Loudoun’s Mountaintop Coal Connection
Today, Greener Loudoun blogs about the high cost of energy in Loudoun County, and the area’s connection to mountaintop coal removal. "The Birchwood Power facility in King George County, Virginia supplies our power and buys mountaintop coal (Oh, by the way it’s owned by Goldman Sachs). Click on the map below to see Loudoun County’s connection to Appalachian coal.” To view the map and read the full post, click here

Save Money in Loudoun – Use Coupons!
Suburban Fizz mom writes that the Bloom supermarket is holding a triple coupons weekend Friday and Saturday. “This serendipitous find inspired me to search for manufacturer's coupons, and I found $30.95 in savings (plus a free roll of recycled toilet paper!) for items that I would like to buy. When I triple that at Bloom that's a theoretical savings of $92.85.”

Solar Shed Supplies Family’s Hot Water
Round Hill resident Bruce Lawton owns an eight-foot solar shed that that supplies all of his family’s hot water needs, reports the Loudoun Times-Mirror. The shed, which looks like a typical garden shed, cost a little less than $7,000 after a $2,000 credit from the federal government.