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Energy and you ... and each member of your congregation
Each member of your congregation can be a good steward of God's gift of
energy in their personal lives! Here are four different kinds of things we
each can do:
 | Conserve energy - i.e.
using less energy by not wasting energy. It's not
"shivering in the dark," but rather includes things such as
turning out the lights when you leave the room. And it's really not so
bad to wear a sweater or thermal underwear in the winter! You can also
use less energy for transportation such as walking, bicycling, or
taking the bus when possible. |
| Use energy more efficiently - i.e. use less energy to
provide the same benefit. For
example, replacing your incandescent light bulbs with more-efficient
compact fluorescent bulbs uses only about a fourth as much electricity
for exactly the same amount of illumination. The only difference is
that the compact fluorescent bulbs last much longer than the
old-fashioned incandescent bulbs! |
| Purchase clean, renewable energy from your power company or
by purchasing green tags. Many states now allow consumers to purchase
clean, renewable energy by paying a modest surcharge. For NiMo and
NYSEG customers In North and Central New York State, check out Community
Energy's New Wind Energy, Sterling
Planet, or Green
Mountain Energy. |
Here is some info:
You
Can Prevent Global Warming (and save money!): 51 Easy Ways by
Jeffrey Langholz, Ph.D. and Kelly Turner
Global warming may seem like an overwhelming and
insurmountable problem. But there are easy things you can do around your
home, in your backyard, and with your automobile that will help the
planet and your pocketbook. While the book contains 51 topics, there are
actually hundreds of tips and suggestions within the book that will help
you address this global problem. Whether you are one of the nearly
three-quarters of Americans who consider themselves environmentalists,
or you're interested in practical ways you can save money each year, the
straight-forward tips packed within You Can Prevent Global Warming (and
Save Money!): 51 Easy Ways will make this one of the most important and
useful books on your bookshelf.
Description from Amazon.com
The climateprediction.net
experiment has been developed to allow a state-of-the-art climate
prediction model to be run on home, school, or work computers. By getting
data from thousands of climate models, we will generate the world's
largest climate prediction experiment.
See
more
information on this use of computers. |
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