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Improve Savings and Health With Minor Changes In Your Home

by John Wells
May 13, 2016

By Shelley Swenson Extension Agent III Wakulla County FCS Ready to make a few enhancements to your home to improve its overall performance? Improving the home performance through small increments or changes requires extended periods of time ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Conservation, Energy Conservation, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finances, Financial, Financial Tips, Green Living, Health, Money Management, Saving Energy, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, The Green Scene, Wakulla Extension, Water Conservation

When To Turn Off Your Lights

by John Wells
December 17, 2012

  Since they are already very efficient, the cost effectiveness of turning CFLs off to conserve energy is a bit more complicated. A general rule-of-thumb is this: If you will be out of a room for 15 minutes or less, leave it on. If ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Energy Conservation, Energy Star, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FYCS, Saving Energy, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Compact Fluorescent Lighting

by John Wells
July 20, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension FYCS/EFNEP Agent II According to the EPA, in 2007, Americans saved $1.5 billion by switching to ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs. The energy saved could light all the households in a city ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, WORK & LIFE
Tags: CFLs, Energy Star, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Fixtures, FYCS, Green Living, Light Bulbs, Lighting, Saving, Saving Energy, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla County Extension

The Green Scene “November”

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 9, 2011

Being Green: The Conservation House At the recent Mighty Mullet Festival, Sustainable Big Bend volunteers and I provided an educational booth featuring simple changes that can be easily made in your home to save energy. It was a great booth ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Community, Conservation, Disasters, Energy Conservation, Environment, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, FYCS, Green Living, Saving Energy, Shelley Swenson, Sustainability Community, Sustainable Big Bend, Sustainable Living, The Green Scene, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension