The Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge has a Web site where you can go to find out more about reducing energy use, saving money and helping the environment.

As reported this week in The Baltimore Sun, the city's Office of Sustainability, with support from foundations and Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., has launched a nine-month pilot program aiming to enlist residents of nine city neighborhoods in a campaign to cut their home energy usage and reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

The Web site is here. Not much on it yet, just a brief explanation of the challenge and links to seek more information.  But city officials say they plan to flesh it out with tips and lots more soon. The neighborhoods in the pilot are Park Heights Renaissance, Fulton Avenue in Sandtown, Reservoir Hill, Baybrook, Banner/Middle East, Greater Lauraville, Ten Hills, Mount Washington and Roland Park.  

Do you think this campaign will get results?  Would you join?  How many of you already have compact fluorescent bulbs in your homes?  Insulated your hot water heaters and pipes, as these two members of Civic Works are doing for one of the new campaign's voluntary captains?

(Baltimore Sun photo by Barbara Haddock Taylor)