Talk about ENERGY with this bunch of parents, kids, grammas and grampas, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews!! It is another awe-inspiring month with the Eco Family Virtual Conference! We have world-changers here – you know the kind they call Super Heroes!? and they are doing it in their everyday extra-ordinary lives. Together we learned about alternative energy like solar, hydrogen, nuclear, wind, biomass, geothermal hydropower. We also discovered that best strategy is conservation – reduce our demand on energy and that it is important to diversify our sources of energy.
Several families started unplugging electronics to reduce ‘phantom power’ waste and reduce their electric bills. The kids are asking a lot more questions and showing more understanding of sustainable living issues. A dad said “This class got us talking and thinking more than we have about sustainable living. One mom is planning to look at the last 2 years of electric bills and help the family set goals to reduce electricity consumption each month. She plans to give the kids allowance bonuses when they reduce their useage! One family has cut their water usage by 23% compared to the same month last year! Another family is using gray water – saving shower water and using it to pour flush toilets. Another family said This class has given us an opportunity to find other small changes we can make around our apartment to help the environment.”
AND, they are NOT being quiet about it either! They are telling their co-workers, family members and friends about the changes they are making to live more sustainably!
We are offering you a special deal this month. You may have missed the first 3 months of the Eco Family Virtual Conference, but now you can’t use the excuse that you can’t afford it. YOU can attend the last 3 months of our series for only $45. And that is for all the friends you can gather around your computer!
Register here: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/linn/news/live-green-2013
Join us today!! Our next topic is STUFF and the materials and videos are waiting for you to explore them before we meet online on April 4. Get in on STUFF ! Here’s the catch – you have to tell us (and others) what you learn about living sustainably! What did you discover this month?
Kristi
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