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I have taken a tiny hop onto the green bandwagon. I am at the "as long as I am not inconvenienced" and "as long as it saves me money" stage of going green. I don't drive a Prius just yet.
I am interested in making homes more energy efficient. Some of the common ways to save energy are to use your air conditioning less, seal up gaps in your home, use a ceiling fan, turn down the heat on your water heater, use fluorescent light bulbs instead of standard incandescent ones, add more insulation, and get dual paned windows. I believe that most people have tried a few of these.
What you probably have not tried is actually producing your own electricity. I was especially interested in this after I lost power for 10 days after a hurricane last fall. I ran across a few websites that say you can build your own solar panels or wind turbines for $200 worth of materials. It sounds kinda too good to be true, but I have provided the links in case you are interested.
Earth4Energy
Home Made Energy
GreenDIYEnergy
Power4Home
Having solar panels professionally installed is cost prohibitive for me. Building my own solar panels sounds like a fun family science project. We can even turn it into a math lesson by analyzing our electricity bills to determine how much energy we are actually saving.
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