LynzM
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Thu Jan-17-08 07:33 PM
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Have fun storming the castle!!  Seriously, though, I wish you the best of luck and tenacity and perseverance and all things necessary to get through to your city.  |
| -How to be a climate hero |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 06:28 PM |
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I put tote bags in the car, at the office, and at home, so I've always got one or more |
patrice |
Jan-17-08 06:47 PM |
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Yep! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 06:54 PM |
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There's another lady at work who talks about this with me. We encourage each other. |
patrice |
Jan-17-08 07:04 PM |
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Great post - thanks! |
InvisibleTouch |
Jan-17-08 07:04 PM |
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Thanks, InvisibleTouch |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:24 PM |
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if it helps I'll inject some controversy |
Djinn |
Jan-17-08 07:36 PM |
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Ick, yeah. Shareholders. |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:39 PM |
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Agreed! |
hippywife |
Jan-17-08 07:43 PM |
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as soon as the snow is gone I'm riding my bike. everywhere. I |
roguevalley |
Jan-17-08 10:51 PM |
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Awesome, roguevalley |
LynzM |
Jan-18-08 06:56 AM |
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I love screwing over utilities by being frugal. My light bill went from |
roguevalley |
Jan-18-08 01:23 PM |
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Awesome :D |
LynzM |
Jan-19-08 09:05 AM |
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We've already been doing tons of things! |
hippywife |
Jan-17-08 07:10 PM |
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Hi Hippywife! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:26 PM |
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Believe me, I've tried. |
hippywife |
Jan-17-08 07:37 PM |
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Ah, I hear ya. |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:52 PM |
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A suggestion for newspapers: Place them between rows |
Notorious Bohemian |
Jan-18-08 01:28 PM |
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We have done that before |
hippywife |
Jan-18-08 03:27 PM |
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Our recycle center takes newspapers and magazines, |
Notorious Bohemian |
Jan-18-08 03:29 PM |
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I'm not sure because we |
hippywife |
Jan-18-08 03:38 PM |
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I bought about a dozen of those reuseable grocery bags last fall |
KitchenWitch |
Jan-17-08 07:16 PM |
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Awesome, KitchenWitch! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:28 PM |
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It is funny, people here look at me like I am strange - and I am. |
KitchenWitch |
Jan-17-08 07:33 PM |
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Yep, same here. |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:35 PM |
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I agree. The IKEAs here have started charging per plastic bag |
KitchenWitch |
Jan-17-08 07:40 PM |
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. |
SarahBelle |
Jan-17-08 07:18 PM |
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Thanks, SB! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:28 PM |
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No problem. |
SarahBelle |
Jan-17-08 07:33 PM |
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I use the reuseable blue bags from Ikea |
NightWatcher |
Jan-17-08 07:19 PM |
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Those bags are awesome! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:29 PM |
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Part of my personal commitment to the planet is not shopping at IKEA. |
Gormy Cuss |
Jan-18-08 01:06 PM |
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Wow. I thought IKEA had a commitment to using sustainably-grown? |
LynzM |
Jan-19-08 09:01 AM |
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They have a toothless commitment, according to the Mother Jones article. |
Gormy Cuss |
Jan-19-08 12:10 PM |
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I have been knitting and crocheting bags.... |
CraftyGal |
Jan-17-08 07:20 PM |
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That's wicked cool! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:30 PM |
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My dear LynzM! |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Jan-17-08 07:22 PM |
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Thanks, Peggy! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:33 PM |
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when we bought the new place 18 months ago, we installed only CFL bulbs |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-17-08 07:23 PM |
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good for you - just be careful with the Hg in the bulbs n/t |
JoeIsOneOfUs |
Jan-17-08 07:28 PM |
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when one of them finally goes out I'll figure out where to take them |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-17-08 07:30 PM |
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I hope household haz waste programs can take them? |
JoeIsOneOfUs |
Jan-17-08 07:39 PM |
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they should be good for 5 more years at least |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-17-08 07:50 PM |
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Dude, you rock! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:37 PM |
