How do you absorb and filter new information? For a little food for thought or self-quiz (self-examination may sound too daunting), you may like to read or listen to the segment Belief In Climate Change Hinges On Worldview. Will such insights from The Cultural Cognition Project ever be presented on talk radio shows?

Will examining results from climate science become an initiative at the Business Roundtable?

So if you are not reading this blog, please share where a non-threatening venue would be to discuss or learn about this topic.

When there is heavy frost or snow, the rate at which it disappears from your roof is another useful indicator of opportunities for improvement in the thermal envelope of your dwelling. Yes, there are natural or unavoidable-after-the-fact reasons for variation,

Following the class discussion of some air leakage pathways found in typical homes, a participant mentioned breezy receptacles. Can you feel a cold draft of air spilling down the wall below your electrical outlets?

First, it is worth noting that most air conditioning systems have two coils.

One important aspect in selecting artificial light sources that was omitted from the prepared class presentation (but was brought up by an attendee) is color temperature.

This quality is seldom included in the specifications for an incandescent lamp. Since the filament of an incandescent lamp merely radiates light because it is hot, the color temperature is merely a statement of how hot the filament is. Usually that is 2,700 K (for Kelvin) or 2,800 K, sometimes as high as 3,300 K for halogen incandescent lamps.