Weekly green topic: Energy
This week's eco-topic: energy -- as in reducing your reliance on the grid.
What's the grid? Basically, the grid is the vast network of public utility services -- the Los Angeles DWP, for ex -- that most of us are connected to. A common eco-phrase is "off the grid" -- a house that's off the grid is self-sufficient, generating its own power and water with solar panels, cisterns and other eco-features.
For this week, the focus is on electric power -- meaning that the tips will probably save you money as well as energy. Yay!
No, it won't be about going back to the dark ages to save the world, but about using less energy while still going about your 21st century life. I write a blog, after all, and right now, my laptop is plugged in.
Update: A roundup of green energy savings.
Photo by Adam via Flickr
