To follow up on my post from Wednesday, I’m going to share a bit of what’s going on in my Energy Efficiency retrofitting for my house in Charlottetown. So I’ve just started the process. And this post is to help guide others in their energy efficiency. (I’m also still learning so feel free to share as well). I wanted to share some of my discoveries so far in hopes that it can be useful for you as well. Where to Start? What I’ve Done Simple vs Complicated or sexy vs efficient Just Do Something! Next Steps   1. Where to Start? Here’s … Continue reading Taking Care of Climate Change Can (Should) Be the Same As Taking Care of Yourself

In the midst of COP21, and all the talks on climate change, I thought I would write today on the topic of climate change. I heard the spokesperson for Greenpeace say that we need to be 100% off fossil fuels by 2050, in order to avoid the worst impacts. I started doing my part this week, as I’m looking to create a really energy efficient house (more on that in another blog post). And this got me thinking on a bigger scale: Can we make Charlottetown or even PEI 100% energy efficient by 2050?  Major cities, such as Frankfurt, Munich, … Continue reading How To Get To 100% Renewable Energy By 2050