Monday, March 19, 2007

Before I give my update, please know that I urge my readers to leave their comments to my various blog topics. Click on the "Comment" link when done reading...

I am even more committed to protecting the climate. I have installed energy efficient thermal windows, solar hot water and pool heaters, insulation in the attic, and energy star appliances - except for the refrigerator. Sears failed to have a Left-Hinged one, and that's the type I need to special order from somewhere else because of the way my kitchen is set up. Call ahead if that's what you'll need also.

After energy efficient HVAC, the refrigerator is usally the next biggest single user of electricity - so get the most efficient energy star rated one you can. A guide line is, if it's older than 10 years, replace it (it's probably using more than twice as much energy as your new one will). In my case, my refrigerator came with the house and was old then back in 1993! I can also expect the new one to be quieter as well as work better.

It's important to read books, and watch movies, on the need for climate protection. Another good resource is our very own Sierra Club S.E. Michigan Group found on the web at http://michigan.sierraclub.org/semg/ I posted an article in its recent "Energy Issue" newsletter , found at, http://michigan.sierraclub.org/semg/Resources/..s/Activist/Activist_2007_Feb-Aug.pdf Please download and read the great articles. Ed McArdle's on mass-transit are also super!

Tomorrow I'm fasting (a liquids fast).

It's been awhile and I've been busy. Some of the best stuff I've been doing has been working with the Sierra Club's Cool Cities program, stopping Global Warming, seeing if I can get cities like Warren and Eastpointe to sign-on to the USMC Climate Protection Agreement, showing "An Inconvenient Truth" to MoveOn.Org members. and so forth. I consider myself a full-time energy activist. I'm also an authorized salesperson for solar thermal water and pool heaters; so if you know any homeowners please let them know that these are big money and environment savers (if they use hot water or swimming pools).

Dad's health took a turn for the worse last year when he got pneumonia. He even quit smoking (probably for good this time). It was looking for awhile that he was permanently going to be on oxygen. He's been off of it for a few weeks now; perhaps Juvenon, the food supplement my friend Nick Goodale recommended, helped him. It's a miracle.