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Poverty is a vicious cycle; the poorer you are, the poorer you’ll tend to remain. There are a plethora of reasons for this, and all are worthy of discussion, but given our trade, we’d like to focus today on energy poverty. Energy poverty occurs when a person does not...

Old houses are so beautiful! Wandering through the suburbs can feel really dull, almost eerie, because of how similar any two houses are; I remember going to a new friend’s house as a kid and realizing the layout of their house was almost exactly the same as mine;...

As a kid, my dad would always encourage me to try strange science experiments in order to pique my interest in the natural sciences. One day, he had purchased a new microwave, and was getting rid of the old one. He decided it would be fun to show me what happens to a...

We’ve discussed vampire power at pretty great length; it is, in essence, the power your electronics use to do minor, mundane or altogether useless things when they’re not in use. Think of your microwave constantly displaying the time despite the fact you have a hyper...

Electricity is omnipresent, but the average citizen doesn’t necessarily understand exactly how it works. That’s not surprising at all; the electron was only discovered in 1897, just over 100 years ago. No one expects everyone to understand precisely how electricity...

A few years ago, a ban was put into place on the sale of incandescent light bulbs in Canada. 40, 60, 75 and 100-watt incandescent bulbs cannot be manufactured or imported, though retailers are allowed to sell their existing stock; there are certain exceptions to the...

You’re asleep in your bed, cozy as a kitten; they’re wide awake. You’ve invited them into your home, and now, while you lie dormant, they feed. They feed on your energy, they drain your bank account, and you don’t even know you’re being used. They are...appliances?...

Everyone wants to lower their monthly costs, and electricity can be a big one. At the same time, we’ve grown accustomed to our modern conveniences, and it can be hard to deduce what is using up the most power in our homes. While this list of power-draining appliances...