Saving Money
Fossil fuels are in demand today like no other time
in history. Not only is the United States standard of living at an
all-time high, but large nations such as China and India are improving
their standard of living as well. This places an upward pressure in
the cost of fossil fuel. What seems like a small savings today will
amount to significant savings over time and could be even greater
if rates for energy rise.
The use of CFLs will reduce the cost of lighting your home. The
use of insulated outlet covers on the outer walls of your home will
reduce heat loss in the winter and the loss of cooled air in the
summer.
The use of cloth bags is primarily to shift away from plastic bags,
a disposable petroleum based product, but this also may save you
money. As more and more communities require waste reduction on the
part of its citizens to keep municipal costs down, use of a cloth
bag will reduce the total volume of waste plastic bags. You can
use the plastic bags that you do have as trash bags instead of purchasing
them.
There are many ways to shift away from fossil fuel use, most of
which also result in financial savings—learn about them in
the Energy Shift® quarterly newsletter.
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