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Acupuncture Physician Here’s How to Pay Less for AC by Brian Clark Howard R
ecord sum- mer heat waves are
already occurring more often and will be even hotter and more frequent over the next 30 years, according to a study by Stanford University scien- tists that have run
Remember: The higher the EER (Energy-Efficiency Ratio) and SEER (Seasonal Energy- Efficiency Ratio), the more
efficient the appliance. Always look for Energy Star models.
climate simulations of temperatures across the United States. The study comes on the heels of a NASA report that concluded that 2000 through 2009 was the warmest post-industrial decade on record.
The hotter it gets, the more people run their conventional electric air conditioners (AC), releasing even more global-warming gas emissions from power plants into the atmosphere. Cooling accounts for nearly half the en- ergy used by the average home during the summer, reports the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star pro-
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gram. More than two-thirds of U.S. households have air conditioners, which set us back more than $10 billion each year in electricity bills, according to the American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy.
Passive Cooling a Priority There is a better way to stay comfort- able using both active and passive strategies. The first requires specialized equipment, while the second uses the windows, walls, floors and roof to col- lect, store and distribute natural heat from the local environment. The basic principles of passive solar design have been understood for millennia. From Mexico to the Middle East, people have built homes with thick walls to slow heat transfer, observes Doron Amiran, former development
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