An Efficient Holiday Season: Eco Entertaining

An Efficient Holiday Season: Eco Entertaining December 16th, 2011 › Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency › Jeannie McKinney › I wanted to wrap up our holiday series by addressing a final, major seasonal activity that is generally high in energy consumption: holiday entertaining. I know that party planning can be a daunting task at times, and just having a few relatives and friends over for a quiet evening can require hours of preparation. There’s always cleaning and decorating to be done, food to be made, possible gifts to manage, and piles of supplies to purchase beforehand. With all you have to do, there can be very little time leftover for energy considerations. In terms of party planning, the last couple blogs in our holiday series should have given you a few useful tricks for making some of your preparations more energy-conscious. If you haven’t already, take a look at these posts to help you make use of more efficient cooking methods, gifting and shopping ideas, and environmentally-friendly decorating options. In addition to those ideas, though, I have just a little more information I’d like to share with you for greening up your holiday activities and events. This year, maybe you can take some time to consider how you can make your seasonal gatherings put less stress not only on yourself, but on the power grid as well. Make use of e-invites before the party. While this one is slightly controversial as it requires a computer and electricity, the process of sending an
An Efficient Holiday Season: Eco Entertaining December 16th, 2011 › Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency › Jeannie McKinney › I wanted to wrap up our holiday series by addressing a final, major seasonal activity that is generally high in energy consumption: holiday entertaining. I know that party plannin ...