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Michael
Apopka, FL
I started tracking my actual MPG at fuelclinic.com while following the drive smarter tips, and have reduced my consumpti... read more >
james
Stockbridge, GA
i use the cruise control when possible... read more >
George
Sylmar, CA
I've begun driving my 2004 Toyota Prius at 55-57 mph on my 36 mile freeway commute. I also let the cruise control do 70... read more >
Paul
Aurora, CO
I began making my own fuel for my diesel truck back in July of this year at a cost of $1.00 per gallon. Now that Gasolin... read more >
kurt the cable guy
Fairfield, IA
.I put tin foil on the inside of my windows on the south and west side of the house during summer and almost NEVER run t... read more >
Marie Peng
Merrick, NY
Every little thing that we do counts toward protecting our environment. Save your used printed paper and use it for scra... read more >
Susie
Amarillo, TX
I've got my usage down to 6 per
day with power strips, new bulbs,
cleaning frig filters. I also added attic insula... read more >
Scott
Centerville, UT
My wife and I renovated a 21 year old condo. It is in an old established neighborhood with large trees, and is within wa... read more >
Jigar Y. Patel
Alden, MN
Mechanism that increase energy efficiency. Force is stationary and it can help to slide the sliding plate at some angle.... read more >
Kelly
Syracuse, NY
Whenever I am not home or at bedtime, I have begun unplugging as many things as possible. Since I have been doing this f... read more >
Dane
Fall River, MA
I am 20 years old and I currently live with my Mother. We have an energy star fridge. We have a total of 50 individual... read more >
roy
Hilliard, FL
my dad bot compact floresint bulbes and now ower intier howes hasthem.... read more >
Rodney
Lubbock, TX
I was introduced to the Circuit Rider and promised a 10% reduction on my kWh. After having it installed, I was amazed t... read more >
pete oesterle
Pine Grove, PA
I save my burnt out CFLs and am rebuilding them with high intensity LEDS that can be purchased on ebay direct from Hong ... read more >
pete oesterle
Pine Grove, PA
I stopped in to see a solar panel array installed on a barn roof. It was an veterinarian hospital that was wired int... read more >
Al
Overland Park, KS
I drive a 1986 Chevy S-10 that has been converted to all electric. I use NO gasoline in this truck.
I have installed ... read more >
Shawn
Birmingham, AL
After our home burned due to a lightning strike, we capitalized on the opportunity to modernize and make efficiency impr... read more >
Linda
Las Vegas, NV
I walk to work. The car is only for errands on the weekend. I changed all bulbs to flourescent. My refrigerator and w... read more >
frank
Fremont, CA
Saving energy is as much a lifestyle change as anything. Over the last 20 years I have put less than 80K miles on my ca... read more >
david
Tallulah, LA
where i live it's hard to keep your house cool in the summer mounth the temp gets around 98 to 104 heat index gets even ... read more >
Stan
Bothell, WA
I purchased an older (built in the 1970's) home. In the first year I was horrified by the cost of electricity since it w... read more >
Melissa
Ponchatoula, LA
To anyone that is interested in solar panels but is turned off from the astronimical cost, please visit www.citizenre.co... read more >
Michael
San Antonio, TX
Our home was built in 1952 and was not built with energy efficiency in mind. There was no insulation in the walls or cei... read more >
Joyce
Penfield, PA
Well we are still working on making our home more effiect but so far we find if we use a small propane stove we save on ... read more >
John
Altamonte Springs, FL
Think Outside The Lawn

Trees offer significant benefits to society. It is not wise to under-estimate their benefi... read more >
Julie
Pine Island, MN
We recently purchased an earth sheltered home. We've found that it's much more efficient to heat and cool than our old c... read more >
meghan
Mattawan, MI
At 27 years old I never thought I would sound like my father. You know, the old I had to walk 10 miles to school, up hil... read more >
Dyan
Anniston, AL
We bought an old house (110 yrs) and wanted to start saving energy bills which were roughly $300 mo. We called the elect... read more >
Michelle
League City, TX
Well, we've done a few things. Hubby put window film on all the windows, and made storm screens to filter out sunlight a... read more >
Leslie
Linthicum Heights, MD
Unplug TV's and entertainment equipment while not in use, the Stand by power feature consumes almost as much energy as t... read more >
Keith
Las Vegas, NV
Back in NM I lived far in the woods and power cost was 8 grand to get it to my home. I changed my thoght and got 2 car b... read more >
ann marie mancini
Providence, RI
someone once offered me this helpful hint and i've used it ever since...instead of throwing out your dryer sheet, use it... read more >
vickie
Jackson, NJ
We purchased a 40 year old mobile home about 10 years ago. We had no idea of the pitfalls we'd find.
