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Green Your Home for Winter: Reduce Home Energy Use, Without Spending a Cent

Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

Jasmin Malik Chua

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23, 2008 01:21 PM ET

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\We have been listing the things you should do to prepare your home for winter, in order of bang for your buck, as determined by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), which figured out the cost in dollars per ton of carbon saved for each investment you make in time and money. See earlier posts here.

If you're getting hot under your collar over the seasonal spike in your energy bills-the average American household spends around $1,900 per year on energy-here's a better way of staying warm. And it won't cost you a thing.

RMI compiled nine free tricks that can save the average home more than $200 a year in energy costs. Another plus: The carbon-dioxide reductions are equivalent to taking 10 miles off your daily commute. Here's how.::Yahoo

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