http://www.climateprotect.org/list_view/energy list view that accepts taxonomy id en http://www.climateprotect.org/ah12 <p>Check out the Alliance for Climate Protection's first ad in our national advertising campaign. We are helping alert Americans about the urgency of the climate crisis and engage them in solving it.</p> <p>You can see the first ad by clicking the video above. </p> <p>The ads bring to life the contribution that each household is making towards climate change and demonstrate some very easy ways to help reduce it while saving money. You'll recognize the voice as that of the actor Tommy Lee Jones.</p> advertising apartment At Home black balloons electricity emissions energy entertainment home home energy consumption home improvement In Your Community video <img src="/files/images/balloons_0.smaller%20thumbnail.jpg" alt="blackballoons" title="blackballoons" class="image smaller thumbnail" height="40" width="50"> Save energy, money, and reduce pollution from your home Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:32:54 -0700 emily 129 at http://www.climateprotect.org http://www.climateprotect.org/ah8 <p>Consumer choice probably isn't what comes to mind when you think about your electric company. The grid is one-size-fits all: electrons work the same whether they come from organically sourced methane or strip-mined coal, and they don't care if they're pumping tunes from the stereo or milk from a cow.</p> <p><a href="http://www.climateprotect.org/ah8">read more</a></p> alternative energy At Home electricity energy green power home solar <img src="/files/images/AH8_lg_solar.smaller%20thumbnail.jpg" alt="solar" title="solar" class="image smaller thumbnail" height="40" width="50"> Renewable energy in your neighborhood Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:27:31 -0700 183 at http://www.climateprotect.org http://www.climateprotect.org/aa19 <p><b>The Climate Crisis</b><br /> No human challenge is so potentially uniting as the climate crisis. Our human drive to invent and build has led to extraordinary advances and great technological promise. It's also had grave, unintended consequences. And unless we face the climate crisis with ingenuity, resolve, and a sense of urgency, much of the world as we know it will begin to unravel before our eyes.</p> <p><a href="http://www.climateprotect.org/aa19">read more</a></p> climate crisis emissions energy In Your Community personal action <img src="/files/images/AA19_lg_glacier.smaller%20thumbnail.jpg" alt="glacier" title="glacier" class="image smaller thumbnail" height="40" width="50"> What is it? Why does it matter? What's the cost? Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:32:29 -0700 179 at http://www.climateprotect.org http://www.climateprotect.org/at3 <p>In the market for a new car? Now is your opportunity to change your carbon impact. Even if you're not looking yet, keep reading. The car market is changing and, the sooner you understand the changes, the better off you'll be the next time you venture onto the sales lot.</p> <p><a href="http://www.climateprotect.org/at3">read more</a></p> biodiesel car commute diesel emissions energy ethanol fuel-efficient car gasoline On the Go pump up tires travel <img src="/files/images/AT3_lg_fuelefficient_car.smaller%20thumbnail.jpg" alt="fuelefficient_car" title="fuelefficient_car" class="image smaller thumbnail" height="40" width="50"> Choices abound for climate-friendly cars Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:48:18 -0700 134 at http://www.climateprotect.org http://www.climateprotect.org/al4 <p>Don't have a green power option where you live? Buy green tags (the attributes of clean, renewable power discussed in AC/DC Green Power) and then send a copy of your tag to your local utility along with this letter. Feel free to email it, but to maximize impact you also might put a letter in the mail. </p> <ol><em>Dear [CEO]:</p> <p><a href="http://www.climateprotect.org/al4">read more</a></p> alternative energy city hall electricity energy get involved green power Inspiring Your Leaders letter local solar town hall <img src="/files/images/generic_video_lg.smaller%20thumbnail.jpg" alt="generic_video" title="generic_video" class="image smaller thumbnail" height="40" width="50"> Getting your utility to offer green power products Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:54:29 -0700 emily 115 at http://www.climateprotect.org http://www.climateprotect.org/aa17 <p>Wondering how your daily activities contribute to the climate crisis and how just a few changes in your life can make a difference? Tour the <a href="http://www.earthlab.com/alliance" target="_blank">EarthLab calculator</a> and learn about your climate footprint and the steps you can take.</p> <p><a href="http://www.climateprotect.org/aa17">read more</a></p> At Home calculator energy get involved home energy consumption In Your Community On the Go On the Job personal action <img src="/files/images/earthlab2.smaller%20thumbnail.jpg" alt="earthlab2" title="earthlab2" class="image smaller thumbnail" height="40" width="50"> Click, calculate, and change your carbon profile Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:10:58 -0700 emily 109 at http://www.climateprotect.org http://www.climateprotect.org/aj3 <p>Save energy and money by using the most efficient office equipment and taking advantage of the off switch. Office equipment is rapidly evolving and proliferating. It's also the fastest-growing user of electricity in commercial buildings in America. The Department of Energy calculates office equipment in homes and businesses costs $1.8 billion each year to power up and it's responsible for consuming 7% of all commercial-sector power.</p> <p><a href="http://www.climateprotect.org/aj3">read more</a></p> advocate ask your boss At Home business computer energy office On the Job power strip <img src="/files/images/AJ3_lg_energysaver.smaller%20thumbnail.jpg" alt="energysaver" title="energysaver" class="image smaller thumbnail" height="40" width="50"> Save energy and money by using the off switch on your office equipment Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:14:58 -0700 emily 78 at http://www.climateprotect.org http://www.climateprotect.org/ah5 <p>Nearly one-fifth of America's greenhouse gases come from home energy use. Half of that is used to heat and cool our living spaces, while the other half goes to lighting, appliances, and your electronic entertainment infrastructure. That means a 10% reduction in heating and cooling expenditure would result in a 1% drop in the nation's total greenhouse gases emissions!</p> <p><a href="http://www.climateprotect.org/ah5">read more</a></p> apartment At Home emissions energy energy audit energy efficiency home home energy consumption personal action power strip save energy save money <img src="/files/images/AH5_lg_home.smaller%20thumbnail.jpg" alt="home" title="homepic" class="image smaller thumbnail" height="40" width="50"> The power of 1NE-making a climate-friendly home Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:50:06 -0700 emily 65 at http://www.climateprotect.org