Tuesday 21/11/2006, Page: 4
The Save Our Bermagui Action Group recently hosted a Sustainable Future Forum to address climate change and explore ways of ensuring a healthy future for coming generations.
Speakers discussed practical ways the community can save energy and deal with environmental problems that scientists say are threatening future life on the planet.
Community discussion led to energy saving suggestions such as the improvement of public transport to reduce the need for individual car use, the building of bike paths to encourage cleaner transport, wind farms for energy supply, incentives for clean energy production and consumption and focus on a `clean energy town' in place of the `tidy town' campaign.
These are some of the simple energy saving measures that individuals can undertake.
- Switching off lights when not in use.
- Using energy saving light bulbs.
- Switching off appliances on standby.
- Using energy efficient appliances.
- Sourcing green energy from suppliers.
- Driving slower.
- Planting trees.
- Using energy efficient home design.
- Planting a small vegie patch.
- Conserving water.
- Installing solar panels for power.
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