Sustainable Living

What can WE do to help the environment?

-Use fluorescent lights instead of incandescent ones because they are up to 4 times as much efficient.
-Try to bike more often, and when you do drive, put your car in neutral and conserve momentum to save gas.
-Buy organic food from local farmer's markets to encourage sustainable agriculture.
-Compost to reduce kitchen waste and make fertilizer.
-Turn off all unused appliances to conserve energy.
-Eat lower on the food chain to avoid wasting energy up a trophic level.
-Install drip irrigation systems to reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation
-Install solar panels to create renewable energy sources.
-Recycle bottles and cans to reduce material going into municipal landfill.
-Put a bucket in the shower to catch excess water and use it to flush the toilets.
-Carpool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
-Use passive solar heating to reduce usage of electricity for heating.
-Make a blog to educate the public! :)