Zoomie1980
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- Jan 16, 2008
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It's sad that Gore doesn't practice what he preaches. If he did his message might get a better reception. I do give him credit for at least getting folks talking about the issue.
We heat with wood, about 4 cords a year.
We have fluorescent bulbs in 75% of the house. The other 25% I'm not giving up because there are a few places in the house I just don't like the way the flourescents light certain areas.
We dry our clothes outside on a clothesline.
We haven't run our 96 Blazer for a year now. We live close to a grocery store so I ride a bicycle for the odd item we run short on. We hitch a ride with family members to shop for items at the larger stores and pay bills. Besides, it's a way to protest against the high registration fees in our state.
We recycle when possible and the woodstove is a great for burning paper as a fire starter.
In the warmer days of summer (2 whole weeks this year) we use the cool air in our cellar circulated from a fan on our out of service furnace to cool the house.
We keep any lights not being used turned off.
I'm not sure what my carbon footprint is but I'm treading as lightly as possible.
I personally don't make a big deal out of it, just use common sense. Combine trips, turn the stat up when not at home, I use the curly bulbs as the old ones break. Turn the lights off. But beyond that, I just don't care.