Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, October 14, 2007

This time of year, homeowners' thoughts often turn to ways of keeping their heating bills in check as the weather cools.

If the brisk air isn't enough to motivate you, the federal government is kicking in a little incentive. Tax breaks for installing and replacing energy-efficient doors, windows, water heaters, and heating and cooling systems are set to expire at the end of the year.

Published: Friday, October 26, 2007

The Pioneer Valley Clean Energy Plan, proposed by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments and Pioneer Valley Planning Commission sets four broad gals:

It's one of the easiest ways to conserve energy, lower your utility bills, and keep your house from heating up:  hang your laundry out to dry.

But did you know that many communities ban laundry lines? 

Earth Thrives is working hard to combine the grass-roots of environmental change with a world reach.  The heroes you see are local, but here on the web, we hope people all over the world will find inspiration in our videos.

There's another similiar movement happening in the blogosphere.  Yesterday, October 15th, was Blog Action Day.  And the action item?  You guessed it, the Environment.

Go check out their site for more information and browse through over 19,000 bloggers who all wrote about the environment.