living lightly
We planned our home for several years, knowing we wanted to use the least energy possible for this climate and our location, west central Washington in the Cascade foothills
We aren't just cheap, we have accepted since the beginning of this century that two things are true – the supply of fossil fuels is limited and these forms of energy contribute to climate change. Don't think that we have any kind of early warning vision – these two facts have been reported in scientific articles since the 70s, when we first experienced energy shortages as domestic production of petroleum declined. So we are just being sensible.