Published on Sep 23 2011
// Energy, energy independence, Environment, environmental sustainability, financial freedom, fossil fuel, Money and Business, personal finance, solar electric, solar energy, solar hot water
As human beings it’s in our nature to seek fast and convenient solutions to our problems. Unfortunately, many of the most serious problems we face in the modern world require long-term thinking and planning; things like our personal finances and energy consumption.
The Expediency Factor is our deeply...
Taking action on a plan to change your energy consumption habits to benefit your personal finances, and help the environment requires major commitment. Anyone who makes the choice to accept FULL, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, and takes action is quite literally a hero. We call these people Sustainability...
Today, most households in the United States are addicted to fossil fuel. In fact, we quite literally burn fossil fuel like there is no tomorrow. Many of our every day comforts are tied directly to this addiction and inevitably this cannot be sustained. Whether it’s 5, 10 or 20 years down the road,...
Last fall, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (an electric transmission and distribution subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc), aided by the U.S. Department of Energy, launched a pilot program in the Houston, TX area to help homeowners gauge their energy consumption. Five hundred participants...
This interactive breathing earth map puts into perspective how excessive our energy consumption is in the United States. Hover your cursor over the nation of your choice to see its CO2 emissions, population, birth and death rates. David Bleja collected this data from United States Government statistics,...
