Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has come out with a new homeowners insurance product that targets the environmentally conscious. The insurance covers the cost of rebuilding a home to green building standards. Even if that home wasn’t green to begin with!
The green coverage, expected to be available country wide by the end of the year, is only being offered as an add-on to the company’s top-tier homeowners insurance package. The coverage can be added for an additional $25/year for a home with a replacement cost not exceeding $500k. So, baby steps, but what a great step it is!
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Filed under: Health & Safety
Most of us are familiar with many energy-efficient measures we can take with our computers, peripherals, gadgets, and consumer electronics. But did you know that the screensaver you may be running on your monitor actually increases the CO2 emissions? Green Daily reports that a large Australian company has recently takes steps to reduce their CO2 emisions by removing screensavers from their office computers. So, now you know!
Filed under: Energy Efficiency
Florida Power & Light (FPL) is asking Martin County commissioners to approve a 75-megawatt
solar-thermal project. If approved, this will be the first solar project of this size in Florida and the largest solar-power plant outside California. The project calls for 500 acres and will generate enough electricity to power up to 11,000 homes.
Filed under: Energy Efficiency
