Energy Conservation News and Resources

February 28, 2008: Summary charts for energy use, 2003-2007 , illustrating the reduction in BTU use and cost savings/return on investment as a result of the Extreme Green Renovation of our Craftsman bungalow in Oklahoma City, chart updated to include 2007 statistics..

Keeping warm in a winter emergency . Newly revised and improved. For winter emergency situations, including information on what to do in case of utility cut-offs or prolonged power outages during the winter. Make copies and give to your friends!

November 13, 2007: 2008 Winter Flyer , Managing Winter Energy Bills. . Lots of ideas for reducing your winter energy bills.

June 25, 2007: How to stay comfortable and safe in the hot summer , PDF file suitable for printing and copying. Ideas for folks who want to keep cool without using air conditioning. Note: this flyer is being distributed in central Oklahoma, and thus is climate specific. However, much of the info will work in other areas.

June 18, 2007: Political satire from your Editor: Dear America, by Osama bin Laden, and Dear Oklahoma Politicians, by Osama bin Laden . PDF documents you can copy and distribute! To make it easy to turn them into postcards, here are PDF's in postcard format: Dear America postcard ! Dear Oklahoma Politicians postcard . And for folks outside of the state of Oklahoma, we have Dear Congress including a postcard version, suitable for copying. Postcard versions are a standard postcard format, four on an 8-1/2 x 11 page. HTML Version

June 18, 2007: Summary charts for energy use, 2003-2006 , illustrating the 50% reduction in BTU use as a result of the Extreme Green Renovation of our Craftsman bungalow in Oklahoma City.

Mass Transit Talking Points , April 25, 2007

Welcome speech to the Oklahoma Sustainability Network annual conference, April 21, 2007

Keeping warm in a winter emergency January 12, 2007

30 Days Towards Sustainability - a new series highlighting practical actions people can do to move towards a more sustainable lifestyle

Keynote Address , September 15, 2006, at the Oklahoma Sustainability Network annual conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Extreme Green Makeover in Oklahoma City - details of the on-going "extreme green makeover of our house in Oklahoma City (a 1929 Craftsman bungalow).

Summer 2006 flyer (the 2006 version of the "keeping cool in the summer" page)

Keeping cool in the summer , without risking a heart attack when opening your electricity bill.

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