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When you start a new business, a bank requires a business plan for your business for the current year and for the next five years.  Most successful businesses have goal plans to which they work toward. What is the government’s energy goals and plans for the next 5 years???? What plans to they have to wean us off oil and onto alternative energy sources? Does anyone out there really know?  It is not surprising to me that we haven’t made any more significant gains in this area when those leading in the battle can’t agree or work together to meet specific goals.

We might not be able to make a difference at the national level but we can make a big difference on the personal level.  First we need to understand why we need to change before we’ll be motivated to change.  Global warming is not a joke or theory, it is a reality.  This is directly tied into the amount of Carbon Dioxide that is being released in the air.  This is affected by factories and gasoline burning cars that emit carbon dioxide into the air. It is affected by the amount of energy use we consume.  The kind of energy we use in our homes.  It is your Carbon footprint you hear about.  Saving energy consumption isn’t just about saving money it is about controlling waste on natural resources.  Each time we turn off a light before leaving a room or hallway we control waste. When we use programmable thermostats that turn down the use of energy while we are gone. We save.  When we put current energy conservation technology to use in our windows, doors, attics, and A/C systems we start making a difference.

With change comes effort and cost.  That is why so many don’t. They think that they can’t afford to upgrade or take the time to be conscious of developing a plan on how to get there.  They just keep on doing the same old things expecting others to make the sacrifices necessary to make a difference. Start somewhere and create good habits of conservation and recycling. Get an ENERGY AUDIT done to see where your greatest loses are and how to start attacking them.  You’ll be surprised by the difference YOU can make. Let’s make 2009 a fresh start and let’s make a difference you and I.

Stayed tuned as in the next installment I’m going to talk about what I learned from my 15 years at Sears Home Improvement and what I have improved on.

Gregg Graham-Owner Plano,Tx

I recently read an article in the Times Magazine written by Michael Grunwald by the name, “Wasting our Watts.” In the article he speaks about the fact that we don’t need new drilling or new power or nuclear plants. What we need is to get efficient.  We already have a perfectly clean,remarkably cheap,surprisingly abundant and immediately available source of energy.  This miracle juice goes by the distinctly boring name of ENERGY EFFICIENCY. When we had our last energy crisis in 1973 we start working towards implementing new energy ideas that have reduced current use by about 50%.

When our children and grandchildren look back 20 years from now will they be able to say that you and I made a difference in saving energy and resources and making this a better, cleaner world?  Do you still want your children and grandchildren to be hooked at the wallet with the Middle East and dependent on oil?  There are numerous ways that we can start making a difference and they are not all expensive.  Like using those pigtailed fluorescent lights that use 75% less energy and last 8 times as long. Using programmable thermostats and motion detectors in rooms that automatically shut the lights out when no one is there.  Properly inflating our tires to reduce drag and improve mileage.

Other ideas might be more expensive like driving fuel-efficient cars rather than gas guzzlers or new state of the art appliances that use a third of the energy than 20 years ago.  Putting in energy efficient windows that utilizes the most recent technology to save the maximum energy year round.  High efficient AC systems. Today’s can be almost twice as efficient as those just 12-14 years ago.  Radiant Barriers and increased attic insulation are also ways that can make a big difference.  The increase cost is only temporary.  The savings will pay for the changes.  NOT to change will cost you and perhaps those you love in the future much more.  Please feel free to call for a free energy audit of your home and let us see how we at Dallas Energy Efficient Products can save you money.

Gregg Graham-Owner Plano,Tx.