Maybe I heard it wrong, but everyone goes by that #. Why not 80 or 82? Too hot?
Oh, I am talking about cooling in the summer.

I don’t know about 78, I think that’s fine for senior citizens but for most I would think 68 degrees would be best. I keep mine there year round that way my furnace never goes on in the summer.

"Washington will provide the white house Christmas tree this year."
Thanks a lot everyone, I appreciate it.

the white house Christmas tree will be provided by Washington this year

I really need to know what thermal mass is. I know it is a type of heating thing. But I need someone to tell me what it looks like and how it works.

Thermal mass is a measurement of something’s ability to capture and hold on to heat. In the case of an eco-friendly structures, this could be a >something< that gains heat during the day from sunlight, or perhaps from a shallow geothermal source (those are real), and holds it, and then allows it to be distributed and used throughout your home all day (day and night) for hot water to wash your dishes, or make coffee, wash your clothes, take a bath, even use it as sub-floor heating to keep your feet toasty.

The higher the thermal mass, the better your >something< will be.

Thermal mass can also sometimes be used to reference a photovoltaic cell’s (solar cell) efficiency and ability to generate electricity.

I have always wanted to find better means of providing energy for my house. Since "Green" is the new buzzword on the lips and hearts of all, I was wondering if the government had any grant programs to help "green" up your house?

There are various state and federal programs available. It mainly depends where you live and various specs about your house and your income, etc. Check these links out and see what is available where you live. It will generally be in the form of tax credits, so if your income is low enough where you don’t pay taxes, you may not be able to benefit from these programs. But hey – check it out and give it a shot.

http://www.dsireusa.org/
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/financial_opportunities.html

Peak Moment 145: John Weber’s Boise, Idaho house with south-facing windows rarely needs heat and never air conditioning. Meet a man who has built a passive-solar house with solar electric power and solar hot water; plus a solar-powered electric car — and who rides a bike! With photovoltaics tied to the grid, he sells surplus electricity back to the power company. John shows how he converted his “Sun Car” from a junked Festiva to all-electric, with added solar panels on top to extend its range. Ride with us – and hear how quiet it is!

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In the second episode of DRTV, we take a look at Larkspur, home of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage members Tony and Alyssa. In their tour, the duo includes information and tips about their natural home design and building process. Larkspur features local and sustainable building materials, including reclaimed lumber, light clay straw insulation, and earthen plaster, and its power is provided by renewable energy, including solar panels and a wind tower.

http://drtv.dancingrabbit.org

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Visit www.survivela.com for more tips from an urban homestead

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or do you go out and get thousands of dollars worth of landscaping? Then why do you support Obama spending billions to get us out of debt??? Does this really make sense? Of course it will to the Obamabots, but the rest of you WTH????

That is a very good way to explain it…

When us regular citizens find ourselves in insurmountable debt, our only option is to declare bankruptcy and face severe financial penalties for a number of years.

Portuguese is spoke in Brazil.
He failed the exam for the third time.
A lot of trees has been cut to build this house.
Bananas were not cultivate in Scotland.
Some of these photos had been made in a museum.

Portuguese is spoken in Brazil (active)
He failied the exam for the 3rd time (passive)
A lot of trees had been cut down to build the house (passive)
Baanas were ot cultivated in Scotland (passive)
Some of the photos ahave been made in a museaun (passive)

To be honest, I’m not really sure what you’re asking for. Some of the sentences aren’t even in proper english, which makes it hard to determine if they are passiveor active.

Good luck though! =]

try this.
get a clean spray bottle and fill it with warm water and 1 teaspoon of dish soap (original dawn is the best) then spray the soil and the plant.
warning do not do this on aloe or any other catus type of plants.
i have used this on my non fruit producing grapefruit tree, vine plants, and my mom uses this on all different kinds of her plants. but it will destroy an aloe plant.