StreetWise StreetWise (October 05, 2005)

How will you deal with high energy costs this winter?
Question and interviews by Saqib Rahim. Photographs by Rina Ota. Asked at Whole Foods on Homer Avenue in Palo Alto.

Karen Brunett
Communications
Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
"I'll pay the bill - I don't really have a choice."

Louis Hicks
Grocery worker
Oak Court, Menlo Park
"Riding my bike more. And public transportation."

Jim Bennett
Vice President of Recommendation Systems, Netflix
Hawthorne Avenue, Palo Alto
"I already installed a solar system."

Tamara Lau
Yoga therapist
Oak Creek Drive, Palo Alto
"I'm going to try getting some portable heaters and see if they're more cost-effective."

Sanford Forte
Businessman, entrepreneur
College Avenue, Palo Alto
"It's a matter of taking small steps to act locally, think globally. ... Americans are going to have to learn what 'enough' is."

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