After a couple o... read more >
David A Camp
Palmyra, IL
I wanted to go with wind power out in the country. Finances were tough but maybe doable in segments. However, the local ... read more >
Daphne
Portland, OR
On Oregons high desert, summers are hot and dry and winter is freezing cold. Desert living presents unique energy challe... read more >
James
Odenton, MD
I have an electric meter that has different rates for different times of the day and all weekend. If you wash clothes or... read more >
Ellex
Pittsburgh, PA
Unfortunately, it often takes spending money to save money. One of my first major purchases after buying a home was a ne... read more >
Christian
Tucson, AZ
I understand the need for energy conservation, because I work for the local power company. Our company strives to make t... read more >
Rochelle Odell
Hemet, CA
I have made a pledge to reduce my energy costs. Because I am income qualified, due to being disabled, I allowed my elect... read more >
Sandra
Lakeland, FL
Everything we tried did not decrease our energy bill to a significant amount until we moved into the smaller guest room ... read more >
bob nigrello
East Kingston, NH
To reduce my energy bill in my home I first replaced all the incandescent lamps in the bathrooms, basement and garage wi... read more >
William
Mesa, AZ
I was a Home air conditioning installer for 24 years. I have found these small things that any homeowner can do are as f... read more >
Fred
Big Stone Gap, VA
I placed a shower head that turns water on until it reaches 96 degrees...then it cuts the flow to a trickle until you pu... read more >
Kevin
Edgewood, NM
During the construction of my home I added three operable skylites to the house to relieve hot air during the summer mon... read more >
Kurt
Rockville Centre, NY
I am using solar panels for the following demostrations in schools.
1. Charge cell phones and IPODS
2. Generate Hy... read more >
Sean
Huntley, IL
I bought a new house from Pulte/Del Webb two years ago.

The good new is the house has a high efficiency 90% furna... read more >
shelumiel koehler
Ogden, UT
For the last two years I have become an activist for global warming. I have made my home green by changing light bulbs a... read more >
Nadine
Oldwick, NJ
My husband and I have owned two homes so far. With each move, we have taken steps to lower our energy usage. We converte... read more >
Nancy
Chandler, AZ
Not much of a story ... but, last year, we went to Eugene Oregon to visit my husband's Aunt. We noticed that her car was... read more >
Barbara
Milford, MI
Our company completes energy analysis on commercial and residential buildings. We can find where buildings are losing en... read more >
Donnie
La Porte, TX
Window film can reduce energy costs up to 30%. I recently put window film on my house in Houston Texas and my electric b... read more >
Tammy Benson
Damascus, MD
I am the student gov't. liaison at our elementary school. We are probably the oldest or one of the oldest elementary sc... read more >
Jordan Derrick
East Grand Forks, MN
this one time i was going outside and people yelled hi to me..and then i told them their lights where on so they turned ... read more >
Kathy
Redlands, CA
Just some feedback on your quiz.
When you get your score, you should also see the correct answer. Not the LETTER of ... read more >
Laura
Clermont, FL
We have learned to "live in the moment" by this I mean that we have learned to only turn on power when and where we are,... read more >
Kelly
Lexington, NC
Never thought that I needed to turn my computer off to save energy! I am an Environmental Education student and should ... read more >
Lee
Williamsburg, NM
I am truly amazed that citizens and our legislatures, both satae and national, are so complacent when oil companies admi... read more >
Davyre Duty
Arlington, TX
I have not found a way to lower energy bills, in a leased house. We just received a bill for almost $400.00. If you kn... read more >
Sharon & Bill Van Der Vlist
Humble, TX
We cut our electric bill by using an Xpower EnergySaver. Over the past three months we have saved 581 KWH. Web-site http... read more >
Barry
Brooklyn, NY
I am an environmental educator who is right there with you guys.
