You have just purchased a 100-hectare wooded island in Puget Sound. Your house i

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You have just purchased a 100-hectare wooded island in Puget Sound. Your house is uninsulated and built of raw timber. Although the island receives some wind, trees over 40 m tall block most of it. You have a diesel generator for electric power, and hot water is produced by an electric heater run by the generator. Oil and gas can be brought in by ship. What steps would you take in the next five years to reduce the cost of the energy you use with the least damage to the natural environment of the island?

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The steps which I would take in the next five years to reduce the cost of the energy I use with the least damage to the natural environment of the island are

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