Energy savers

Why save energy?

To save money
To better your health
with lower air pollution
To secure the future of your children
with lowering the impacts of climate change!

There are thousands of possibilities to save energy.

For example:
You can put your air conditioning thermostat
to 80 degrees in summer
and to 68 degrees in winter.
You would save a lot of energy and money.

You could use a solar water heating panel
to warm up your water during summer and winter.
That would save a lot of energy and money.

You could drive 55 mph instead of 70 mph.
That would save a lot of energy and money.

You could use modern light bulbs, they use
only 20% of the energy, but give you the same light.
And they last 10 times longer - less waste

You could use native plants in your yard,
You would save energy with less mowing
You would save water,
You would save fertilizer and pesticides
All together you would save a lot of money and help Nature!

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That would save you a lot of energy and money!
Energy efficient homes are less costly to own,
operate and maintain, and they are more comfortable.
Americans spend more than $160 billion a year
to heat, cool, light, and live in our homes.
This energy represents about 21 percent of the
national total and includes significant demand
for electricity and natural gas.
Most of the households could save 20-40 %
on their household energy bills by implementing
energy efficiency improvements.
Energy Savers primarily focuses on existing homes —
both owned and rented.

The following Web links are designed to provide
practical information to improve the energy efficiency
of their properties to homeowners and rental property
owners wishing to make improvements.

ENERGY STAR
The ENERGY STAR Web site provides information about
a voluntary labeling program sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Information helps consumers and businesses easily
identify highly efficient products, homes, and buildings
that save energy and money, while protecting the environment.

Products that earn the ENERGY STAR

When looking for new household products,
look for ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR.
They meet strict energy efficiency guidelines set
by the EPA and DOE.
BR> An innovative whole-house approach to improving
the comfort and energy efficiency of your home
that depends on qualified contractors who perform
a top to bottom energy inspection of your home
and make improvements.

Find out if it is available in your area.

Tax Credits from the Energy Policy Act of 2005
This site from the IRS provides information on tax credits
for individuals who make energy efficient home improvements
or who purchase hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles.
Energy Savers

The Energy Savers Web site offers information and tips
to improve energy efficiency for both buildings
and transportation and highlights specific components
and practices that contribute to better energy efficiency.
Consumer Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

The most complete guide of renewable energy and
energy efficiency options offering information
on ways to save energy for both residential and
commercial buildings, including ways to
generate electricity on-site,
and how to buy energy efficient vehicles.
Energy Solutions for Your Home

From A to Z energy questions about your home,
condo or apartment, this site offers a comprehensive
set of suggestions on home energy efficiency measures,
as well as an overview of home energy use.
Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) recognize that
reduced utility expenses can permit a homeowner
to pay a higher mortgage to cover the cost of the
energy improvements on top of the approved mortgage.
FHA EEMs provide mortgage insurance for a person
to purchase or refinance a principal residence and
incorporate the cost of energy-efficient improvements
into the mortgage. The borrower does not have to
qualify for the additional money and does not make
a down payment on it.

* * * F U E L - C E L L S * * *

will change our future.
Fuel cells work with different kind of "fuel"
one possibility is Hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2)

The background picture is our Whisper H80
it produces up to 1000 Watt / hour

We can produce hydrogen and oxygen with the
electricity produced by our windmill or with Solar panels

We will show you how it works and how you can do it

How does a fuel cell work ?

Fuel cells are high efficiency energy converters
generating electricity directly from hydrogen and
oxygen. A polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) is the most
used in the moment. The core piece consists of an electrolyte
membrane coated by catalytically active electrodes.
The membrane is conducting protons and seperates the
positive from the negative terminal.

Fuel Cells are versatile

There is a variety of possible applications:
Vehicle propulsion
Stationary electricity generation
Portable power

Advantages of fuel cells:
High efficiency by use of electricity and heat
Low noise
NO emissions
Wide range of applications
CO2-neutral when operated on hydrogen
generated by renewable energy
A constant resource that is clean and does
NOT destroy Nature.

Fuel cells are now on the market
You can buy them!

What makes wind blow around the Earth?
How is the energy from the Sun changed into moving air?
How much can fuel cells really being used to generate power?
How much power can they generate?
How many fuel cells would it take to power a whole city?

More information about Nature Conservation: Keep Earth beautiful.org

members of international charitable non profit organization Bear Springs Blossom Nature conservation protect nature, take action on air pollution, water contamination, erosion control, solve international environmental problems, provide nature education, solutions to climate change, global warming. Nature encyclopedia online education - main office Texas Hill Country

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international
charitable non-profit
organization?

