Unplugging small appliances like toasters, coffee makers, computers, and gaming systems saves energy and can prevent fires while you're away from your home on vacation.

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Home heating isn't particularly efficient since you're rarely, if ever, occupying all rooms. A natural foil for a bloated heating bill is to crank down the thermostat and use a space heater to warm a ...

Storm surge is one of the primary threats when hurricanes make landfall, and there are a lot of factors involved in how high the surge can get. Some of those factors include wind speed, minimum ...