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Top U.S. Cities Fighting Global Warming

Air quality can impact climate change and vice versa. This is because emissions of pollutants and fossil fuels into the air can lead to changes to the climate, and these climate changes can affect local air quality. In conjunction with poor air quality, the environmental impacts of climate change [...]

2024-02-28T14:22:29-05:00March 31st, 2021|

What Are the Main Types of Renewable Energy?

Last Updated March 17, 2021 Have you ever wondered, “what is renewable energy?” or “what are all the types of renewable energy?” Wonder no more. Renewable energy very simply refers to the energy found in natural resources like sunlight, air, and water. These renewable energy resources are constantly created [...]

2024-02-28T14:19:13-05:00March 24th, 2021|

Tips for a More Sustainable Yard

As most of us have come to recognize, protecting the environment has never been more important than right now. According to a 2020 report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the world is already 1.1 degrees Celsius warmer than it was during its pre-industrial years. Even more alarming [...]

2024-02-28T14:25:58-05:00March 10th, 2021|

How to Save Energy and Money This Winter at Home

Many of us want to be more eco-friendly and actively take steps to be more sustainable in our daily lives, but these efforts have been particularly challenging this past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these challenges have been even more prevalent during the winter months. This [...]

2023-04-10T19:08:31-04:00February 17th, 2021|

Eco-Friendly Toys for Kids

If you’re a parent, then you know how important playtime is in early childhood development. It can even be enjoyable for parents to watch their children play, or to even join them during play. There’s nothing like the look on a kid’s face when you hand them a new, [...]

2024-02-28T14:23:22-05:00February 3rd, 2021|

An Introduction to the Basics of Wind Energy

Beginning with the invention of sailboats, followed by the creation of the windmill (used for tasks such as grinding grain and pumping water), wind energy made its debut thousands of years ago. Thanks to developments in technology, modern-day wind turbines can collect and transform the kinetic energy produced by [...]

2024-02-28T14:17:47-05:00January 20th, 2021|

The Best Climate Change Charities to Donate To

There has been an ongoing conversation over the last few years about the effects of climate change, and Spring Power & Gas has continually posted about it on our blog as awareness and discussion increases about the issue. If you want to play your part in helping to combat [...]

2024-02-28T14:16:28-05:00January 13th, 2021|

The Dangers of Plastic Water Bottles

Despite the environmental and health concerns associated with bottled water, it remains a popular product in the United States and throughout much of the world, despite some governments considering banning its sale. The statistics associated with water bottle consumption certainly help illustrate how significant of an issue it actually [...]

2024-02-28T14:18:55-05:00January 6th, 2021|

How Is Electricity Made?

Imagine living in a world without light, having to do everything in natural light. Then imagine a world with no computers, cell phones, televisions, tablets, traffic signals, dishwashers, washing machines, etc. You wouldn’t be able to read this blog post, nor would we even be able to type or [...]

2024-02-28T14:09:56-05:00December 23rd, 2020|

The Art of Composting

While most of us are aware of the global food waste problem, we often fail to acknowledge how significant an issue it is, especially when it comes to the environment. In 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) discovered that food waste in the commercial, institutional, and residential [...]

2024-02-28T14:22:52-05:00December 9th, 2020|
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