Submitted by Fred Buell (not verified) on 18 January, 2008 - 02:57.
I am using my car as little as possible and riding my bike more. I take it grocery shopping and I walk to places that are withing 2 miles. We use florescent lights, We use cloth bags only and only buy things which can themselves be recycled as well as the packaging. My goal this year is to achieve zero waist. I plan to generate all my electricity and hot water and heat by solar energy, this will take a while. We use only rechargable batteries and we charge them with solar cells. We have cut and will continue to cut our electrical use. We shut off and unplug just about everything. We compose and are begining to grow more of our food. We use only local organic farmers and never buy anything shipped from another country. We are accelerating our effort to cut down on solid waist. I have plans to recycle my gray water, even tripple distilling it. I plan to ride my bike and pick up 10 gallons of sea water to be distilled thereby hopefully reducing or eliminating my use of water from community supplies. Presently we are catching rain water but plan to do much more. I vow to reduce and hopefully eliminate my carbon foot print. I am raising my grand daughter. There is nothing I will not do to save her future and I love doing it. As a result I am healthier and happier. I plan to look at every aspect of my life to make any changes possilbe. I will and do talk to all who will listen.
I am using my car as little
I am using my car as little as possible and riding my bike more. I take it grocery shopping and I walk to places that are withing 2 miles. We use florescent lights, We use cloth bags only and only buy things which can themselves be recycled as well as the packaging. My goal this year is to achieve zero waist. I plan to generate all my electricity and hot water and heat by solar energy, this will take a while. We use only rechargable batteries and we charge them with solar cells. We have cut and will continue to cut our electrical use. We shut off and unplug just about everything. We compose and are begining to grow more of our food. We use only local organic farmers and never buy anything shipped from another country. We are accelerating our effort to cut down on solid waist. I have plans to recycle my gray water, even tripple distilling it. I plan to ride my bike and pick up 10 gallons of sea water to be distilled thereby hopefully reducing or eliminating my use of water from community supplies. Presently we are catching rain water but plan to do much more. I vow to reduce and hopefully eliminate my carbon foot print. I am raising my grand daughter. There is nothing I will not do to save her future and I love doing it. As a result I am healthier and happier. I plan to look at every aspect of my life to make any changes possilbe. I will and do talk to all who will listen.