Obama says Americans should inflate our tires to the proper level.

McCain says Americans should drill offshore.

Which plan is more beneficial?

Well, that depends on what you think is beneficial. If you think spending billions of dollars setting up offshore drilling that will further foster our dependence on fossil fuels, destroy marine life, and not make a difference until about the year 2030, then you should go the McCain route.

If you want a difference (environmentally AND financially) RIGHT NOW, today, for free, check out Obama's energy plan.

Here's a video that helps explain it, via ClimateProgress.org:

Everyone sing it with me Alice Cooper style...

"School's...out...for...summa...

School's...out...for...eva..."

Summer time brings with it lots of great things like vacation, fun in the sun, and great green cookouts.

However, it can also bring with it some VERY frustrating schedule changes with school being out.

So how can you settle back into your routine and continue living green through the summer? Here's how...

In the fight to save energy we find ourselves up against a plethora of foes.

Luckily, we also have quite a kick ass arsenal too.

I recently told the tale of my experience speaking to some local 3rd grade elementary classes on Earth Day. One of the ways we talked about kids being able to get involved in living green was to take their parents on a ghost hunt to find sources of phantom power draw in their homes.

But what's a person to do when you find a mass of energy sucking vampires clustered together behind that enetertainment center or under the computer desk?

A smart power strip is better than a wooden stake to those vampires!

As I type this, we're 10 days, 8 Hours, 13 minutes, 13, 12, 11 seconds away from Earth Hour 2008.

What is Earth Hour 2008?

On the site, EarthHour.org, the story goes:

"It started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?

The answer: Ask the people of Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour."

In 2008, however, Earth Hour is a global event!

So how can one hour of darkness for one day a year make a difference?

Looking to save a couple hundred dollars this year in about 30 minutes?

Install an EnergyStar certified programmable thermostat.

Want to save even more on cooling bills this summer? Read on...

Oh the power. Can you feel it? Let's make one million vehicles vanish from the face of the earth. It's actually easier than you may think. If every household in the United States would replace one incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL), the energy saved would be the equivalent of removing the aforementioned vehicles.