It seems that people are learning to be more energy smart gradually. There is a real payoff for concerving energy as we drive and in our homes. Even though oil prices have come down to half of their peak in mid-2008, we know that they could go up again in a hurry.
My vehicle is a large Yukon, which is great for hauling things. Mileage is not so good, but I’ve cut back to making three trips to the office weekly whenever possible. That has helped my fuel budget. If it weren’t for the load-carrying capacity I would look for a more fuel-efficient, smaller automobile.
We have tried to cut back on energy usage at home by installing extra insulation and double-pane windows. When we hear so much energy talk on the news, it does have the effect of getting us to at least think about ways to cut back on energy usage.
Imagine the wasteful expenditure of energy in fighting a wildfire, with Diesel for fuel-guzzling choppers, planes and trucks. Even the evacuation of thousands of families is an unfortunate waste of gasoline. Check out the Minutemanfire website to see if there are other posts about preventing wildfires and their effect on civilization. It is amazing that homes could be destroyed even with tile roofs and a swath where the vegetation had been removed.
There’s a lot of wasted energy in the work involved in rebuilding homes demolished by wildfires. So there is a relationship between energy conservation and fire prevention, that we often don’t think much about.
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