, it
Wind $ Factor:
could potentially impact reliability and performance.
Power! Adjusting your thermostat is free, easy and can yield big
savings. A programmable thermostat starts about $30 and
produces an annual savings of about $100.
xxx Watson Rd.
314-000-0000
www.windmachine.com xxx Watson Rd.
xxx Watson Rd. 314-000-0000
www.windmachine.com 314-000-0000
Mrs. Green Thumb www.windmachine.com
September 17 - 23, 2010 Webster-Kirkwood Times 11-A
4 ways to live a more

green lifestyle
by Dwight Bitikofer
bitikofer@timesnewspapers.com
T
he old adage and transportation of products but it also
‘less is more’ supports local community business and
certainly stands fosters relationships everyone can feel
in cutting down on
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est scraps makes a drastic difference in online company committed to handling
really fuel-efficient.
helping to balance the overwhelming the toxic discarding and reuse of chemical
amount of production waste. However, based electronic parts, are happy to help.
there are other tried and true ways to They provide the pre-paid shipping labels
start off 2010 with a greener footprint. and often a small monetary payment in
Buy Environmentally Friendly Products exchange for old equipment. As the holi-
Along the lines of environmentally days come to a close with the hottest new
friendly cars, housing, building materials, cell phones, Macbooks and PCs aplenty,
clothing, and cleaning solvents, many the advantage of cleaning out old com-
companies are making a steadfast effort puters and electronics throughout 2010
in continuing to create products with the pays off - literally.
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by Dwight Bitikofer
bitikofer@timesnewspapers.com
T
he old adage Utilize Local Companies
‘less is more’ Costs of shipping and handling prod-
certainly stands ucts can not only put a crunch on pock-
in cutting down on etbooks, they can also eat up valuable
paper waste, one of the energy and manufacturing resources.
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4 billion trees are destroyed globally searching local cities for companies that
every year for the production of common can provide the same goods and materi-
items such as stereo speakers and the als in half the time and, more often than
insoles of running shoes, using a recy- not, at a cheaper rate. Not only does this
cling bin at work or at home for even the reduce pollution in the manufacturing
smallest scraps makes a drastic differ- and transportation of products but it also
ence in helping to balance the over- supports local community business and
whelming amount of production waste. fosters relationships everyone can feel
However, there are other tried and true good about.
ways to start off 2010 with a greener Recycle Old Computers and
footprint. Electronics the Safe Way
Buy Environmentally Friendly Disposing of or salvaging old comput-
Products ers, cell phones, cameras, and camcord-
Along the lines of environmentally ers can be time consuming and danger-
friendly cars, housing, building materials, ous when not done properly. However,
clothing, and cleaning solvents, many the folks at MyBoneYard, a reputable
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Webster-Kirkwood Times 11-A

xxx Watson Rd.

4 ways to live a more

Our hybrids are really,

Cycling is our business.

A N ew F urNiture C oNsigNmeNt s tore

3 ways to live a more

COMPOSTING ABC Recycling XYZ Recycling

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