Foreclosure Angel Foundation established by Marilyn Mock to help struggling home owners avoid foreclosure

The Foreclosure Angel Foundation is a non-profit organization established to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure on their homes. This radical initiative is the brainchild of small businesswoman Marilyn Mock. It restores one's faith in humanity. It had its genesis in a chance meeting at a foreclosure auction in Dallas, Texas.

Marilyn Mock went to the auction. She met Tracy Pottsboro who faced losing her home to foreclosure. Marilyn Mock, stepped in to purchase it. She gave it back to Tracy. Tracy can now pay back for the house as her financial situation improves.

Heating that harnesses the Earth's energy and may help to slash greenhouse gas emissions

Below are excerpts from an excellent article in the Telegraph by David Waller

"Last summer, Richard Soper became one of the first homeowners in the country [UK] to install a type of eco-friendly heating system that experts believe has the potential to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

Mr Soper: Our annual heating bills are now virtually nothing, whereas we were paying over £1,500 annually for running our oil boiler.
It works by deploying the technology used in a refrigerator to absorb warmth from the ground to provide heating and hot water.
Although ground source heat pumps are commonplace across much of northern Europe, Mr Soper is one of fewer than 5,000 homeowners to have installed the technology in the UK......

....Although the technology, which was supplied by Worcester Bosch, can't be described as cheap - Mr Soper's system cost £11,500 - the savings are substantial.
"Our annual heating bills are now virtually nothing, whereas we were paying over £1,500 annually for running our oil boiler. As the heat pump runs on electricity, we have seen an increase in our electricity bill, but overall the saving is massive........................"