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Eliminating Environmentally Hazardous Materials: California’s Green Chemistry Initiative
In recent years, falling home values and skyrocketing energy costs have inspired homeowners to find ways to reduce energy use and maximize their investments. Using eco-friendly building materials in your home improvement project is one option that can help conserve resources, improve indoor air quality, and increase the value of your home. Although some environmental building practices may be more expensive, many building professionals believe that the lower utility bills and increased home value offset those higher up-front costs. Energy Upgrade California offers energy efficiency upgrade packages tailored to your specific needs.
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In 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Independence & Security Act (EISA) into law. The provisions in this law are intended to reduce the energy usage & greenhouse gas emissions and enable the US to be less dependent on foreign sources of energy. One of the provisions provides for the phasing out of todays energy-hogging incandescent light bulbs. This is important to you the consumer, because lighting accounts for about 15% of the electrical use in homes.
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In response to the rise in deaths from accidental inhalation of this dangerous gas, the state of California has enacted a new carbon monoxide safety law, requiring carbon monoxide detectors in rental units and dwellings sold. It also requires detectors installed in all homes by Jan. 1, 2013.
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The Cal/EPA Green Chemistry Initiative is a collaborative approach (put together by the California Environmental Protection Agency) for identifying options to significantly reduce the impacts of toxic chemicals on public health and the environment. The Green Chemistry Initiative recommends developing a consistent means for evaluating risk, reducing exposure, encouraging less-toxic industrial processes, and identifying safer alternatives.
