I posted something about this in the Global Warming? How Hot is It? group. It looks like a really cool sweepstakes!

A few more [probably more well known] are:

make sure the windows are locked, as most windows have rubber seals, you want to make sure the windows are locked on both sides so there is full compression on the seals and not just one [or neither] side.

water heaters will produce non-scalding but, sufficiently hot water at 130 degrees.  the temperature at the faucet will be around 120 degrees and every 10 degrees in a hot water heater is about 3 to 5 percent of your heating bill. 

last one for now, when not is use [but, use common sense] close the flew in the fire place.  they are great to have and help heat in the winter but, if not well contained, a tremendous amount of heat is lost when they are not in use.  if you are going to be away or once they cool enough and not in use, close them.

Hope this helps a few

William

William, these are awesome! I'll be sure to pass these *nuggets* along to friends. That's the first I've heard of tennis shoes being recyclable.

Some basics are:

turn the thermostat a few degrees opposite of the season.  in the summer, 5 degrees warmer and 5 degrees cooler in the winter can make a large difference.  the CO2 output of 5 degrees from an a/c is about 1,000 kilos.

unplug unnecessary appliances.  even off they draw current.  same as cell phones or other chargeable items that have an off switch.  once they are charged, they do not use the energy so unplug the charger as it will continue to draw current trying to continue to charge.

insolate properly, with winter [or summer], make sure the insolation stays intact and check the seals on the double windows.  because they are there, does not mean the seal does not wear out or through washing and wind, crack; have them checked every few years and repair those that leak.

either have roof vents or turbines [dual bearing as they have a life time guarantee], they do not hurt in the winter [some cover them] and in the summer will lower the temperature of the attic and then the air conditioner passing unit does not have to cool the vents to cool the house.  the other item is to have a complete check on the system each spring, including the vents to ensure no pin holes develop and have easy to reuse thermal blankets.

contrary to some thought, a fully loaded dishwasher uses less water than washing dishes by hand.  two ideas with it, use a environmental dishsoap as it does take a bit more soap and, unless someone is has a cold or flu; do not use a hot dry.  use the energy saving dry and you will use less water and electricty.

recycle, some items are more preferred than others but; aluminum is always taken and if washed, tennis shoes are also.  do a google search as there are the large red boxes with black roofs for tennis shoes.  they are ground and used for play grounds.

more another time

William

You are so right -- "green" is an attitude.

A very gracious offer! I would hope that people would take you up on that.  :-) And, of course, you can always post your pearls of wisdom in the group!

I posted on walking, but I don't have anything brilliant.  My version of green is mostly attitudes that lead to simplicity, savings and an easy conscience.

I will gladly provide some ideas but, not much into contest.  Anyone that cannot come up with an idea is welcome to drop a line