Energy Star: A large user of energy in a home is the appliances. Save on your electric and or gas bill by installing Energy Star rated appliances, heating and cooling system and lighting in home and business. Energystar.gov.

If every American household replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.

• ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs use about 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer.
• Save about $30 or more in electricity costs over each bulb's lifetime.
• Produce about 75 percent less heat, so they are safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with home cooling.

Use your microwave, slow cooker, toaster oven or a solar oven to reduce your energy cost and possible globe warming. Microwave or slow cooker may only use 3 -5 cents of energy to prepare a meal compared to 40 cents in the standard size oven.

Turn off the phantom energy vampires that are all around home and place of business. This is an easy way to save money because all the digital displays on TVs, DVDs, printer, fax’s, copiers, even the little power adapters for your cell phone and music player are constantly draining power and your wallet. Just plug them into a plug strip and then turn off the plug strip when you leave the house or go to bed. There're remote control outlets available to disconnect all these items around home or office with the touch of a button.

Upgrading the Insulation may represents one of the cost effective way of improving a building's efficiency, saving enough energy and money to be paid back within 2 years. Wall and attic insulation wraps the building walls and roof in a blanket to keep you cozy all year long.

Quit smoking, reduce pollution, improve your health and save money. You could save more than $1,300 a year if you go from being a one pack-a-day smoker to a non-smoker. You may also qualify for significantly lower life-insurance rates after you quit.

Walk, Ride a bike, segway, scooter or car pool to work and other events. http://www.pertrans.com/

Reduce Waste by Recycling

• http://www.freecycle.org
• http://www.earth911.org
• http://www.erecycle.org/

Energy Saving eBooks

• Solar Power Design Manual
  
• Renewable Energy Solutions
• Understanding and Installing Your Own Solar Electric System
• Build your own low cost Pool Heater