2010 Issue
December, 2009 |
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- Buy Local
• Shop at your local farmers’ market. Though the offerings
can be more expensive, you can generally count on a higher quality
product—and the entire purchase price goes directly to the
farmer. Buying any goods produced locally saves energy by reducing
the fossil fuels needed to transport food and other items across
the country and around the globe.
- Change the thermostat setting and install energy saving
devices.
• Setting your thermostat a few degrees lower in the winter
and a few degrees higher in the summer can translate to substantial
savings on your utility bills.
•Install low-flow showerheads and take shorter showers to
save water and the energy used to heat it. Or, consider eventually
installing a solar hot water heater on your property.
•Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible and use a
drying rack or clothesline.
•When incandescent bulbs burn out, replace them with longer-lasting,
low-energy compact fluorescent bulbs.
- Why Eliminate Plastic?
• It can take more than a thousand years for a disposable
plastic bag to break down in a landfill.
• Most reusable bags can be used thousands of times and
there are so many reusable bag options!
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