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  • Ed Asner joins My Gulf Action!

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    A MESSAGE FROM ED:

     

    The Gulf oil spill is a terrible tragedy that never should have happened. Thanks to MyGulfAction.com, you can be part of the solution. Join today and start pledging to reduce your energy use. Together, we can offset the oil that has leaked into the Gulf — and can work to end America’s reliance on unsustainable fossil fuels.

     

    -Ed Asner

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  • My Gulf Action in the New York Times

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    Check our ad from today’s New York Times!

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  • We're poised to top 10,000!

    Please share MyGulfAction.com with your friends, family and social networks. We’re nearing 10,000 gallons of offset oil and need your help to keep making a difference!

     

     

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  • 5,000 gallons offset... and counting!

    One week in, and the growing My Gulf Action community has already offset over 5,000 gallons of oil from the BP Gulf disaster by making smarter choices about their energy use.

     

    If you have already created an account, thank you! You are making a real difference. Keep pledging reductions. And help us spread the word. Share MyGulfAction.com with your friends and social networks.

     

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  • Insight from the Insight

    By Erin Molon

    If your house is like my house, it seems like everything needs to be plugged in! While it is advised that you unplug electronics when you are not using them, that rule is easy to overlook. But what if you could see how much it was costing you to keep the appliance plugged in?

    Belkin has created such a visual aid in its Conserve Insight, a seemingly easy to use energy monitoring system. This gadget gets plugged into the socket first and has a socket on its face where you can then plug the device. The connected display gives you the option to see what the environmental impact is in term of CO2 each year or month from the plugged in device, how many watts of electricity it uses, and how much money it is costing you to run it — the last of which is my personal favorite.

    While the device is not released yet, you can pre-order it on Belkin’s website. It is reasonably priced at $29.99 so it’s an investment everyone can make.

    I see this product as a great way to educ…

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