Modern materials—the products of chemistry—help Americans be more energy efficient and save money. Insulation and weatherization materials such as vinyl windows help keep homes warm or cool, according to the season. New automotive materials are making lighter-weight, more fuel-efficient cars. Refrigerators and other home appliances are also more energy efficient due to materials based on chemistry innovations.

There is much you can do to help save energy and costs immediately and in the future. Working with the U.S. Department of Energy, the American Chemistry Council is distributing a newly published booklet, “Energy Saver$—Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home.” This 36-page booklet provides a number of easy to implement home and automotive improvements that can deliver big results and big savings. 

Since 1974, the chemical industry itself has reduced its fuel and power energy consumption per unit of output by an outstanding 46 percent. Transforming raw materials into valuable products will always require energy, but the significant and continuing gains in conservation achieved by the chemistry industry have set a new standard for efficiency.

The high cost of energy affects everyone in many ways. As an industry that relies on oil and natural gas as both a fuel and a feedstock, the business of chemistry closely monitors its fuel use to ensure its operations are extremely energy and cost efficient. Despite this fact, the high cost of natural gas is causing ripples from the manufacturing sector through the economy in the form of reduced manufacturing, shortages of chemistry-dependent products, higher prices for those products, and job losses. It’s not just higher heating bills impacting Americans—it’s also higher consumer prices and lost jobs. 

Learn more about energy and what you can do to reduce the impact of increased energy costs on your bottom line:

• Tell Congress to support affordable natural gas through the Consumer Alliance for Energy Security.



• Download the U.S. Department of Energy’s  “Energy Saver$—Tips on Saving Energy & Money at Home.” 



• Contact the Alliance to Save Energy to learn what you can do to help create an energy-efficient world.



• Get energy saving resources for contractors, builders, realtors, state agencies, and others through the Partnership for Home Energy Efficiency—a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.



• Educate students and teachers about energy savings through the Energy Hog Interactive site.



• Do your part. Check out ENERGY STAR^®, a government-backed program helping business and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.



• Learn more about Chemistry, the Economy, and efforts underway to ensure America has affordable natural gas.

• Green Building Solutions
• Energy Saving Tips, Resources & Rebates
• ACC Announces 2008 Responsible Care® Energy Efficiency Award Winners
• A Quest for Energy Efficient Homes-WSJ 9/18/08
• Home Energy Saver-DIY Energy Audit Tool
• Friends of the Earth
• The Alliance to Save Energy-Promoting Energy Efficiency Worldwide
• The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
• ACEEE's List of Websites That Concern Energy Efficiency

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