Our environmental
information +
education helps You
to understand and
to deal with coming
changes and challenges!
Better in-depth knowledge
helps YOU
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not destroy Earth
- as we know it -

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Send email to Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation main office, Pipe Creek, Bandera county, Texas Hill Country

about: international charitable non profit organization 501(c)(3) Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation, main office, Nature preserve, Pipe Creek, Bandera county, Texas Hill Country. Ruled by president Peter Bonenberger, Vice president Bob Taylor, local vice president Rob Platt, secretary Diane Platt, international treasurer Erhard Gold, US-treasurer Marianne Bonenberger, public agent Marky Mander, protects international nature, promotes international nature education, nature conservation

about us: international charitable non profit organization 501(c)(3) Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation. Main office + Nature preserve Pipe Creek, Texas Hill Country. Board members president + educator Peter Bonenberger, Vice president Bob Taylor, Rob Platt, secretary Diane Platt, international treasurer Erhard Gold, teacher + US treasurer Marianne Bonenberger

Nature on Earth is beautiful, Nature is in a balance, an intact food-chain for all animals, for native wildlife, flora and fauna. Enjoy photo slide show Keep Nature beautiful, natural beauty all around the globe. Update your nature education, see why, what to protect, conserve and preserve

keep Earth beautiful - our expression to save Earth, to keep biodiversity, to help animals, flora, fauna on earth to survive, to give humans a healthy life on earth, to reduce the impact of global warming + erosion, keeping earth beautiful, to fight climate change. Nature conservation: the only affordable solution

keep Earth clean - trash produced in huge amounts endangeres our air, our drinking water, our food, kills wildlife, reduces biodiversity. Keep Earth clean to fight climate change, to empower Nature conservation

keep Winnipeg beautiful expression to save Earth, to lower amount of plastic bags, plastic trash, to keep biodiversity, to give next generation a healthy life on earth. To reduce the impact of global climate change, to keep Winnipeg beautiful, - Nature education is essential

members of Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation help to keep Buenos Aires beautiful, capital of Argentina South America. Trash, airpollution, water contamination, a loss of biodiversity are environmental problems in Argentina - Nature conservation + nature education are needed

Neu-Ulm, Germany, photos garden show, Nature conservation, nature shows, foreign gardens, German nature education

Kellmuenz Iller, Deutschland Germany, Fotos, Illergries, Kellmünz Wanderwege, Kellmünz Wasserkraft, Roemer Kastell in Kellmünz, deutsche Naturkunde = German nature education

keep Hunt Texas beautiful, about land restoration, erosion control, beautiful nature trails in Texas. Newcomers work hard to keep biodiversity, to give the next generation a healthy life. Nature conservation + nature education: an affordable solution to global issues as climate change, renewable energy, erosion control, land management practices, rural development

Pakistan is flooded - 8 million people need help

Bandera Texas

keep Bandera beautiful - the Texas Hill Country was once beautiful, now we need to protect Nature. At BSB Nature preserve we offer guided tours, show pure, unspoiled nature, teach to understand climate change, air pollution, water pollution, nature conservation, recycling. Bandera has many native plants, birds, butterflies, native trees, but erosion control is important. Walk guided tours on environmental trails: update your Nature education. Learn about Texas Hill Country birds, flora + fauna. Uncontrolled development endangers Bandera's Nature, endangers balance of fragile Texas Hill Country lime stone habitats

Keep Bandera clean, recycle, don't burn trash, don't bury trash, do not mess with Texas. Nature conservation includes recycling to lower air pollution, water pollution, use of natural resources. Recycling station at Bear Springs Blossom nature preserve offers drop off recycling

History of Bandera, Texas Hill Country, Bandera county - beautiful native plants, madrones, oaks. Bandera cowboy capital of the world. Urban sprawl endangers the beautiful landscape of Bandera County, endangering natural areas, and the Texas Hill Country water table

Cowboys, country music, western values: part of Bandera Texas history, Texas Hill Country's cattle trails, Western tradition, cowboy songs, western country music, jam sessions with fiddle, guitar. Urban sprawl, small acreage properties endanger the natural habitat of Bandera County

state Parks, natural areas, nature preserve Bear Springs Blossom in Bandera County Texas, Texas Hill Country guided tours, Bandera recreational areas, picnic places, where to grill, outdoor activities fun

Medina River flows through Bandera County, southern Texas Hill Country - water conservation, water flow control, water contamination, water pollution are big environmental problems

