| NEW YORK, NY -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR program today released its first ever video podcast, At Home with ENERGY STAR. The video podcast is hosted by Tom Kraeutler, the voice of the nationally syndicated radio program The Money Pit and the Home Improvement Editor for AOL. Kraeutler takes viewers on a room-by-room tour, pointing out areas for energy-efficient improvements. The podcast also brings to life ENERGY STAR's interactive tool, ENERGY STAR @ home, which offers energy saving tips for every room of the house.
"This podcast is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to make green improvements to their home while saving money," said Kraeutler. "Homeowners can use it as a step-by-step guide to improving their home's energy efficiency. The tips we discuss are incredibly simple yet make a great impact on energy bills and the environment."
Filmed at a home in Seattle, Washington, At Home with ENERGY STAR gives real life examples of easy tips that homeowners can use to help save energy. For example, if every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR-qualified compact fluorescent light, we would save enough energy to light more than three million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.
"Most Americans do not realize that the average home produces twice as much greenhouse gas as the average car," said Denise Durrett, communications manager for ENERGY STAR. "By making a few small changes at home Americans can join the fight against global warming and make a real difference."
Tips offered in the video podcast include how replacing an older refrigerator can cut energy bills in half, installing a programmable thermostat, ensuring a home has adequate insulation and unplugging cell phone chargers when not in use.
The video podcast is available for viewing on the ENERGY STAR Web site. The podcast is also available on The Money Pit Web site
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