Wind, solar and other forms of alternative energy are great, but leaders around the country, including those in Lansing, are also turning to the cheapest form of energy—the kind you don't have to generate.
According to excerpts from the article:
As fossil fuels bake the planet and nascent technologies like wind and solar take precious time to develop, experts agree that tightened energy efficiency and conservation is the quickest and cheapest way to squeak our way through to a clean, renewable energy future.
“Fix the hole in the side of the boat that’s leaking water and then we’ll worry about getting a little better motor,” says Brad Mann, certified energy rater.
Mann is a local foot soldier in an unsung fossil fuel liberation army — not the designers of $40,000 hybrid plug-in cars or sleek wind turbines, but rear-guard, demand-side soldiers with a wad of caulk in their pockets.
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