Inspired by Andy Stanford-Clark‘s recent home energy monitoring project on Twitter, I decided to start “green_watch“, a 24/7 monitoring of my energy consumption, not just at home, but everywhere I go. Unlike “andy_home“, “green_watch” does not rely on any fancy home automation feeds from various electrical sources. No KWHs in “green_watch” tweets. Instead, an honest reporting on all my power using activities, and I mean all.
My hope is to gain some valuable learning from “green_watch“, not unlike what happened last year, with my month long Daily Footprint Project.
Twitter is great for communicating and following the green message. You should also tag these with #greenstream.
Hi,
I just found your site online and I’m surprised at how big this “ecopsychology” movement is…
I hadn’t heard about it until very recently, which is surprising considering I’ve written a 170+ page e-book on the topic (but using different words).
Is there a community somewhere I can join to talk about these issues?
My site is http://www.mindweed.org and my e-book “Mind Garden” is totally free for you if you’re interested in downloading it.
I hope to hear back from you soon, whether at my site or e-mail!
Great site btw 😉
Ben Right.
Agree, Rob! I love Twitter. It’s like a mine that hasn’t been mined yet. What 140 characters will do . . .
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