As reported by NPR, Columbia University recently conducted a study where they asked people about the most effective ways were to save energy --- and as a general public, we're well off the mark!  From NPR....

HILL: Yeah, pretty much. Basically researchers asked people what one thing they could do that would be the most effective thing to save energy and people said turning off the lights.

CHIOTAKIS: Well that makes sense, what's wrong with that?

HILL: Well, turning off the lights and other curtailment activities, as researchers like to call them, may not save as much energy as we think. A better choice might be making efficiency improvements, like installing energy-efficient light bulbs or driving non-gas guzzlers.

CHIOTAKIS: So what are the things, Adriene, we do that we think save more energy than they actually save?

HILL: Well, so there's turning off the lights. There's driving slower on the highway -- maybe stepping it down to 55, people think that saves more energy than it actually does. Unplugging your phone charger -- again, these things do save energy, but not as much as people guess.

CHIOTAKIS: And what do we under-rate? What saves more than most people think they save?

HILL: Driving cars that get better mileage, using room air conditioners instead of central air, and running more efficient appliances.

BUT WAIT!  THERE'S GOOD NEWS . . .



This Saturday (September 25) from 9am to 4pm you can learn all about saving energy, and living sustainably at Harrisonburg's First Annual Green Expo. 

Don't waste the next few months doing web searches and making phone calls to try to learn about improvements you could make to your home, or technologies or products you could use in a new home.  This Saturday you can spend an hour or two going from booth to booth speaking directly to the experts!  Take a look at the long list of companies that will be present!

Plus, you can learn a lot about these four notable speakers!

1. Dave and Lee O'Neill - Owners of Radical Roots Farm - speaking about Farming sustainable foods
2. Andre Viette - Owner - Viette Nurseries - speaking about Eco-Friendly Gardening
3. Charles Bowles - Building Scientist for Earth Craft Virginia - speaking about building and remodeling homes to be efficient
   
4. Ralph Grove - Sierra Club Shenandoah Group - speaking about The Sierra Club history and current priorities

So, come one, come all --- this Saturday over at Eastern Mennonite University --- to Harrisonburg's First Annual Green Expo!

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