I thought this was pretty good. A 9 Year old talks about how his family made their home more energy efficient. There are so many things we can do to save energy and cut costs. Hey, he even talks about Krypton Gas! Keep Superman away.

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Our Energy Efficient Home

9-year-old Carrick shows the ways we made our home more energy efficient.

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There is an article on the NY Times website today talking about President Obama pushing the US Congress to pass incentives for home owners who retrofit their houses to be more energy efficient. Here are some links to various stories written tody about this:

Obama’s Next Economic Push To Be Staged At Home Depot | TPMDC

The White House announced this afternoon that Obama will speak at an invitation-only event at Home Depot Tuesday about the “economic impacts of energy saving home retrofits.” He will “solicit ideas from members of the labor, …

Solar Power Home Kits

If you are the do-it-yourself type, solar power home kits might be your cup of tea.  Much of what you need to know about installation is given in the documentation that comes with the system.  If you have the capabilities to do all the work yourself, there should be a savings of 20% or more on your overall energy package.
 
Ok, How Much to Implement?

Solar Power Home Kits Videos

Solar power home kits are some of the most popular things to come about in a long time. With them you really can construct your own home solar power system for very little money. I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday, and they were told by the electric company that it would take them 20 years to make up the amount of money spent on converting their home to solar power. Well, that is just not true. Take a look at these videos and see what some other people are trying out.

I just have 3 things to say about this…Now this is kind of cool, Who would have thought, and finally, why the heck did I not think of this one. Solar powered hat and gloves. Check it out!! Oh yeh, that picture is not really one of solar powered hats or gloves, I just liked it so I put it in.

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