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Tips to Save Energy Today
Easy low-cost and no-cost ways to save energy.
- Set your thermostat comfortably low in the winter and comfortably high in the summer. Install a programmable thermostat that is compatible with your heating and cooling system.
- Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.
- Air dry dishes instead of using your dishwasher's drying cycle.
- Turn off your computer and monitor when not in use.
- Plug home electronics, such as TVs and DVD players, into power strips; turn the power strips off when the equipment is not in use (TVs and DVDs in standby mode still use several watts of power).
- Lower the thermostat on your hot water heater to 120° F.
- Take short showers instead of baths.
- Wash only full loads of dishes and clothes.
- Drive sensibly. Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration and braking) wastes gasoline.
- Look for the ENERGY STAR® label on home appliances and products. ENERGY STAR® products meet strict efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Bryan Hale: A new standard for Falcon Lake
Monday, November 17, 2008
It's been a wet year and officials with the International Boundary Water Commission have raised the level where Falcon Lake is considered "full."
Spiders swarm Sun Valley Mall
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Harlingen Health Department is looking into a reported swarm of spiders reported at Sun Valley Mall.
McAllen park to offer camping, fishing
Monday, November 10, 2008
The City of McAllen received a state grant that will allow it to expand Firemen's Park to include camping and fishing.
Brownsville keeps eye on rising Rio Grande
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Brownsville officials are keeping an eye on rising river levels in the Rio Grande.
'Rio Reforestation' adds 24 acres of habitat
Monday, October 13, 2008
About 24 acres of farmland were transformed into habitat for ocelots, jaguarundis and migrating birds over weekend.
New agreement on polar bear habitat
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
A partial settlement with the federal government on polar bear habitat could add restrictions to petroleum drilling off Alaska's coast.
New Jersey to triple its wind energy
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
New Jersey is gearing up to become a major force in the advancement of wind power.
Bryan Hale: Aerial Tour of Falcon Lake
Friday, October 03, 2008
Chief Meteorologist Bryan Hale got an exclusive aerial tour of Falcon Lake earlier this week.
Quinceañera for Border Energy Forum
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The U.S/Mexico Border Energy Forum celebrates its "quinceañera" in Monterrey, Mexico this year.
PSJA schoolbuses 'go green'
Monday, September 22, 2008
The PSJA school district is leading the way in reducing air pollution from school buses.
'Fishing' for trash on border reservoir
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Hundreds of Mexicans wearing rubber gloves are fishing for bottles, plastic bags and tin cans in a competition to clean a reservoir near Texas.
UN expects 'normal' ozone hole this year
Friday, August 29, 2008
U.N. scientists say they expect a "normal" ozone hole this year.
UN climate negotiations proceed
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The U.N. climate chief is sounding a promising note after months of sluggish negotiations on global warming.
EPA: Scrap tires to be removed from border
Friday, August 15, 2008
Environmental officials signed an agreement remove millions of junk tires away from the U.S./Mexico border.
H-E-B experiments with wind power
Friday, August 15, 2008
H-E-B partnered with the Wind Energy Corporation to install a wind turbine at a the grocery store chain's facility in Weslaco.
Hercules the gorilla dies at Dallas Zoo
Friday, August 15, 2008
Dallas Zoo officials said their 43-year-old gorilla Hercules died from a cardiac arrest following a medical procedure.
Feds: Fish unsafe in Donna Reservoir and canals
Thursday, August 14, 2008
The federal government is warning people not to eat the fish from the Donna reservoir and canal system.
Record sea turtle nests in Georgia
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Rare loggerhead sea turtles are having a record nesting season from Florida to the Carolinas.
Texas wind farm lawsuit dismissed
Monday, August 11, 2008
A federal judge dismissed a conservation group's lawsuit challenging two wind farm projects in Kenedy County.
Fish kill in San Benito canal
Friday, August 08, 2008
A San Benito man turned to Action 4 News after dead fish turned up in a San Benito canal.
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