New information has been released from the US Department of Energy on the consumption of energy in the United States over the past year. The results are certainly worth pondering and are certainly due to a combination of a variety of factors, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeWonder if there’s something foul floating in the air at home? If indoor space seems stagnant, has odors, high humidity or if mold is found, a Healthy Home, Healthy Family Workshop will help citizens identify problems, their sources and solutions.The ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeJames Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban SustainabilityRaise your hand if you’d like some free money.OK, you can put it down now. By taking simple steps to improve the energy efficiency of your home you may qualify for ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & LifeJames Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban SustainabilityThe summer air is buzzing with the sound of cicadas, signaling that we are well-into the sultry days. The air is also buzzing with the sound of a million air conditioning ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Work & LifeJames Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability A broken CFL has the capacity to release the small amount of mercury contained within it in the form of a gas. Should you accidentally drop a CFL, follow the EPA’s ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeJames Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability Can you feel the hot breath of summer on your neck? Yes, another beautiful and enviable winter and spring are soon to be a thing of the past. We shall will soon ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeWe all know that before they can get to the wood, subterranean termites have to move a lot of dirt. Around many structures, "dirt" often means sand. Now you can see how they do it. Dr. Nan-Yao Su and his Ph.D. graduate student Hou-Feng Li posted ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeThe University of Florida's 14th Annual Southeast Pest Management Conference (SEPMC) is May 3-6, 2009. Detailed information can be found at: http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/sepmc/ Get all the newest research and information about pests and ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeJames Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Educator, Urban Sustainability OK, cleaning the home is not really everyone’s favorite job, which is why it is called houseWORK and not housePLAY. But consider the potential human and environmental ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeUF entomologists warn that several new species of cockroaches may one day become common in Florida and the rest of the southern U.S. As if Floridians aren’t bugged enough by roaches, a growing interest among reptile enthusiasts to farm ... READ MORE
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