Geology of Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve, covering the Triassic, the Cretaceous period. Geology explains the Cretaceous period. How limestone layers in the Texas Hill Country were deposited by warm shallow oceans teaming with sea life - geology explains how the Balcones fault zone changed Texas

Nature Trails
TX Hill Country

Guided tours on Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve, a park + recreational area providing outdoor fun + nature education. Bear Springs blossom nature trails + birding trails + educational trails in Texas Hills = nature education. Walking Texas on guided tours. 12 nature trails + 4 birding trails update nature knowledge. On BSBNCG guided tours showing endangered species, the endangered bird Golden Cheeked Warbler. Hiking trails in TX hills, stroll on nature trails to see Texas Hill Country native plants, wildflowers, native trees, wildlife. Learn, see pristine nature on guided tours, grab bird binoculars, get knowledge about native wildflowers, watch native birds, endangered birds on educational birding trails

Bear Springs Blossom Nature preserve has twelve nature trails, four birding trails - published in Texas Parks and Wildlife Heart of Texas Nature Birding trail map - Nature Center lecture room offers knowledge about nature preserves, about wilderness, education trails, geology - informs what to expect on guided tours - enjoy Texas outdoors, have fun hiking, birding, walking Texas Hill Country nature trails, gaining knowledge with lectures or walking wilderness trails, birding trails

Nature Encyclopedia
All about
flora + fauna

Photos of Texas Hill Country Bear Springs Blossom nature preserve offers great views, photo opportunities. Take photos of native plants, native grasses, blossoms pictures, wildflowers photos. Experience nature with photo slide shows, many photo shots, impressions of native plants, common wildflowers, wild flowers in all colors, learn about nature, get a solid nature education

Texas wildflowers, native plants along our nature trails, birding trails, wilderness trails at the Bear Springs Blossom Nature preserve in Bandera County, Hill Country Texas. BSBNCG non profit provides environmental knowledge. See wild flowers, see wildflowers with blue blossoms, white blossoms, native grass with seeds, native plants, tree flowers + Madrone blossoms

Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation's nature preserve in Pipe Creek Texas has different wildflowers along nature trails, birding trails - see list of plants - of wild flowers, native shrubs flowering, white flowers, yellow flowers; all different wild flowers at our Texas Hill Country nature reserve. See Texas Parks and Wildlife Heart of Texas Nature Birding trail map - send email for guided tours, visit to update nature education

The Golden cheeked Warbler, an endangered bird, breeds in the Texas Hill Country - no other place on earth. Golden cheeked Warblers need Texas Hill Country trees, plants, mature junipers to build a nest. BSB nature preserve provides habitat for 7 pairs of Golden cheeked Warbler, = GCW - Nature conservation, nature education is important to live in harmony with nature, to protect globally endangered species through international nature protection programs

Birders like Birding on our birding trails on Texas Hill Country guided tours. Golden cheeked Warbler, an endangered bird breeding only in the Texas Hill Country, see tanager, wren, mocking bird, tit mouse, native + migrating birds at BSB nature preserve

birdlist of native birds seen while birding, walking our birding trails on guided tours in the Texas Hill Country. See the Golden cheeked Warbler, red tailed hawk, hummingbirds, Mockingbird

Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve many birds, common birds, endangered birds - see short slide show - easier than birding, email for a guided birding tour in Pipe Creek, TX Hill Country

Black bears have lived in North America for about two million years - Black Bears - lat. Ursus americanus, native to the US - in the Southern United States black bears remain in protected mountains, woodlands, parks, preserves. Bears wander outside nature preserves to find new habitats

knowledge about mosquitoes is helpful in understanding how a mosquito bites, why, how malaria spreads, how to prevent malaria disease. Balance nature to prevent illnesses = protect humans - better information reduces malaria

nature conservation: knowledge about butterflies, to understand why butterflies are part of nature's balance, how to help butterflies to survive, what kills a butterfly - nature education leads to higher butterfly survival rates

Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation's nature preserve in Pipe Creek Texas has many trees, old and young. Enjoy our native trees along nature trails, birding trails - list of trees - updated nature education, send email for a guided tour to learn more about native Texas Hill Country trees

Madrone or Madrona, arbutus, rare trees in the Texas Hill Country. Some call it Indians leg, others the peeling tree. Madrones cannot grow bigger without growing new bark every year. Bear Springs Blossom nature preserve has over 300 madrone showing how nature conservation works, how important an intact nature habitat is to Madrone trees, to provide food for birds, joy to humans

Junipers, latin juniper ashei, are trees, shrubs found all over Earth - preferring limestone. juniperus ashei is native to Texas for a million years. Nature conservation, nature education explains why the Texas Hill Country has too many junipers. Native Texas Junipers trees grow up to 80 ft for 200 years. Texas Cedar juniper provides juniper berries for birds, makes good mulch, helps native plants to grow. Juniper is a nursery plant - very important for nature conservation, essential to humans

Overgrazing caused millions of Junipers to grow in Texas, shrubs, tall trees. Juniperus ashei, a native plant of Texas, common name in Texas is cedar. Juniper is no cedar, good for nature conservation building up soil for other plants

part of nature conservation is the change of colors in fall - autumn. Nature education offers understanding why leaves change colors in fall = autumn - how do oaks, cherry leaves change color?

Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation preserve, Pipe Creek Texas, Bandera County has different grasses along its nature trails, mostly bunch grass, the Texas state grass sideoats grama, visit to get your nature education updated

Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation's nature preserve in Pipe Creek Texas has different grasses along nature trails, birding trails - see list of grasses. Update your nature education, send email for guided tours to learn more about the benefits of Texas native grasses

Overgrazing destroys land, endangers our children's future causing climate change. Overgrazing is related to human health problems, overgrazed meadows reduce drinking water supply, multiply water contamination. Overgrazing causes erosion, destroys the native plants that feed wildlife

earth star, astraeus hygrometricus - a native fungus found at Nature Preserve of Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation in Pipe Creek, TX, Bandera County

Pearl Milkvine, Matelea reticulata, a twining vine growing on limestone, in the Texas Hill Country, photos of this native plant taken at Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve, Pipe Creek, TX, Bandera County

Nature Conservation

International Water conservation provides a safer future to children, grandchildren. Water conservation provides enough drinking water, a better climate, without food shortages. Polluted water causes higher food prices. Water conservation is cheap but very efficient if all of us a little bit to reduce water waste, water pollution. Humans need to drink water - drinking water has many health benefits - earth has an permanent water cycle, but polluted drinking water cannot be used - take action today, reduce water consumption - conserve water

soil conservation is the only way to secure our food supply, our drinking water supply, a stable climate - soil conservation is not costly but efficient. Reduce erosion and chemical soil contamination = soil conservation. Reduce co2 levels to lower the impact of global warming, climate change

Nature Center of Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation is located at our Nature Preserve in Pipe Creek, Bandera County in the Texas Hill Country. BSB Nature Center gives information how to recognize native plants, native trees as Spanish oaks, Escarpment cherry, lacey oak, texas persimmons, mountain laurel and many different native grasses, as little bluestem, bushy bluestem, indian grass, lindheimers muhly. BSB Nature Center main task is nature education so you can learn how to use erosion control to get a beautiful landscape where flora and fauna will flourish

Mission of non profit organization Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation, Bandera County, Texas hill Country: Nature education, outreach, Earth protection, human protection. Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation takes action for water conservation. BSB mission shows how to preserve a beautiful landscape where flora, fauna can flourish. BSBncg mission is to provide a better education of the environment, a safer future, how to live sustainable, in harmony with nature

vacation in Texas are very special - the Texas Hill Country - San Antonio - many parks and nature preservers, birding, river walks, hiking, biking are only a few favorites for visitors. guided tours in the Texas Hill Country - see Bandera the cowboy capital of the world

Photos San Antonio TX, southern Texas Hill Country Balcones fault zone. San Antonio Texas, the famous river walk, Alamo, missions, San Antonio Texas 30 miles south east of Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preserve

Photos
Bear Springs Blossom
Nature Preserve

Lower Colorado River Authority Council woman Marianne Bonenberger, board member of Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation. BSBNCG provides water facts, pollution facts, solutions to climate change problems, tips + help how to change climate change + air pollution with recycling, sustainable electricity use. Renewable energy to protect earth globe from air pollution

Lower Colorado River Authority Council woman Marianne Bonenberger, board member of Bear Springs Blossom Nature Conservation. BSBNCG provides water facts, pollution facts, solutions to climate change problems, tips + help how to change climate change + air pollution with recycling, sustainable electricity use. Renewable energy to protect earth globe from air pollution

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Nature lovers! Lone Star Land Stewards - Peter Bonenberger + Marianne Bonenberger care for our land, securing the future of the next generation. They provide Nature education online, educate with lectures, advice on environmental issues, how to conserve Nature, how to live a sustainable life

Lone Star Land Stewards - Peter Bonenberger + Marianne Bonenberger care for our land, securing the future of the next generation. They provide Nature education online, educate with lectures, advice on environmental issues, how to conserve Nature, how to live a sustainable life

Why save energy?

Protect Earth: Use less energy