conserve energy

I want to slow things down, especially with regards to gasoline and home heating fuel consumption.

I want to get this
There is one side of our house that gets a lot of sun in the afternoon and it really heats things up. Hopefully this will help with that.

I want to get this
There is one side of our house that gets a lot of sun in the afternoon and it really heats things up. Hopefully this will help with that.

I must confess that I am doing a terrible job with this goal. As I write, I realize that I left both lights on in my room.
I started out right with this goal, but I slowly have lessened my restrictions. I must be steadfast!

last night’s shower lasted only 3 min.! And I have yet leave the light on… Let’s see if I can keep this up.

In theory, I try to take good care of the environment. But I often forget to do certain things. So here are my goals within this goal.
1. NO more showers lasting longer than 5 min.
2. Turn off the lights when they aren’t in use.
3. Turn off the water heater at night.
4. Turn down the stove in my room at night.
5. Carpool more. Stop driving too fast.
6. Unplug things I’m not using at the moment, like my toaster, CD player, extra lights, etc.

We changed all our light bulbs to fluorescent and started hanging our laundry on a clothesline. Our power bill is down to about $15 a month for a 3-bedroom house. One day, probably far in the future, we’d like to install solar panels and be selling energy back to the power company.

Just bought more energy saver bulbs for the kitchen. extra careful not to break them and die from mercury poisoning. I also drafted a letter to the housemates upstairs on ways to conserve water, electric and oil. They seem on board, so hopefully they all follow through.

changed all my light bulbs to fluorescent!

I used some of that foam insulation around my doors and where my hardwood floor meets the walls. I also used it to fill in a hole that was in the floor from the old steam heating system that has been long gone. This keeps a lot of drafts out. Once I put the molding up it will block even more.