KILOWATT OURS: A PLAN TO RE-ENERGIZE AMERICA will air on public TV at 9 p.m. Thursday. The award-winning film provides simple, practical, affordable solutions to America’s energy crisis and shows how we can save electricity, save money and make a difference for ourselves and the planet.
This documentary chronicles the journey a young couple take to find out –where does our electricity come from? And it ends up answering the important question, “If we don’t use nuclear or coal, then what do we do?”
With occasional whimsical zest, the film shares how simple changes such as switching incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents, using energy star appliances, installing adequate insulation and locating and sealing leaks in air duct systems can have significant results. These changes can result in hundreds of dollars saved on home energy annually, millions of dollars in savings for businesses and communities, as well as dramatically reduced carbon footprints.
“’Kilowatt Ours’ focuses on how ordinary citizens can take an active role in energy conservation and provides simple solutions that result in health, money and environment-saving measures,” said the film’s producer, Jeff Barrie. “Most viewers are shocked at the scope of the issue and even more so at the immediacy and simplicity of the solution – energy savings as an energy source.
Kilowatt Ours’ is a project of Trust for the Future a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Sponsors include: Turner Foundation, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, The Sierra Club Foundation, Johnson Controls, Mother Earth News, Utne Reader, Stonyfield Farms, and Renewable Choice Energy. For more information go to www.kilowattours.org
Today’s Closed Properties
1400 Green Bay – Lake Forest – $2,150,000
Under Contract – (list price=LP)
137 Ridge #1E - Evanston – $149,000 LP
727 Brummel – Evanston – $195,000
857 Highland – Highland Park – $599,000 LP
Based on information from Midwest Real Estate Data for the period April 14, 2009 through April 15, 2009. Listing and solds by various Participants of MRED
For more real estate information, please call me at 847-512-2724 or email me at TPareti@rubloff.com
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