What's next in residential energy efficiency?

Here's what we need: a little gizmo that will allow us to monitor energy use in our homes. This is among the suggestions from the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-chu/energy-efficiency-achievi_b_501263.html

Saving money: “Weatherize” your house

Although replacing old windows is usually seen as a good way to reduce heat loss, in fact there are less expensive actions that accomplish even more. Read this in the New York Times.

www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/us/30weatherize.html?_r=1&ref=us