WHAT YOU CAN DO: Energy Audit

Get a home energy audit.
Take advantage of the free home energy audits offered by many utilities. Simple measures, such as installing a programmable thermostat to replace your old dial unit or sealing and insulating heating and cooling ducts, can each reduce a typical family's carbon dioxide emissions by about 5 percent.  Source:  Union of Concerned Scientists

Home Energy Audit (Seattle's Department of Planning and Development)

Energy Audit Guide and worksheets (Designed for Students in Grades 7-9)

Home Efficiency Check Up

Individuals who can conduct energy Audits:

• Technical Energy Audit (Mark Strickland)
• http://www.butterflyenergyworks.com/our-services/energy-house-call.  The basic audit costs $400, plus travel expenses.  They estimate they can do 3 audits a day, so the travel expenses can be split.

Home and Auto Energy Worksheet (Sierra Club)

Examine your home energy use (Energy Star - Home Energy Yardstick)

Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits (US Department of Energy)

Carbon Calculator (National Geographic Green Guide)

Global Warming: Ready for Your Carbon Closeup? http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/119/globalwarming