One of the simplest things we can do is share with others what we are learning about the environment. That's what I'm trying to do through my blog and through the U4D World group on Facebook. Pass it on and do something today!

Our family's efforts to reduce our footprint. more to come.

I'm start to tell anyone to be carefull about where they throw their wastes.

I counted my lights, noted the sizes, bought the bulbs and changed them.

Completed in the last 2 years.

lightbulbs changed to energy saving

We held a screening of Kilowatt Ours at our Friends Meeting Youth Group.  Our family began taking small steps to decrease our power use as a starting point.  To start with we changed lightbulbs, got power strips to stop phantom loads, reduce light & power use, set thermostat low to 60 in winter & 78-80 in summer, & stopped using our dryer to dry clothes.  With only these steps we have already cut our power use at home by 42%.  We plan next to hold a "challenge" contest at our Friends Meeting to see who can reduce their power use the most.  We plan to purchase Green Power blocks with the money we are saving each month to offset what we do use, thereby becoming a net zero home...