Last year Mr. J replaced most of the light bulbs in the house with those newfangled curlique’d CFL bulbs. He had been reading about the energy and environmental benefits of this and decided to act. Nearly a year out we’ve had no problems.
For several years we have bought bottled water in bulk and when the kids were thirsty they went to the cupboard and got a water bottle. After reading several newspaper articles around the end of 2007 about the environmental impact of all those empty plastic bottles and the lack of any real benefit of bottled water, we talked about our options. To me the tap water just has an odd taste, though a home test kit turned up no chemical problems. As an experiment I used one of the Target holiday gift cards I got for Christmas I bought a large Brita water filter water cooler that sits on the kitchen counter. We’ve been using it for about 6 weeks now and everyone is happy with it. The kids can still get their own water. It tastes good.
If slow and steady wins the race and our household makes one permanent pro-environmental change a year then over time we can make a significant reduction in our carbon footprint.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Off Topic: One Simple Thing
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Thanks for demonstrating the easy steps people can take in their home to reduce their carbon footprint. Another example is to have progamable thermostats, they work wonderfully at keping your energy bill down.
By coupling individuals actions and local civic actions we can build a grassroots movement to fight global warming in southeast Pennsylvania. Already towns and boroughs like Upper Dublin, Radnor, Nether Providence, Lower Makefield, and Narberth are finding ways to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
We need more leaders locally and nationally.
Thank you for writing. I agree that we can all do our part and work together for larger community goals. Certainly my household could do more but small steps every year will hopefully, in time, make some impact.
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