Eau Claire Insulation LLC
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Help Preserve Natural Resources
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All of us can help protect the environment by making our homes as energy efficient as possible. The less energy we use in our everyday living, the less pollution we generate. Energy that we use comes from the burning of fossil fuels at power plants all around the world. Those power plants contribute to smog, acid rain and global warming. Simply stated, by sealing our homes duct work, increasing our insulation and keeping air from infiltrating our homes we can help save some of our natural resources and the environment.
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Did you know?
* If existing homes in the United States were insulated to ENERGY STAR levels, annual carbon emissions would be 11% lower and 29 million fewer tons of carbon would be released into the atmosphere?
* Fiber glass and cellulose insulations use a high percentage of recycled material. This helps the environment by
diverting other materials out of the solid waste stream.
* All insulation products installed in U.S buildings save consumers about 12 quadrillion Btu annually. Twelve quadrillion Btu is almost 15% of the total national energy used; it is enough to supply the total energy requirements of Florida for 4 years. **
* Insulation currently in place in U.S. buildings reduces the amount of carbon dioxide emissions by 780 million tons each year, those gases are released into the atmosphere and are directly linked to the problem of global warming and pollution. **
* Fiber glass insulation manufacturers currently average about 30% recycled glass (cullet) content. That percentage is reported to be increasing; some manufacturers already use up to 40%. Using recycled materials not only reduces production costs, it also saves space in land fills. In 1994, the use of recycled materials in the insulation industry saved over 33 million cubic feet of landfill space. **
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