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Kelly Bell, Lane County Master Recycler program coordinator, encourages you to consider using cold water when you wash your clothes to save energy.


 
Energy Trivia

Congratulations! You're the next contestant on Quiz Time! 

Compete against other readers and see how you fare. This month, have some fun and test your knowledge of Energy! Click the link below, choose a nickname, and play. 
PLEASE NOTE: The game will be active throughout the month. Good luck!


 
PLAY THE QUIZ NOW
Topic: Wind Power
Author: OPB
Title: US shelves Oregon offshore wind auction after protest from governor
Takeaway: "BOEM, a division of the Interior Department, in a press release cited a lack of interest from the offshore wind industry in the Oregon sale, which had been scheduled for Oct. 15. Though five companies had qualified to participate in the sale, just one expressed interest in bidding on the lease areas, BOEM said."

Topic: Solar Power
Author: Inside Climate News
Title: Digging Deep to Understand Rural Opposition to Solar Power
Takeaway: "New research from the University of Pittsburgh helps to broaden understanding of what factors drive rural attitudes about solar power. The authors interviewed 32 farmers and 16 nonfarmers in an area along the Pennsylvania-Maryland border that includes two counties in each state."
 
Topic: Climate Change
Author: The Guardian
Title: Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US
Takeaway: “Emails between fossil fuel lobbyists and lawmakers in Utah, West Virginia, Idaho and Ohio suggest a nationwide strategy to deter people frustrated by government failure to tackle the climate crisis from peacefully disrupting the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure by enacting tough laws with lengthy jail sentences."

Topic: Green Economy
Author: Forbes
Title: 81% Of Renewables Offer Cheaper Energy Than Fossil Fuels, Report Says
Takeaway: "From 2010 and 2023, the costs of battery storage projects declined 89% thanks to improved materials efficiency, improved manufacturing processes and economies of scale."

Energy resources

Just 3.5 percent: that’s the percentage of a population it takes to engage with an issue (like climate change) to make transformational change. Join the movement and engage.

Have more resources about this topic you want us to add to the list? Drop me a line at [email protected].

Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative Rebate Program
blachlylane.coop/conservation/energy-efficiency-rebates/residential-rebates

Central Lincoln (Florence) Residential Rebate Programs
clpud.org/energy-efficiency/residential-rebates

EWEB Education Programs
eweb.org/your-public-utility/for-our-community/education-programs
 
EWEB Rebates & Savings
eweb.org/rebates-and-savings

Emerald People's Utility District Energy Incentive Programs
epud.org/energy-efficiency/energy-incentive-programs
 
Green Child Magazine: Energy Checklist
greenchildmagazine.com/teach-kids-to-save-energy-checklist

HomeAdvisor: Home Energy Conservation for Kids
homeadvisor.com/r/home-energy-conservation-for-kids/

Lane Electric Cooperative Energy Efficiency Programs
laneelectric.com/programs-services/energy-efficiency

Lane County/Homes for Good Weatherization Programs
https://www.homesforgood.org/programs/weatherization

Oregon DEQ: Clean Vehicles
oregon.gov/deq/aq/programs/pages/zev-rebate.aspx

Oregon DEQ: Oregon Solar + Storage Rebate Program
oregon.gov/energy/Incentives/Pages/Solar-Storage-Rebate-Program.aspx

Pacific Power Savings & Energy Choices
pacificpower.net/savings-energy-choices/home.html

Springfield Utility Board Rebates & Loans
subutil.com/conservation/for-your-home/rebates-loans
 
United Nations: Start with these ten actions!
un.org/en/actnow/ten-actions


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