Acterra’s Green@Home DIY
Getting Started with Saving Energy at Home
Speaker: Twana Karney, Green@Home Program Director

Did you know that the energy we use at home accounts for about 21% of the U.S. global warming pollution? That means smart choices at home can really make a difference!

Saving energy at home begins with small steps that anyone can implement. The first step is to understand where energy is being used in the home. The next step is to develop a strategy for reducing energy use in the home through the use of simple energy saving devices and habit changes. Hands-on demonstrations include the use of a watt meter, the latest energy saving light bulbs, changing a showerhead, and installing a retractable clothesline.

The first 20 attendees will receive a free low flow showerhead and an 80-point checklist for completing a DIY assessment.

Get started saving energy today!

Tuesday 17 August 2010 at 5:00 pm

Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025

FREE

You can learn more about Acterra at their website.

Twana Karney is the Green@Home Program Director for the Palo Alto environmental non-profit, Acterra. The Green@Home Program has completed over 575 energy-saving HouseCalls, helping local residents to reduce their home energy use by up to 10 percent just by making simple changes. Acterra’s mission is to bring people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet.

Karney started her career in energy as a chemical engineer and shifted to business after receiving her MBA. In 1998, she shifted her energies again from business leadership to the community. For eight and one half years, she was the Executive Director for the Leadership Mountain View program, a program to train and develop community leaders. Twana is currently giving presentations on behalf of The Climate Project to spread awareness about global warming and climate change. She was a member of the Mountain View Environmental Sustainability Task Force and has appeared with her husband, Bruce, on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer. She has also made guest appearances as a home energy efficiency expert on KPFA radio, ABC 7 morning TV news and KCBS radio.

This meeting is sponsored by Kepler's Books and by Green Making, the local website for building green homes.