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If you’re still using incandescent light bulbs consider making the switch to compact fluorescent light. A CFL uses a third of the energy of a comparable incandescent. A 25-watt CFL bulb (comparable to a 100-watt incandescent) can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,000 pounds over the lifetime of the bulb. According to the Environmental Defense Fund, if every household replaced just three 60-watt incandescent light bulbs with CFLs, we would reduce as much pollution as if we took 3.5 million cars off the roads.

Save on Heat with Firebricks

By Kris Bordessa

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Make the most of your oven’s heat by placing several firebricks inside as you bake. The firebricks will absorb the heat from the oven and once you’re done, continue to emanate heat long after your oven is off. Just prop your oven door open to allow the heat to escape. Of course, you’ll want to use extreme caution with this method if you have young children in the house.

Firebricks are more expensive than regular red brick, but cost under $5 in most locations. Not a bad expenditure for lowering your fuel and energy consumption.

Thanks to my friend and colleague Jennifer Margulis for sharing this idea!

Tags: energy, firebricks, heat, home, home heating, kitchen, oven, winterize

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[...] several fire bricks inside your oven. When you cook, the bricks will absorb the heat. You only need to leave the oven [...]
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Heat? We are burining up around here!

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joani morales on at

can you put the fire bricks in a wood burning stove

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