Living Green

Green tips from 16 ways to green your home

Tune up your heating and cooling (HVAC) system
Have a checkup for your HVAC system every 2 years to make sure it is running efficiently. Be sure to clean the filter monthly during times of peak usage; a dirty filter can significantly reduce the efficiency of your HVAC.
Savings: Reduce your energy bill by $100 per year or more.

Mesa promotes water conservation products

August 19, 2008 - 10:43PM

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Mesa is joining a nationwide effort to promote products that use less water and help residents conserve with ease.

GreenSummit set Sept. 5-6 in Phoenix

August 12, 2008 - 5:15PM

The 2008 GreenSummit is scheduled at the Phoenix Convention Center Sept. 5-6. Arizona State University and its Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona Public Service Co., and more than 100 exhibitors will participate.

Templar: Bypassing pain at the pump

August 9, 2008 - 5:54PM

Some people have shot me dirty looks as they passed me on the freeway. Some have honked their horns when I didn't pull out fast enough after a stop light turned green. And a few have driven around me illegally.

First Solar plans photovoltaic power plant

July 11, 2008 - 5:58PM

First Solar, the Tempe-based company that has been powering its way upward in the solar-energy industry, is getting into the utility business.

Chandler focused on water conservation

July 9, 2008 - 9:26PM

Abundant winter rains won't stop Chandler from trying to persuade homeowners associations and residents from saving water. The city is set to send letters to homeowners associations, or HOAs, urging them not to plant ryegrass in the fall to avoid having to water the winter turf.

Mesa’s 'Segway Surgeon’ saves big on commute

July 8, 2008 - 10:14PM

Dr. Daniel Rowland, a surgeon at Banner Baywood Medical Center, has been turning heads since early June - when he started riding a Segway everywhere he goes. Known as the "Segway Surgeon," he rides his Segway personal transporter to work at least three times a week - and to the barber, lunch or other errands.

Salt River cleanup gives bucks for bags

July 2, 2008 - 2:08PM

The Salt River has a bit of a dirty reputation. Sure, women are sometimes arrested for floating downriver topless, and sunbaked river rats blare music from stereos mounted atop plywood rafts. But the Salt’s trashiest attribute could well be — well, the trash.

Programs are making solar power financially feasible

June 28, 2008 - 9:40PM

Suman Subramanian, a 41-year-old training engineer at Intel Corp., thinks the United States is far too dependent on fossil fuels and foreign sources of energy.

GRAPHIC: View the costs and savings of solar energy systems

Chandler may require 'green' building standards

June 24, 2008 - 9:58AM

Better insulation, dual-paned windows and low-flow toilets may not be high points designers talk about when it comes to buildings.

As grocery costs rise, gardeners grow own food

June 15, 2008 - 10:34PM

The space between the garage and the neighbors' fence on most people's land is usually forgotten. The often long and narrow space becomes a place to store garden tools, garbage cans or pool equipment.

Sales of solar cars picking up in Sun City

May 18, 2008 - 1:21AM

SUN CITY - Skyrocketing gas prices and Arizona’s nearly constant sunshine mean one thing for Classic Golf Cars owner Jack Santoro: solar-powered golf cars.

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