I wish Al Gore or someone would have a website specializing in how to save energy.

[dkf]

With how to's and product info on the most efficient appliances, cars, electronics, etc.

Information on solar energy, costs, vendors.

Maybe even linked to vendors in your area, like the yellow pages.

And personal stories about how much energy they used before energy proofing their house, and the changes they made with subsequent reductions in usage.

And while its nice to see how a truly green house is engineered and built from the bottom up for the truly die hard, I would be more interested in seeing what improvements ordinary Americans made in their lives, and to see what kinds of sacrifices, if any, it entailed.

Or maybe it exists already? Anybody know?

[babylonsister]

1. I just googled; there are loads of energy-saving sites. Here's a link...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=How+To+Save+Energy&btnG=Google+Search

[dkf]

3. I was actually wondering how much energy my current stuff uses.

And trying to figure out if it makes sense to change things out just to reduce energy costs. And how much does my 32 inch LCD use and a 50 inch plasma?

I guess I don't know the impact energy wise of the stuff I am buying and using before I do things.

I don't even understand how to measure this stuff.

[salvorhardin]

5. You could buy a Kill-A-Watt EZ meter

It measures the electricity usage of any appliance plugged into it and tells you how much it costs to run it. Here's a review:
http://the-gadgeteer.com//review/kill_a_watt_ez_electricity_usage_monitor

[dkf]

6. Hey that is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for.

Thanks!

Looky at CFL vs regular bulb:

The results of an hour long Kill-A-Watt test showed that the same floor lamp with CFL bulbs costs $0.00 per hour, $0.11 per day, $0.78 per week, $3.34 per month and $40.71 per year. Big difference from the $205.00 per year that the same lamp with incandescent bulbs would cost! Yes, I know those prices are for running the lamp 24/7, but if you think about all the time you have lights on in your house, you'll soon realize how much money you could be saving if you decide to switch to CFL bulbs. Wow, Al Gore would be proud of me ;o)

Wow.

[salvorhardin]

9. I know, isn't it wicked?

And CFLs are quite low priced now. We picked up a couple of 4-packs on sale at Menard's a couple of weeks back for $6.

[salvorhardin]

2. The one ran by the Department of Energy seems particularly good

Explore your options for saving energy and using renewable energy at home, at work, in your community, and while driving.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer

[hisownpetard]

4. This subject needs to be taught in schools, starting with 1st or 2nd grade.

There won't be any point in studying history of the distant past if we don't take care of the immediate future.

[ladjf]

7. Conservation is definitely a good thing. But, in order to break the

oil monopoly, a significant portion of the world energy demand, somewhere around 20%, will need to come from renew ables. Such a goal is definitely doable. Step one is to either retake control of the national energy policy or sidestep the Federal Gov., step two is to move forward with initiatives
in solar, wind, geothermal and tidal. The goal could be reached within seven or eight years.

[ColbertWatcher]

8. You can always start a wiki...

...you can make it invitation only, or keep it open to people.

Wiki is the company that helps Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia, as well as Memory Alpha (the Star Trek wiki), and Wikip*dia itself.

http://requests.wikia.com/wiki/Request_Wiki:Request_a_Wikia">Here is the link you can go to request that a new wiki be started.

If you need any help, drop me a note.