Easy Being Green

I joined Blog Action Day because I care about the environment. Maybe not in the way that Al Gore cares about the environment, but certainly enough to post something about it here.

Here are a few of things we do to help the environment, from this list:

Use CFC light bulbs
One of the first things we did when we moved into our apartment was replace all the old bulbs with those cute, swirly, compact fluorescent bulbs.

Use cloth shopping bags
We used to be very good about this, although we can't seem to find our canvas bags anywhere. I suspect they are still packed in a box in our office. In the meantime, we have been reusing the plastic bags as bicycle seat covers for when it rains or after the sprinklers have watered the plants near the bike rack.

Try cycling
This is probably the highest impact thing we do. The poor car, it just sits in the carport and maybe gets to go for a ride to Target or Ikea on Saturday, if it's lucky.

Use your oven less
I've used the oven once in eight weeks. How's that for helping the environment?

Take shorter showers
I'm a law student. I'm lucky to get a shower at all.

Will and I try to make choices that are friendly to the earth, but we could certainly do more. I'm sure all of us could do more, don't you agree? Like, we could all move into Tumbleweed Tiny Houses, for instance. Or, at least we could go find those canvas bags for next week's trip to the grocery store. I think I'll get on that this afternoon.

Comments

[Katie]

I actually heard a rumor that Giant Foods was going to ban plastic bags so that you would have to bring (or buy) canvas shopping bags. Even though I reuse the grocery bags to line my bathroom trashcan, I think I would totally support that idea.

[Avery]

Great list! Happy Blog Action Day!

[Pink Chihuahua Princess]

Or, you could recycle all those monstrous books you are currently reading. :)

[Nicole]

At first I didn't think I did anything good for the environment...but thanks to you I remembered I bought those same light bulbs for our house about a year ago. They are great! Go us! My husband thinks his big contribution is trying to conserve water by showering with me...the nerve! Ha!

[Nicole]

At first I didn't think I did anything good for the environment...but thanks to you I remembered I bought those same light bulbs for our house about a year ago. They are great! Go us! My husband thinks his big contribution is trying to conserve water by showering with me...the nerve! Ha!

[PerfectlyPlumpPreppy]

Boy who knew I was saving the environment by never using my oven?! Thanks for the info :)

[kerrianne]

I myself love cloth shopping bags and am so excited that soon and very soon I am moving to a city that is so much more proactive about little things that can make a big difference.