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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in Arlington, but more “central” between 50 and Langston. People with new build houses probably aren’t eco warriors and that’s your issue. In the neighborhoods full of original or slightly expanded 1940s houses there are lots of people like my family - but you wouldn’t notice because we aren’t so aggressively public about our actions.

We live in a 3000sqft house
We have a heat pump, electric stove, tankless water heater, and all LED lights. We are getting solar panels. We have 2 cars, but one is rarely used, both very fuel efficient. When one gets to the end of its life, we will replace it with a plug in electric. We walk our kids to school and in nice weather we walk to Westover for pizza, library, and other small errands. We use Consignment shops and Buy Nothing for a lot of clothes and sports gear. We grow our own herbs and share with neighbors. We compost. Our kids pack lunches in reusable containers. I bake a lot of snacks and treats from scratch because I hate food packaging. We rarely eat red meat. I’m sure there are more subtle things that you would never notice unless you spend a lot of time with us - and you are attuned to notice.

My husband works in an environmental field, so people expect us to be more overtly crunchy or evangelical than we are, but honestly most people can make more environmentally conscious choices without much effort or cost. [/quote]

Also (cue horror music) keep our house at 72 all year long - 68 at night in the winter. We had an energy audit done and our house is well insulated. We both work from home and think that the idea you have to suffer to make a difference is ridiculous.

I forgot - we have a low/no-mow yard of all native species plants that we trim a few times a year with a push mower. We water the herbs with rainwater from our rain barrels. [/quote]

What is your average monthly electrical bill, and average monthly gas bill, computed across a 12-month period? I'm asking because that is the litmus test for determining if your approach to heating/cooling is indeed a low-CO2 approach.

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