I wanted to share my MAD about Global Warming Projec... read more >
susan
Helena, MT
we own an older mobile home and the cost of energy has increased 30% in the last few years in our area
2yrs ago 289pr... read more >
Jonathan
Norwich, VT
I told my mom that driving a little slower on the highway could save her a lot of fuel. She tested it out and a few week... read more >
Kathryn
East Brunswick, NJ
A COOL HOME AT LAST! During the summer the sunlight through windows can crank up the heat to extremely hot temperatures ... read more >
Patricia Brisbin
Cleveland, OH
I was born at the end of the big depression. My Mother and Father were always trying to conserve money and they taught m... read more >
Andrea
Chattanooga, TN
From watching Oprah I learned about unplugging appliances when not in use. I now practice this especially at home and ha... read more >
Charles A. Utton
Aztec, NM
We had our house built and moved in 2/14/04. Our house is a 1500 sq. feet. We thought we were getting an engery efficent... read more >
Monique
Albuquerque, NM
I am a single mom with two children who purchased our first home in the Sandia Vista neighborhood in the winter of 2005.... read more >
Missy
Saint Louis, MO
I thought my house was relatively weathertight -- I even had someone install a sweep for the bottom of the back door to ... read more >
Scot
Midland, MI
In 1993 my wife and I decided to build a new home. We had all of the usual decisions to make picking out carpets, and co... read more >
Chris
Sacramento, CA
Regarding an earlier posting citing environmental hazards of sounds emitted by fluorescent lighting, CFLs and all lighti... read more >
Linda
Loomis, CA
First we switched to almost all fluorescent bulbs in our home and saved a lot of money. My husband did the same where he... read more >
CG
Acton, ME
18 yrs. ago, we insulated our attic floor with tons of pink fiberglass, also other attic spaces. House is over 200 yrs. ... read more >
Derrick
Houston, TX
Approximately 3 months ago I learned about a new technology called the X Power that proclaimed to save up to 25% on elec... read more >
Lilbon Wiley II
Fresno, CA
while I support energy conservation as much as anyone , I am HIGHLY surprised to see groups / people moving to replace i... read more >
Ken
Houston, TX
Most of the stories I read were really silly. Just turn the darn lites out as you leave the room and all will be OK. Abo... read more >
Mark
Mahomet, IL
In 2003 we installed geothermal heat which cut our heating/cooling power bill by more than 50%. This type of heating sy... read more >
dean hosford
Brewster, MA
I read about a state rep. in CA. that wants to ban incandescent bulbs. the companies that make them should be given tax ... read more >
jerry
South Dartmouth, MA
We had an old fridge that came with the house upon purchase and it worked well. i BOUGHT A NEW one energy star(about $10... read more >
Mark
Leo, IN
We've changed over all of the incandescent lamps in our house to the energy efficient ones, even for our post lights goi... read more >
Derrick
Houston, TX
I started to focus on my water and power bills about three months ago. I inadvertently bumped into a technology that cla... read more >
Sharon
Grand Junction, CO
We recently moved to Colorado from California. We rented a newly constructed home with forced-air heating. The heat ve... read more >
Edith
Orlando, FL
I learn many things about saving energy, water and gas ,bacause in my job we are looking for do the best on it . Now I w... read more >
Caryl Chesney
Desoto, TX
This year I have put weather striping around windows and have neww outside doors that fit tighter. My bill was $500 this... read more >
Marcia
Montgomery, TX
I read an article in the Sunday Houston Chronicle. It sounded interesting. So I checked out the website and took the t... read more >
Robert
Bridgeville, PA
Recently, I changed all the incandescent lights in my house to compact fluorescent lights, and my electric bill went ... read more >
Lori
Custer, SD
I have changed all the lights to compact floruscents. I have installed new Energy Star windows with argon gas, ES waterh... read more >
norma hunt
Wichita Falls, TX
I live in a energy friendly apt. I read my meter daily to alert me of over usage, have heavy window coverings,(metal is ... read more >
Loretta Freeman
Lufkin, TX
We purchased a new Air & Heating unit, new thermostat, a new energy refrigerator, replaced all light bulbs with fluresce... read more >
Ken Westhassel
Medford, MA
I had changed many of my light bulbs almost a year ago to flourescent, and am pleased with the results. To save on oil c... read more >
rafael
Mayaguez, PR
My story is related to dry clothes on an electric drying machine but using a heat exchanger in the heat cycle, with hot... read more >
Sherry
Hawkinsville, GA
I have replaced my light bulbs with energy efficient bulbs. When I replaced my refrigerator and washer, I purchased ene... read more >
Cathy
White Plains, MD
