This is self-explanatory… I don’t want to have all of humanity’s progress to be prematurely lost because the planet dies on us, cause that would suck. Also, how can I be wasteful, when people live in poverty?
I am going to:
turn off the lights
turn off the water when I don’t need it running (showers and brushing teeth)
Buy as local as possible
recycle EVERYTHING
drive less/ ride my bike/walk more
buy products with minimal packaging
use low-flow plumbing fixtures
unplug appliances that are turned off
Nov 14, 2008, 07:09PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments
I want to slow things down, especially with regards to gasoline and home heating fuel consumption.
Jun 29, 2008, 05:16PM PDT | 0 comments
I want to get this
There is one side of our house that gets a lot of sun in the afternoon and it really heats things up. Hopefully this will help with that.
Jun 11, 2008, 09:20AM PDT | 4 cheers | 7 comments
I want to get this
There is one side of our house that gets a lot of sun in the afternoon and it really heats things up. Hopefully this will help with that.
Jun 11, 2008, 09:20AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments
I must confess that I am doing a terrible job with this goal. As I write, I realize that I left both lights on in my room.
I started out right with this goal, but I slowly have lessened my restrictions. I must be steadfast!
Feb 20, 2008, 09:01PM PST | 0 comments
slow progress
22 months ago
last night’s shower lasted only 3 min.! And I have yet leave the light on… Let’s see if I can keep this up.
Jan 16, 2008, 07:37AM PST | 0 comments
In theory, I try to take good care of the environment. But I often forget to do certain things. So here are my goals within this goal.
1. NO more showers lasting longer than 5 min.
2. Turn off the lights when they aren’t in use.
3. Turn off the water heater at night.
4. Turn down the stove in my room at night.
5. Carpool more. Stop driving too fast.
6. Unplug things I’m not using at the moment, like my toaster, CD player, extra lights, etc.
Jan 14, 2008, 07:30AM PST | 0 comments
We changed all our light bulbs to fluorescent and started hanging our laundry on a clothesline. Our power bill is down to about $15 a month for a 3-bedroom house. One day, probably far in the future, we’d like to install solar panels and be selling energy back to the power company.
Oct 31, 2007, 01:41PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments
Just bought more energy saver bulbs for the kitchen. extra careful not to break them and die from mercury poisoning. I also drafted a letter to the housemates upstairs on ways to conserve water, electric and oil. They seem on board, so hopefully they all follow through.
Jul 15, 2007, 12:30PM PDT | 0 comments
changed all my light bulbs to fluorescent!
May 28, 2007, 08:37PM PDT | 0 comments
