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Sun May-25-08 11:58 AM
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| 12. New 93% Energy Efficient Two Stage Furnace, Re-usable bags at the Grocery Shop |
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Edited on Sun May-25-08 12:00 PM by BeatleBoot
Those light bulb thingies.
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| -List one new habit you've adopted |
prolesunited |
May-25-08 11:45 AM |
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compact flouresecent light bulbs |
Unkguy |
May-25-08 11:47 AM |
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I'm trying to start composting. |
PeaceNikki |
May-25-08 11:48 AM |
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Cycle.. no car. |
rAVES |
May-25-08 11:48 AM |
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Just in the past year? What took you so long? |
taterguy |
May-25-08 01:06 PM |
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Swapped out every light bulb, for starters |
flvegan |
May-25-08 11:52 AM |
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Minimal bags coming home. |
roody |
May-25-08 11:54 AM |
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aha, I was gonna say nothing |
hfojvt |
May-25-08 12:23 PM |
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we stopped buying anything made in china... |
lame54 |
May-25-08 11:55 AM |
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Have you read "A Year Without 'Made in China'"? |
PeaceNikki |
May-25-08 11:56 AM |
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Any tips for the |
laylah |
May-25-08 12:31 PM |
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look closely at every package... |
lame54 |
May-25-08 12:38 PM |
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Turns out you really don't need them! |
roody |
May-25-08 04:11 PM |
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Oh, and I have switched to ALWAYS using canvas bags. |
PeaceNikki |
May-25-08 11:55 AM |
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In the past year? Not much. |
gristy |
May-25-08 11:55 AM |
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We switched to all CFLs in those fixtures that can take them; it's nice |
grannylib |
May-25-08 11:56 AM |
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Using cloth shopping bags |
Canuckistanian |
May-25-08 11:57 AM |
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New 93% Energy Efficient Two Stage Furnace, Re-usable bags at the Grocery Shop |
BeatleBoot |
May-25-08 11:58 AM |
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broom more, vacuum less |
havocmom |
May-25-08 12:01 PM |
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Always used paper towels sparingly, hang hand towel near sink. |
yy4me |
May-25-08 12:03 PM |
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I use hankies to clean my eyeglasses......... |
kestrel91316 |
May-25-08 12:12 PM |
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My flannel sheet go from bed to car seat cover for the dogs to chopped for rags |
JoeIsOneOfUs |
May-25-08 12:14 PM |
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I like that one... |
lame54 |
May-25-08 12:19 PM |
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Has anyone found a material that absorbs as well as paper towels do? |
tridim |
May-25-08 12:43 PM |
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Trader Joe's "Super Amazing Kitchen Cloths" |
PeaceNikki |
May-25-08 06:37 PM |
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I almost always walk to the grocery store to shop. And the drug store. |
kestrel91316 |
May-25-08 12:09 PM |
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stopped bottled water |
patrice |
May-25-08 12:09 PM |
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quit drinking soda; reusable coffee mug |
JoeIsOneOfUs |
May-25-08 12:11 PM |
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Traded in my car |
izquierdista |
May-25-08 12:18 PM |
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We cut out 99% of our driving. She moved to a job within |
Texas Explorer |
May-25-08 12:21 PM |
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been a cloth napkin person for years. drive a hybrid. starting to compost. CFLs. |
nashville_brook |
May-25-08 12:29 PM |
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Excercise. |
asthmaticeog |
May-25-08 12:34 PM |
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Chico bag, twisty bulbs, almost no driving |
Jed Dilligan |
May-25-08 12:45 PM |
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Driving less, planted bigger garden, raising more chickens |
uppityperson |
May-25-08 12:49 PM |
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unplugging appliances, including computer, |
raincity_calling |
May-25-08 12:52 PM |
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My composter arrrived last week, am putting it together today; have |
Nay |
May-25-08 01:03 PM |
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CFL's LED's, open windows in summer, sweaters in the winter. |
alfredo |
May-25-08 01:14 PM |
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I didn't heat my house at all last winter |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
May-25-08 01:26 PM |
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Seriously reducing car use |
MountainLaurel |
May-25-08 02:02 PM |
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Buying local or fair trade and organic foods whenever possible |
Lydia Leftcoast |
May-25-08 04:08 PM |
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CFLs and cloth bags at the store. |
Fox Mulder |
May-25-08 04:13 PM |
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We switched out all the lightbulbs |
Blue_In_AK |
May-25-08 04:22 PM |
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Several things: |
femmocrat |
May-25-08 06:33 PM |
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hanging my clothes on the line and not using the dryer as much |
greenbriar |
May-25-08 06:34 PM |
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Using public transportation... |
ColbertWatcher |
May-25-08 06:38 PM |
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The canvas bags are better for big trips, too. |
PeaceNikki |
May-25-08 06:43 PM |
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Thank you. n/t |
ColbertWatcher |
May-25-08 07:14 PM |
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that has been my biggest thrill |
Horse with no Name |
May-25-08 07:54 PM |
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At work: |
danagsk8 |
May-25-08 06:42 PM |
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I probably should do more but |
Irishonly |
May-25-08 06:44 PM |
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Not new, but we use a single cup of water each to brush our teeth. n/t |
cherokeeprogressive |
May-25-08 06:44 PM |
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Walking whenever possible for errands, recycle *everything* , talk it up,, |
pinto |
May-25-08 06:47 PM |
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Recycle near everything, cloth shopping bags, CF bulbs in every socket |
Lorien |
May-25-08 07:20 PM |
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Same here. |
JackDragna |
May-25-08 07:29 PM |
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Many things through the last few years. |
anitar1 |
May-25-08 07:41 PM |
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Everytime I go to the Goodwill |
Horse with no Name |
May-25-08 07:49 PM |
#54 |
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