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well I have those econo heaters all through the house so the furnace only |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-17-08 07:48 PM |
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Ooh, the baking for heat trick! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:57 PM |
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just start small, find one of those drying racks at the thrift store |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-17-08 08:06 PM |
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Good plan. |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 08:53 PM |
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dryers kill elastic |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-18-08 07:37 AM |
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LMAO |
LynzM |
Jan-18-08 10:47 AM |
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Question for dog owners ... |
gauguin57 |
Jan-17-08 07:26 PM |
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i have an acre |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-17-08 07:29 PM |
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I know ... but the poop's messy enough with PLASTIC (and you wanna make sure you get it all up ... |
gauguin57 |
Jan-17-08 07:30 PM |
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the dog cleanup issue |
JoeIsOneOfUs |
Jan-17-08 07:32 PM |
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How about using |
hippywife |
Jan-17-08 07:41 PM |
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I find a piece of litter on the ground and use that to clean up the poo. |
quantessd |
Jan-17-08 07:43 PM |
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I can't quite get away from the plastic bags... |
InvisibleTouch |
Jan-17-08 07:44 PM |
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thank you to the dog owners ... those are good ideas. |
gauguin57 |
Jan-17-08 07:50 PM |
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one other idea - feed the dog high quality food!! |
JoeIsOneOfUs |
Jan-17-08 08:05 PM |
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that's one of the reasons that i will ALWAYS continue to get the plastic grocery bags. |
QuestionAll |
Jan-18-08 10:56 AM |
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You can't carry a |
hippywife |
Jan-18-08 03:29 PM |
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nope. |
QuestionAll |
Jan-18-08 06:13 PM |
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Wow! |
hippywife |
Jan-18-08 06:37 PM |
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no problem. |
QuestionAll |
Jan-18-08 07:23 PM |
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I find this rather ironic, given your username |
LynzM |
Jan-19-08 08:56 AM |
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what an incredibly ignorant post you've made... |
QuestionAll |
Jan-19-08 08:43 PM |
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You're right, I made that comment without knowing your background |
LynzM |
Jan-19-08 08:58 PM |
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One other way: Go to Home Depot and buy Compact Fluorescent lighbulbs. Only 7 bucks for |
Redstone |
Jan-17-08 07:41 PM |
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Thanks, Redstone! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 07:59 PM |
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Thank you for all of these great tips. |
Pool Hall Ace |
Jan-17-08 08:02 PM |
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Isn't it great! |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 09:15 PM |
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All my trees are prollee going to freeze tonight. |
lonestarnot |
Jan-17-08 09:06 PM |
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That's a bummer... |
LynzM |
Jan-17-08 09:16 PM |
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Grapefruit, ficus, palms and then that big thing that sort of resembles |
lonestarnot |
Jan-17-08 09:23 PM |
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Oh dude, I'm sorry. |
LynzM |
Jan-18-08 06:57 AM |
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Well it's morning and I'm afraid to look. |
lonestarnot |
Jan-18-08 08:11 AM |
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Might I please recommend that some of you consider |
ThomCat |
Jan-18-08 08:05 AM |
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Oh yes!! Eat less (or no!) meat! |
LynzM |
Jan-18-08 10:48 AM |
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I got the local mom n pop to stock a line of vegetarian food. |
sfexpat2000 |
Jan-19-08 09:01 AM |
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That's awesome! What brand? |
ThomCat |
Jan-19-08 04:31 PM |
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Or just trying meatless alternatives, if you don't want to give up meat. |
quantessd |
Jan-19-08 09:36 PM |
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Great post, LynzM! I try to encourage people to learn about "hypermiling", |
bullwinkle428 |
Jan-18-08 08:20 AM |
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Cool! |
LynzM |
Jan-18-08 10:49 AM |
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I know our household has had a major |
Le Taz Hot |
Jan-18-08 08:31 AM |
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Awesome, dude |
LynzM |
Jan-18-08 10:50 AM |
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Giving a kick for Friday afternoon. n/t |
InvisibleTouch |
Jan-18-08 12:25 PM |
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Thanks, I.T. |
LynzM |
Jan-18-08 01:36 PM |
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It's easy to do all this in Europe |
48percenter |
Jan-18-08 01:46 PM |
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I know!! |
LynzM |
Jan-19-08 09:08 AM |
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:) |
48percenter |
Jan-19-08 09:31 AM |
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Started riding the bus this year. |
NC_Nurse |
Jan-19-08 12:42 PM |
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Good for you, NC Nurse :) |
LynzM |
Jan-19-08 09:47 PM |
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