Climate change, the price of oil and natural resource management top the list of concerns many individuals have in today’s fast-paced world.  The price of oil has risen in dramatic fashion to reach record levels, peaking in the summer of 2008.  Indications are that the high price of oil is here to stay as supply cannot keep up with demand.  World scientists have been sounding the alarm bell for over two decades as analysis shows that greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere at a far greater rate than the planet can handle.  Yet many governments continue to ignore the warnings and individuals either assume it is someone else’s problem or are too lacksidaisical.  Natural resources such as fossil fuels and water are being consumed at an unsustainable rate and will likely leave future generations with no resources.  With all this going on, what can we, as concerned individuals, do to reduce our ecological footprints?

The place to start is to cut back on home energy use.  By doing so, less electricity and/or fossil fuels are generally required thus helping out in a small but necessary way.  The first step is to have an energy assessment done on more…