Indoor Air Quality: Part 2

GREEN HOME SHOW #5: Indoor Air Quality: Part 2 Audience Going Green Questions and Skit

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Listener Letters & E-mail (Paul & Doug) - 5:30 Sponsored by: Suntrust Mortgage

Time for listener letters. We have four questions this week. What do we have Doug?

1. Our first question comes from Mosey Tatupo from Gumboro, Delaware. Will wind power really provide us with the Electricity a regular power plant can?

   Well, yes and as a supplement to existing furnaces can help just as well as other fossil fueled furnace plants. This is a long answer but the Europeans in some countries are already getting around 20% of their power from wind. An estimated 1 to 35 of the energy that hits the earth from the sun is converted into wind energy. This is about 50 to 100 times more energy than is converted into biomass by all the plants on earth through photosynthesis .that is a lot of energy .a 6 x 10 mile wind field off the coats with 4oo+ foot towers ( ½ inch on the horizon at 3 miles out ) towers 300 yards apart in a grid could supply enough electricity for every home in Delaware ..just to give you an idea .

2. Our next question also comes from Rupert Rosetti from Port Deposit, MD listening via the WILM website. Rupert asks:
   "We have two relatively old cars (an'86 Caprice Classic & a '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee), both of which could be considered ‘gas guzzlers'. Both run well. Should we trade them in for more energy-efficient vehicles, or should we continue to drive them? There must be some environmental impact from the manufacturing process, and there would certainly be a dent in our wallets!";

   Good question Rupert. The short answer is it depends. The manufacturing process does have an environmental impact. But I want you to keep listening, because we're going to do a whole show dedicated to fuel efficient cars and hybrids and plug-ins and we're going to weigh manufacturing costs and impact vs. fuel savings, etc. So be patient, it's coming.

3. Letter three is from Janet Foner of Collegeville Pa. "What is the story on plug in hybrids should I wait to buy one or should I get a regular hybrid now?";

   Answer: It all depends on the lithium battery development Chrysler has invested the most money .the battery, one light and powerful enough for production has not been developed to a usable cost in size or efficiency yet they are close but it is expensive .the batteries will give you about 40 miles and the gas will give you another 60 miles in conjunction so you get about 100 miles with a little over 1 gallon of gas so you should probably wait a little longer before investing in one.

4. Our next letter is from Phil McCracken of Prices Corner. Phil wants to know: "Since I can't put my yard waste in with my regular trash anymore what do I do with it now?"; (Paul and Doug discuss)
5. Our last letter comes from Rupert Rosetti. Rupert says: "Great 3rd show with Gov. Peterson.

I promised you a recipe for Road Kill Stew.... well, more of a best means of collecting the ingredients ... I got this recipe from Steve Beck, of Houston, Texas. He also has a great recipe for Deep Fried Twinkies.

The night before you want tocreate your stew, go out onto the road and draw a chalk circle around each road kill you find. The next morning, go out and collect those road kills that do not have circles around them - they will be fresh.

Prepare & cook in the normal way.

Note: This also works well for "Home School" dissection prospects!";

Thank you Rupert!

"Thanks to Energy Services Group com for sponsoring this week's Listener Letters. Remember, we'll answer your questions too.";

And now for another semi exciting and not too bloody episode of ECSI Delmarva

Energy Crime Scene Investigation: - 5:00 Sponsored by Option Insurance Group

I was pondering the nature of kilowatt theft from an old unsolved case, sitting at my desk & staring at the ceiling. The light of my compact fluorescent bulb had me mesmerized when the phone rang, awakening me from my trance. My assistant, Tammy Argyle was feeding the tropical fish. She loved fish those fish. She also loved sushi. I wondered if there was a connection. Apparently feeding fish requires a great deal of concentration because Tammy didn't hear the phone.

Jake: Tammy, get the phone, willya might be important.

TA: Ok Boss.

Tammy ambled to the phone and picked it up.

TA: ECSI, Tammy speaking, how can I help you?

Caller: Help!! Please come quick!!! This house is killing us!!! I fear we may have lost the dog already!!!

TA: So what seems to be the problem, ma'am?

Caller: I'm not sure. I feel like we are being suffocated buy our house! Please call 911, the local PD, five-0, the feds, someone please help us!!!

TA: Address ma'am?

Caller: 678 Hedgeapple Lane and hurry! The cat is giving the dog mouth to mouth and I have on all the ceiling fans, but my husband is still wheezing.

Tammy wrote down the address as she called to me.

TA: Hey Jake! We got a 745 Romeo Bravo Alpha and a possible 155 Charlie David

I got up and headed for the Prius. This was going to be interesting. We get the occasional 745 Romeo Bravo Alpha but the 155 Charlie David is a dog and cat liplock, and, well, that I just had to see for myself.

When we arrived I could tell we were in for a long night. The house was all lit up and the family was huddled in the kitchen around a strawberry mango airwick solid. This was already ugly and we hadn't even seen the rest of the house. I sent Tammy upstairs to get a stink-o-meter reading. It began to register before she even got out of the kitchen. I sent Alejandro Rojas Vasquez O'Reilly, our best lab technician, downstairs to check the furnace.

