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Enjoy Green Villas at Montgomery Bell Park
If you want to take pleasure in the outdoors but just aren’t into roughing it in a tent, you can enjoy the Green Villas at Montgomery Bell State Park. These cabins put you at one with nature and modern amenities, while keeping energy efficiency a focus. When you stay in these cabins, you don’t have to feel bad about being luxurious; you can be lavish and help the earth at the same time.
When the economy is down and temperatures are rising, you know how you try to keep your thermostat set to a less than comfortable level to save energy? You don’t have to worry about that in the Green Villas. They actually harness the energy of the earth for heating and cooling. How is this possible? Through a geothermal system–a deep well that traps energy from the earth to convert it into energy we can use. The hot water you get in the summer is free because it’s heated by this geothermal system. The energy comes from the earth and goes back to the earth, decreasing the need for power plants and other sources of pollution.
The Green Villas at Montgomery Bell State Park feature outdoor furniture made from recycled plastic. They use compact fluorescent light bulbs to conserve energy. But if you turn everything off, you can relax to the quiet sounds of the forest.Keep looking, there’s more: Conserving Energy in Schools