The oil companies own us.
The utility companies own us.
As Americans, we buy their products non-stop.
As a culture, we drive everywhere we go, in gigantic gas-guzzling vehicles, some the size of small school buses, and often times carrying JUST ONE person.
As a culture, we use electricity like no other nation in the world.
we use it to heat and cool our homes, cook our food, cool our food, wash our clothes, dry our clothes, light our homes, power our TVs, run our computers, etc.
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Who is profiting from all of this usage and waste.
Big Oil! MegaPower Company! There is a way to put a halt to this.
We, as individuals, can turn this around, one person at a time, one small step at a time, one day at a time.
We can start the process of reducing our consumption of the products we purchase from these companies.
We can buy vehicles with better fuel efficiency.
We can trade in that Suburban and get a small, more practical car.
We can drive less.
We can better plan our driving to eliminate useless trips.
We can use public transportation where available.
We can reduce our use of electric power at home and the office.
We can adjust our thermostats, do less laundry, turn off unnecessary lights and appliances, buy more energy efficient appliances.
There are many ways that we can save around the home on energy use.
One huge way we can stop purchasing so much electricity from MegaPower Company, is by converting our homes and businesses to solar power.
A simple conversion can save us hundreds or thousands of dollars per year, and these conversions can be done by an individual with average do it yourself skills.