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Colorado nonprofits that help lower home energy bills say the lines are long and growing for free energy-saving home repairs paid with federal stimulus money. The state is getting some $3.6 million from the federal stimulus law for weatherization, or helping homes conserve energy by such repairs as improving insulation or replacing old furnaces.
CBS4 meteorologist Jennifer Zeppelin periodically shares advice on "Living Green." You can watch the latest video clip in our Living Green section and get more information from Earth Gauge.
The Regional Air Quality Council lists a series of tips for what you can do to reduce your emissions. Check out suggestions for things you can do in your yard, around the house and on the road.
Paul Day is CBS4's Environmental Specialist. Many of his recent reports have focused on renewable energy and Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter's environmental initiatives. He also has reported extensively on the pine beetle problem in the high country. Other areas of expertise include climate change, forest fuels thinning and drought and water supply issues. Day knows how to turn these complex issues into television worth watching. Read his bio.
The Society of Environmental Journalists lists an extensive series of links and resources about climate change. It includes a link to the National Center for Atmospheric Research Web site, which it calls "perhaps the greatest U.S. climate research institution." NCAR (pictured) is located in Boulder.
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