Energy Saving Tip of the Week 3

This week's energy saving tip is easy and a goody. Challenge yourself to turn down the thermostat at least one degree per day for the next week. According to ACEEE, for each degree you turn down your thermostat you can expect to save 3% on your energy bill. Three percent! After one week of this you will be able to save 20% on your heating bill. So, if you can turn down your thermostat during the last few weeks of cold weather this year, you can a) Save money; b) Save Energy; and c) Prove to yourself that next winter you can survive turning down the thermostat simply by throwing on another sweater.

On the topic of energy, one of my main homies, David, alerted me to a cool website called Green As A Thistle. It was a yearlong project by a young journalist in Toronto who made one "green improvement" per day in her life and blogged about it. Just last month she finished the 365th day, but I've been reading and enjoying her stories and reviews of each change. Check it out.