My gripe is about all of the energy that I feel is wasted in the manufacture of individual 8 - 16 ounce bottles for bott... read more >
Beverly
Vicksburg, MS
My husband works with church youth groups each year that help elderly and low-income homeowners make their homes more en... read more >
Lisa
New Port Richey, FL
I have a question,not a story. I am concerned that the compact fluroescent bulbs all contain a warning that they contai... read more >
TW
East Peoria, IL
My wife and I just moved and the house we bought had 36 year old single pane windows and appliances. We replaced the wi... read more >
Tee
Scott Depot, WV
What a cheat! I took the quiz, gave you 6 confidential email addresses of good friends, and the prizes were gone (???) ... read more >
TW
East Peoria, IL
My wife and I just moved and the house we bought had 36 year old single pane windows and appliances. We replaced the wi... read more >
Francoise
Liberty Hill, TX
We had a $400 bill for electricity last month. So I lower my thermostat from 75 to70/ day & 65/night.After a few days ad... read more >
Joe
Poplar Bluff, MO
Many Americans, (millions) take a bath or shower every day which consumes tons of energy. We take 2 showers aweek and a... read more >
Phil
Trenton, NJ
I took my old, drafty farmhouse into the 21st century by putting in more insulation, a big solar array on the barn and s... read more >
Dixie
Eliot, ME
I made window quilts for most of my windows. They are roman shades with magnets sewn into the edges, and magnet str... read more >
Renate
Gloucester, MA
We went through our house and looked at all the electric outlets to see what was plugged in and if it realy needed to be... read more >
Tom
Munising, MI
I posted the quiz at work and possible 400 hundred people could read it.... read more >
Tom
Munising, MI
We have a fireplace that we do not use. I covered the chimney to stop the heat loss. We have a clothesline in our baseme... read more >
Nancy Chagares
Naperville, IL
My husband and I have the age old thermostat war in our house. I am constantly cold and he walks around in a t-shirt eve... read more >
shirley
San Antonio, TX
I plan on unplugging everything not in use,to save on energy bill.I plan on retiring soon.Less money taking out of retir... read more >
Edgar
Richardson, TX
Re: Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) Around Halloween 2006 I went to the Original Pancake House in Dallas, Texas. Wh... read more >
Julia
Eads, TN
I bought some of those flourescent light bulbs, but I ended up returning them to the store because they were too dim to ... read more >
Mary
San Angelo, TX
As a small child, our daughter was interested in "saving the planet." I thought it was "cute"--but now I'm thinking "cu... read more >
Roger
Saint Joseph, MO
I swithced, last spring to mowing my lawn with a rotary mower using manpower instead of horsepower. It is also great exe... read more >
james
Newtown, PA
town house approximately 20 years old....had windows replaced put molding around doors and I am still cold...keep the he... read more >
Bill
Decatur, IL
We built our house with 2x6 sidewalls, installed an extra 1/2" pink foam board on the outside, used low e windows stayin... read more >
Bernie
Mechanicsburg, PA
Replaced my 25 year old refrigerator with a new energy efficient model. The electric company adjusted my monthly electri... read more >
Valerie
Montello, WI
When we bought our house in 2003, the original 1954 gas-fired boiler was still in place. After diligently researching ne... read more >
Charles
Millersville, MD
I have read all the thermostat/light bulb stories. Since our hot water heater is far from our bathroom, when we take a s... read more >
Henry
Olney, MD
My gas bill is around $60 monthly I am using fireplace insert that heats whole house. I use 1 quater firewood which cost... read more >
jeanne
Laurel, MD
our three tvs are of the instant on type.therefore we have them plugged into power strips that have off/on switches.when... read more >
Fran
Saint Louis, MO
At an energy-savings workshop I received an LED nightlight. I was skeptical but went ahead and put it in my kitchen. N... read more >
Sandra
Lima, OH
My family and I thought about saving energy in our house. We started out by buying a number of fluorescent light bulbs t... read more >
irvin
Conway, AR
I added 3 1/2 batts of fiberglass insulation atound all my attic duct work. There was only 1 in. insulation before I did... read more >
Bruce
Barrington, IL

Your Story: 18 years ago we built our own home, using 6" studs in the exterior walls (with extra wall thickness in th... read more >

Cheryl
Brookline, MA
We bought a hybrid car last year, and every time the gas motor shuts off while I'm sitting in traffic, I smile, thinking... read more >
Marilyn
Arroyo Grande, CA
I am proud to announce the formation of lightsoff.org. I was speaking with an energy expert who told me that a significa... read more >
Bob
Rogers, AR
We built our energy efficient home 14 years ago before it was the rage and before generous rebates or tax credits. With ... read more >