I noted that the dog was still unconscious, although the cat had apparently given up on the mouth-to-mouth. Shame, I'd never seen an actual 155 Charlie David. Back in the kitchen, we were all having a tough time breathing. It was kinda like bein' inside a big gym bag. The air was so thick you could hardly breath just ask the dog

Just then I heard Tammy on the walkie
TA: Boss! (gasping) I can't breath up here little Christmas tree air fresheners hanging everywhere new carpet spewing toxic fumes bathroom fan vents are clogged new shower curtain liner stinking up the place just realized my sweater is hideous why didn't you say something to me back at the office I would've changed clothes
JU: I'll be right up. And Tammy I like your sweater

As I got up to join Tammy upstairs, the walkie squawked again, only this time it was Alejandro Rojas Vasquez O'Reilly

ARVO: Hey Jake, I've got something down here. If this ain't a crime, I don't know what is. I pulled the furnace air filter. I don't want to say it's old, but there's a two dollar bill and a buffalo-head nickel stuck to it.

JU: That all?

ARVO: Not even close. The walls are damp and they aren't sealed, so they're all moldy There's the remains of what appears to be a squirrel, an old shower cap, and I'm not positive, but I think I found Jimmy Hoffa. I'm going to need back-up and some extra large trash bags . Jake, you need to hurry.

That's when we lost contact I called the local HVAC guy for help and told him to look for faulty baffles in the furnace vent and also to be careful and check the taping of the ductwork that can really hurt you Upon further inspection, I found an open bleach bottle and a shelf full of harsh chemical cleansers. And someone in this house needs odor-eaters. The socks in the laundry room melted my eyelashes. It was bad real bad. I needed to get the family out and fast ..But how? They were addicted to these products and hadn't paid attention to there air quality for years there were no house plants to help purify the air well except for that one ficus, but the cat had apparently turned that into a litter-box. I went to find the homeowners.

JU: Folks, we found the perps. There are several. First, you need new filters in everything, from the furnace to the vacuum cleaner. B - If you insist on using harsh chemicals, store them in your garage or shed. Third, you need to have someone come in to kill the mold and seal those basement walls. D - Use carpet that isn't manufactured with toxic chemicals or at least air-out the room thoroughly after you install new carpet and don't forget to air-out the new shower curtain liner outside before you hang it. 5 - You need to clean your Kitchen and Bathroom fans and vents periodically. F - Buy a HEPA air filter and use it. 7 - You need to vacuum regularly. H - Buy some indoor plants, lots and lots of plants.";

Just then I looked over at the cat.

JU : And you move away from the ficus. Oh and by the way, that smoke you smell is the socks from the laundry room I had Alejandro burn ‘em.

Wow that was pretty gory if I do say so myself .someone open a window ..our next segment is for those of us who remember our high school education fondly

Next segment: Sister Mary Chlorophyl 1:30 minutes sponsored by MYECOAGENT.com

She's a drinker and an ECO Holy thinker Education for eco-salvation Cleaning up our mess before HE gets back Good Morning children. Please sit down. We are going to cover some important information this morning. I hope you studied your environmental catechism lessons last night you know I will find out, and HE already knows Ok, who can tell me what Ethanol is? (noise, giggling) Yes Alberto

Alberto: Ethanol, that like some sort of rocket fuel? or it could Billy's 90 year old aunt Yeah Aunt Ethanol... I saw her at the store pocketing Denture-Crèam when the clerk wasn't looking .(laughter)

SMC: That's enough you were almost right, ethanol is an alcohol based fuel that is made like distilling beer or wine much like father Mchahey used to make behind the chapel, For the Saint Hapless Bazaar, of course .anyway, ethanol, unlike good moonshine, is used as a fuel additive and it can increase your cars mileage and reduce carbon emissions . Moon shine is used at NASCar Races both inside and outside the car .long live that cutie Terry Labonte

Agnes: Ooh, ooh, Sister, ooh, ooh

SMC: Yes Agnes

Agnes: Well sister my uncle Paulie says if we use ethernol we can reduce our dependants on foreign girls, why did he say that?

SMC: Agnes, you're a lovely girl, but a paleontologist would have a tough time leaving you out of his prized rock display. Ethanol, my dear sedimentary soul, is a good way for us to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. O - I - L oil. ( laughter ) You know my little holy sponges, as dry as you may be, you might be interested in the fact that if we had the same mileage standards as they have in Europe we would not have to import one drop of middle eastern oil into this country. So as you see, it is a case of abstinence refraining from doing what is bad us, we all know what I mean about abstinence don't we?

(Kid in The Back) Frankie knows abstinence he talks about it all the time, I bet if he was a car he'd be getting 1 mile to the gallon (laughter)

SMC: That's enough, that's enough .ok Children, my little spiritual kitty litter, who can tell me about wind power.

Class : (tons of laughter - someone finally speaks) Sister, Sister, ask Ant'ny about wind power, I am sure he can Pass that exam .I bet he'd blow out that test! (laughter)

We'll be right back after this