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Comment by Robert Schultz on August 3, 2009 at 1:08pm

Take the Energy Star Pledge
By Alison Rogers - Mother Earth News

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is teaming up with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and parent-teacher organizations to train the next generation of eco-conscious citizens. Through the EPA’s Change the World, Start with Energy Star campaign, the groups will focus on teaching kids about global warming.

As part of the program, kids and their families will learn how to save energy by taking the Energy Star pledge, which includes switching to energy-efficient lighting, fully insulating homes, replacing energy hogs with more energy-efficient appliances and other home energy saving tips. Already, more than 2 million Americans have taken the pledge. According to Energy Star, if every American household followed suit, we would save $18 billion in annual energy costs.

Continue reading about the campaign at Energy Star's Change the World webpage.

"Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR" is a national campaign encouraging all Americans to join with millions of others and take small, individual steps that make a big difference in the fight against global warming.


Take the ENERGY STAR Pledge

Comment by Leslie G. on June 30, 2009 at 5:09am

call in to a Conversation with T. Boone Pickens, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 11:00 am PST. To comment or listen, call 347-637-3101. Details are listed under events.

Comment by W. Dan Chance on June 20, 2009 at 9:10am

Typo in greeting for group "...once community at a time" should be "one community at a time". I make more than my share of them so I understand.

Comment by Leslie G. on June 20, 2009 at 9:08am

Tom Weber: Turbines would be boon to St. Lucie County economy
By Tom Weber (Contact)
Saturday, June 20, 2009
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Comment by Leslie G. on June 20, 2009 at 9:03am

Project Information
If approved by the St. Lucie County Board of
Commissioners, the St. Lucie wind energy project would be the first wind project in Florida.
The project would consist of up to six wind turbines built entirely on FPL property.
The project represents the addition of emissions-free, clean energy today and for future generations in the state of Florida.


View all project news, maps & images

Comment by Robert Schultz on June 18, 2009 at 9:37pm

Joined Tom Peterson's SEE building group too. Good information for making my 100 year old house more energy efficient. I have found lots of resources on the Pickens Plan pages;energy efficient building ideas, biochar for the soil, sustainable communities, vehicle conversions,...

Now it's time to put some ideas into action!

Comment by Robert Schultz on June 18, 2009 at 12:08pm

Hello. Just joined the group, looks like a good place to exchange ideas and info. Check out 1-BOG, One Block Off the Grid. They try to get communities together to negotiate group discounts on solar panels. I think we could do something similar for other sources of renewable energy too. Call them Sustainable Improvement Projects (SIP's) for our local communities.

Comment by Ted Wallace on May 27, 2009 at 12:16pm

Check out green-e.org. It'll lead you to an amazing line of renewable energy systems that are on-going.
I use a printing company out ot Kansas City (Posty Cards). Turns out they are already in an exchange program where they replace all the electricity they use with windpower. This is where things need to be going!

Comment by Ted Wallace on April 9, 2009 at 8:11pm

Ken We had some interesting developments today on Letters from Washingon. See Leslie's post from Lt Gov. I trying to figure out if the following invite to a seminar is really a two way street. Daytona's three hours away and I don't want to drive there unless that will accomplish something I can't do from here. Your thoughts?


You are invited to attend


Energizing Florida’s Economy: Seminar on Florida Stimulus Package


April 18, 2009 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bethune Cookman University | Daytona Beach

Join state leaders to learn what the federal stimulus
package means for you and your business

Florida Economic Stimulus Special Advisor Don Winstead
explains how state economic stimulus dollars impact you

End the day with one-on-one appointments with

senior level officials from state agencies including:

Department of Education • Department of Transportation • Department of Environmental Protection •
Department of Health • Agency for Health Care Administration


RSVP to (850) 487-0915 or osdhelp@dms.state.fl.us
Thanks,
Ted

Comment by Ken Smith on April 8, 2009 at 10:06am

Ted, what we're looking for is local volunteers who will simply pick a date during BBB week 5/30-6/6 '09, find a project (which is sounds like you have), send us the details so we can put it on the map (which will be live shortly), and the call/email friends, family, etc. and get them to show up at the site, town square, or coffee shop to make a visible demonstration of support.

And yes you are 100% right, we will have to move the grid from the ground up, not top down. Top down is what the utilities want because they want to keep thier business, but imagine if the Internet were controlled and expanded from the top down of MS and IBM - you'd never have the innovation much less penetration rates.

Do please consider it and let me know (ksmith@buildbabybuild.net), really not much effort other than standing up and picking a date & project.

Thanks,

KS

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