I find I am concerned enough to write about a number of environmental issues (making home/office greener, harvesting rainwater, and finding safe disposal options for fluorescent lightbulbs, for example), but perhaps NOT concerned enough to actually do more than blog about them, run occasional technology recycling contests, and write letters to my elected officials about those subjects.

For Blog Action Day, I am taking a next step by inviting you to share your efforts to become more energy efficient in order to inspire and educate others.

If you are a tax-paying U.S. citizen, are you aware you can earn tax credits for things like:

• Installing additional installation

• Installing new exterior windows (including skylights)

• Installing new exterior doors

• Installing a metal roof with appropriate pigmented coatings which meet Energy Star program requirements?

My husband and I bought a new energy-efficient refrigerator in August, installed two new energy star rated skylights in September, and in October we will be replacing our roof with a new, energy efficient metal one. So, there, I have put some $ where it matters.

Granted, not everyone is able to fund projects like that. But there are so many other ways to conserve energy!

Now, it’s your turn. Please tell me:

1. What energy efficiency measures have you implemented this year?

or

2. What measures do you pledge to implement before the end of the year?

This contest will run through December 31, 2007 (oops! I mean OCTOBER 31). As always, the winner (chosen by me, randomly) gets a dozen homemade cookies from ktcosmos (me) AND will be recognized here on Loosely Speaking, too. Now c’mon. Cookies from a Grandma? What could be yummier?

Please leave your submissions via comments.

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