Conservation, Efficiency, Clean Vehicles & Green Buildings

Wiser use of electricity, heating fuels, and transportation fuels is the best way to reduce energy bills and the adverse impacts associated with energy consumption. Tips for conserving energy and using electricity and fuels more efficiently are available here.

Green buildings respect their surroundings and are comfortable and cost-effective environments in which to live and work. They use energy and water as efficiently as possible. They employ reused, recycled, low-impact, and nontoxic materials, fixtures, furnishings, and finishes. They take advantage of on-site renewable energy sources. And they minimize construction-related waste and disturbance.

Information on green buildings is available here, while resources, tools, and action plans for going green at home and on the road are available from the CIGoGreen website.