Confused about what to buy to make your home more energy efficient and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions? One of the first faith groups to address those issues has set up an online energy efficiency store for faith communities and their members. And there are discounts available! Even if you're not part of a faith group, you can check out the website by Interfaith Power & Light to get ideas beyond compact fluorescent light bulbs.

You can also check out the PE's in-depth look at energy from earlier this year. Click on conservation to get a bunch o' ideas for your home.

While it's a very thorough shop, I couldn't find anything that addresses one of the biggest issues getting the most press these days, bottled water and soda. The manufacturing of the bottles and their transport, many say, contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. At least some are trying to reduce the amount of plastic in their products. Check out the Wall Street Journal story on that today. As for me, I recently bought a Nalgene bottle for work. I fill it up every morning with filtered water from home. Even if you recycle, the sight of all the empty plastic bottles on my desk and others looked wasteful. Plus, it's cheaper. Also intriguing are these drinking bottles that come with a filter, some lasting up to three months. If anyone has tried one, let us know how they work.

As for the Interfaith Power and Light, they believe that energy efficiency helps care for the creation. "Every major religion has an ethic of environmental responsibility," they say on the Web site. "We are called to be good stewards of resources and good neighbors to our fellow creatures." Amen!

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