Community EmPOWERment brings Bright Ideas for a Sustainable Energy Future
“Community EmPOWERment – Bright Ideas for a Sustainability Energy Future” was held at
Fort
Bragg
’s Town Hall on Friday, February 16 from
7
to
9 p.m.
The event, brought to you by Coast Economic Localization Link (CELL), highlighted practical information about energy conservation and efficiency, as well as inform the community of existing citizen and government efforts and programs.
CELL
had assembled a panel of speakers that presented practical solutions to rising energy costs and offer simple ways to reduce the carbon output of citizens.
Mendocino
High school
students reported on their efforts of auditing their school. Point Arena teacher Matt Lappe who just recently completed climate protection training with former Vice-President Al Gore, talked about his experiences and presented ideas for personal involvement in energy conservation. Steve Heckeroth, a member of the
county
Energy
Task Force discussed that citizen group’s progress in incorporating an Energy Element into the County General Plan. City council member Dan Gjerde talked about the City of Fort Bragg’s efforts in energy conservation. There was be energy efficiency materials available to take home that Pacific Gas & Electric has contributed, as well as information about the utility’s rebate and incentive programs. Check out PG & E's website for energy conservation ideas and solutions to global warming.
Why does it make such a difference if I replace my incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)? - If every household in American switched five regular bulbs for five CFLs, it would be the equivalent of taking 1 million cars off the roads for a full year. This would save 500 lbs. of CO2 and $100 a year on the individual’s electric bills. CFLs use one quarter the energy of a regular bulb, generate a lot less heat and last up to ten times longer.
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