As a first-time homebuyer, and one who snapped up a foreclosure at that, I’m gearing up for my first winter in my new home. It’s not just that I’m excited about spending my nights in front of my very own fireplace or cooking meals with friends ...
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Story Tools Bob Williams has boxes loaded with air-activated hand warmers for troops hunkered down in the caves of Afghanistan. He has a crateful of Beavis and Butthead Do Christmas DVDs to entertain soldiers stationed in Iraq. But, like the last 27 ...
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WILLARDS, Md. — Standing before a two-story-tall pile of chicken manure, Lee Richardson pondered how times had changed. Click to enlarge Lee Richardson next to a manure shed on his chicken farm in Willards, Md. Excess poultry manure is washing into ...
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In an effort to gain more control over Southern Nevada air traffic, Clark County commissioners Tuesday cast a resolution to pursue federal legislation that will give the Aviation Department authority over what type of aircraft can fly from each ...
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ALMA — It would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to manufacture a four-storey, solar-powered, maintenance-free carbon storage unit that would filter pollution from the air for two centuries or so. But much of Nova Scotia is already covered ...
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LYSANDER, N.Y. -- Snow is on the ground, and in the air, which means winter is here. Heating your home is important this time of year, but you need to make sure you aren't wasting any heat or money. To do that, make sure your home is efficient, and ...
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Once you seal the house against cold weather, forced hot-air furnaces—the kind most houses have—dry out indoor air. That sounds good after a summer of mold and mildew, and the arid warmth feels great after trudging home through a snowstorm. But ...
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