Trend #4. Increase Residential Energy Efficiency

Action: Sign Vote for Planet Earth petition to qualify to receive a green home certificate for increasing your home's energy efficiency. Start at the bronze level and work your way up to silver, gold, platinum and diamond.
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. One of the best free websites and pdf downloads to help homes become more energy efficient is Energy Savers by the US Department of Energy*


  1. The top ten things you can do to make your home energy efficient do not include
    *
    Air Drying your dishes
    Insulation
    Caulking
    Moisturizing
    Changing Your Air Filters
    Clothesline Dyring
    Setting you Thermostat at 68 Degress


  1. For the same energy savings or production, the roofs of __________Homes could be insulated over the next two years to be equivalent to the power generated by one Wind Turbine over 20 years?*
    1000
    2000
    3000


  1. Receive an Energy Audit from your local utility or private auditor.*
    To learn where you need to improve your home's energy efficiency
    Receive free gifts from your utility to help


  1. Obama's proposal to insulate 1,000,000 homes would save ____________USA energy and create ___________ jobs
    *
    10%, 50,000
    20%, 100,000


  1. One way to improve energy usage is through Smart Metering
    Smart Meters should be chosen carefully since they can produce
    *
    Microwave Energy
    Radiowave energy


  1. CFL light bulbs are made with ________. Therefore they have to be disposed of carefully.
    *
    Tungsten
    Plastic
    Mercury


  1. NEHOF will give each person (student and adult) a __________ for completing silver level of the Energy Savers Booklet
    *
    Green Certificate
    Gold Award





Allen Rubin