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Energy Conservation by Individual Choice

By Solar energy | January 16, 2009

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Energy Conservation by Individual Choice

The mission here at Simple Home Solar Energy is to “go solar.” The goal is to eventually produce all the energy our home requires. The process to turn our home into a solar energy generator is documented here, in this blog.

Not being a trained engineer or a scientist, I research a lot. I depend on qualified folk for proper information. The research must be careful since every one these days uses the “g-word” (green) to promote themselves and/or their products.

Even politicians freely use the “g-word” (green) to promote their lofty political promises and get votes because they know what we care about.

But government cannot make a healthy environment; they flaunt green-ness hoping we will notice.

Scientists cannot make a clean environment; they cannot even agree with each other.

Businesses cannot make a green environment; they can only sell us what we will buy.

Our culture likes to blame government, business, the economy, our educational system, religion, our mother, our neighbors, etc. for the environment. If we blame others, we don’t have to make changes ourselves.

The truth is our environmental and economic situation is complicated. There are no easy answers. There are no quick fixes.

Dawn Killough wrote an excellent article about each of us taking responsibility for the way we live on our planet. I agree with her that the answer to our situation is to do what we can, “one thing at a time.”

It was Gandi who said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”

If I want a greener, healthier environment, I must make greener choices.

Frankly, I’d like to go out and buy solar panels today. It’s the right thing to do; but I can’t afford it!

So I’m doing things slowly, one thing at a time, in this order.
1.    Conservation
2.    Efficiency
3.    Solar energy

Want to join the slow-but-steady path to responsible energy use?

Join the Energy Conservation Challenge coming in February. Sign up for the “10 Simple Steps to Reduce Your Energy Costs.” We will email you about the challenge when we get the details worked out.

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