Quick Energy Tips from Your Green Library

Great ways to go green for little or no cost! New tip every Sunday.

 

 

Why conserve oil?
Here’s an example: In 2003, the global oil industry invested 8 billion dollars in searching for new oil. 4 billion dollars worth of oil was located. It’s just getting harder to find and harder to extract. 


The sun is our planet’s greatest source of energy. Every day, more solar energy strikes the earth than all of us consume in equivalent electric power in 27 years! A well-designed passive solar building is the best solar strategy you or your community can follow.

Want to know more about how you can go solar?
Join us on August 17th at 6:00 in the APL's Activity Room for an introduction to heating your water with the sun!

 

This book and many other new materials are available for you to borrow. Stop in and see how the Athol Public Library can help you go green!

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