Local woman publishes guide to being energy smart

All Susan Hartsfield intended to do was create a brochure explaining the eco-friendly, energy-saving goodies she packed into gift baskets.

Instead, she wound up with a 300-page, self-published book, "The Complete Guide to Energy Conservation for Smarties."

Ms. Hartsfield, who lives outside Annapolis on the Broadneck Peninsula, had been giving her gift baskets - containing items such as bamboo washcloths and compact fluorescent light bulbs - to friends and neighbors, and even to Annapolis Mayor Ellen O. Moyer when the mayor spoke at a local Sierra Club meeting.

But Ms. Hartsfield said some gift basket...