Just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a happy Earth Day. Now I’m no hardcore environmentalist or anything. I’m just as wasteful as the next guy. But I do think it’s important to take a moment to consider our impact on the world around us.
For about a year now, my wife and I have been looking for tiny, painless ways we can reduce our wastefulness. For example, we’ve started declining plastic bags at the grocery store whenever we feel like we can carry what we’ve bought in our hands. We also try to bundle up a little more at home rather than keep the heater running non-stop.
What else can we do? I welcome your recommendations in the comments.
2 responses so far ↓
umwalker // April 24, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Hi! Typical German is to take your own reusable bag with you to the supermarket. There are already a lot of people using energy-saving lamps here, too. How’s that in the US? Uli
Ryan // April 24, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Yes I remember when we were in Germany, we saw everyone taking their own bags to the grocery store. We’re actually doing that more and more here. Many of the grocery stores have bags for sale that you can bring back.
We’ve also started putting compact fluorescent lights throughout our house as the incandescent lights burn out.
I have heard though, that compact fluorescent lights aren’t that great for the environment in the end because they contain harmful chemicals like mercury. I’d be interested in finding affordable, bright LED lightbulbs if anyone knows of any good ones.
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