Last Saturday, the Addison Arbor Foundation celebrated Arbor Day with its quarterly event at the Addison Athletic Club. Watch Mayor Joe Chow’s Arbor Day proclamation:
- Adding Vertical Wind Power to Your Home
- Home Energy Saving Tips
- Money from Trees — Save on Utility Bills and Heal the Atmosphere
- Quick Guide: Energy Efficiency Tax Credits
- Requirements for Wind Energy Systems in Addison
- Thinking of going solar? The sweet spot is now
- U.S. to Fund Geothermal and Solar Power Projects
- What You Need to Know: Insulation and R factors
- Composting: Don't be squeamish, give scraps a second life
- Find Native Plants at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Help Children Avoid Lead Poisoning
- Learn Your Native Grass Species
- Project: Backyard Frog Ponds
- Project: Create Your Own Butterfly Garden
- Save the Date for Rebate: Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program
- The Addison Arbor Foundation
- What You Need to Know: Condensation on Windows
- What You Need to Know: Household Cleaners
- What You Need to Know: Weatherizing Your Home
- Retrofit Your Toilet to Achieve a 'Perfect Flush'
- New Research Finds 1 in 3 Toys Still Contain Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic or Mercury
- 10 Green Resolutions for 2010
- Need a Gift Basket? Make It Green
- Kimberly-Clark Will Use More Sustainable Paper
- Gifts You Didn’t Know Were Green
- Green Goods: PermaFLOW Is a Clear Answer to Clogged Drains
- Eco-Electronics for Greener Gift Giving
- Vitruvian Park Construction Is in Progress
- Addison Planning Wind-Powered Water Tower
Mayor Chow Marks Arbor Day in Addison
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Jul-29-2010
Air ducts should be sealed with mastic sealant, a putty-like material that can be purchased at hardware stores. Because of the Texas heat, the glue on traditional duct tape dries out and loses its adhesive quality. Mastic never totally hardens so it doesn't dry out loosen with age.