10 Easy Ways to Cut Your Energy Use in Half
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Dear Christophechoo@aol.com,
Great news for cleaner energy! Last week the EPA revoked the permit for the country's largest mountaintop removal coal mine, a big win for clean air and clean water in Appalachian communities. Thanks to all our members who have joined with us to prod the EPA to make the right decision on mountaintop removal.
Closing filthy, dangerous and destructive coal mines is a crucial step toward greener energy in this country, though no less crucial than another step that you and I can take every day: becoming more energy-efficient at home.
This was the topic of the latest issue of our Green Americanmagazine, and I'm pleased to offer you some our most popular energy-efficiency resources, including our downloadable poster "10 Easy Ways to Cut Your Energy Use in Half." Download it for yourself and send it to everyone you know.
Green America members received these resources by mail in November. Don't miss the next issue of the Green American. Future features will cover the link between cell phones and cancer, how to find a green job, and advances in local food security.
A year-long Green American subscription is free when you join Green America and you'll also receive a copy of ourGuide to Socially Responsible Investing and our National Green Pages™, filled with great, green businesses like …Positive Energy.
A one-stop shop for energy-efficiency products, Positive Energy reports more great news for clean energy: Greater interest in energy conservation, boosted by federal stimulus dollars for efficiency means that business is booming. Diane Merker, owner of Positive Energy, shares this and more in our newest Faces of the Green Pages interview.
So save money and the planet... please consider adding one more New Year's Resolution to your list after you check out all our resources below on energy efficiency. We're calling on all Green Americans to cut their energy use (and electricity bills!) in half in five years. It's doable – just 10% per year! and we show you how.
Here's to cleaner energy,
Alisa Gravitz,
Executive Director,
Green AmericaP.S. Please join us today.
Take These Steps to
Cut Your Energy Use in Half
To curb the climate crisis, increase national security, and avoid economic disaster as peak oil looms, it's time to accelerate energy efficiency.
Green America's simple, doable proposition is this: Let's each cut our energy use by 50 percent in the next five years -- just ten percent per year. Sound ambitious? The city of Juneau, AK, nearly reached that threshold in just four weeks.
When an avalanche knocked out the hydroelectric power system that provided relatively cheap energy to Juneau in 2008, energy costs skyrocketed when the city switched to a backup diesel system. Using recommendations from Berkeley Lab scientist Alan Meier (author of How to Save Energy in a Hurry) residents quickly brought their costs under control. Within a month, the entire city had cut its overall energy use by 40 percent.
You can too. Check out our recommendations of the ten easiest ways to bring your own costs under control (and check out more ideas below).
10 Easy Ways to Cut Your Energy Use In Half
[PDF download] »10 Easy Ways to Cut Your Energy Use In Half
[HTML version] »Meet Diane Merker of Positive Energy
Ready for some good news from the green economy? Thanks to stimulus-funding in support of energy-efficiency, green business owner Diane Merker says she's busier than ever.
Selling products like low-energy light fixtures, programmable thermostats, insulation against home-heat loss, home-energy monitors, and more, Merker's business, Positive Energy, is a one-stop shop for drastically reducing your home-energy use.
Energy efficiency is the first step toward pulling our greenhouse gas emissions way down, and using energy at a rate compatible with widespread use of renewables.Check out our interview with Diane, and check out her blog,Positively Green, for more information on how to save money and energy with Positive Energy.
Our online library of
energy-efficiency articles
We hope this library of efficiency articles helps you to take action to reduce your carbon footprint. You can cut your energy use in half in five years!
Buying the Best Appliances
By choosing high-efficiency appliances over conventional models you can save on your energy bills and drastically lower your carbon emissions. Read more »Three Steps to Super-Efficient Windows
Repair or restore your wood-framed windows instead of replacing them, and you can save money, reduce your energy bill, and add decades to the life of your windows. Read more»CFLs and LEDs: The Best Bulbs
CFL and LED bulbs are more efficient than incandescent bulbs. Our article outlines the differences, and recommends their best uses. Read More »Is a Green Roof Right for You?
Green roofs can save energy and more than double the life of your existing roof. They reduce pollution and absorb airborne toxins and carbon dioxide. Read More »Fire Your Clothes Dryer
Make this the year you reduce your energy use (and your utility bill) by air-drying your clothes as often as possible.Read More »
January 19, 2011 Action
· Take these steps to cut your energy use in half
News
· Meet Diane Merker of Positive Energy
Resources
· Our online library of energy-efficiency articles
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