In recognition of the Live Earth concerts happening all around the world today (who's intent is good, even if I am dubious of the actual "greenness" of the event itself) I thought that I would tip everyone off to the efforts of my friend, Ken Luna. Ken had this revelation a couple years ago, that if you gave every child in the USA a Compact Fluorescent Light bulb to replace a regular incandescent bulb you could reduce greenhouse emissions. You can see more about Ken's efforts here:
Ken is a sweet guy, we teach in the same district, we have the same solar contractor (yup, my house is solar too) and he has some great ideas. Let's hear it for the regular folk trying to make a difference.
Showing posts with label global warming. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 7, 2007
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The two mile rule....
Ok, I'm gonna get up on my soap box and get all preachy on you for a few minutes here.
Ahem..... Ahem.... Testing...one ....two....three....
Folks, we have to do something. We have screwed up the planet and now we have to fix it.
Now, yes I know everyone is telling us to get off our collective lazy hineys and get with it. Al Gore is telling us, silly celebrities that I don't listen to are telling us, and now yes, now I am telling us...well, you.
Here is a little thing we can do. It is called:
THE TWO MILE RULE
Here it is, plain and simple:
If where you want to go is within two miles, you walk, or bike.
Wow. That is complex. But what if you have groceries to carry? Or paint cans to haul? Or the kitty to take to the vet? Well, then you do all those things in a combo trip in the car. Don't feel guilty, it is ok. That is what your car is for. But your feet are made for everything else.
The hubby and I live by THE TWO MILE RULE. For the last two summers we have managed to get by on one tank of gas. ONE TANK OF GAS PEOPLE! That is the power of THE TWO MILE RULE. We feel great, we spend time together, we don't shop all the time, we don't spend money we don't have to, we see people in our neighborhood, we don't put wear and tear on the car, we don't make carbon, and we get to be good to the planet.
I tell my students about THE TWO MILE RULE and they make fun of me for about a minute, then they think about it. It makes sense. Think about it.
Ahem..... Ahem.... Testing...one ....two....three....
Folks, we have to do something. We have screwed up the planet and now we have to fix it.
Now, yes I know everyone is telling us to get off our collective lazy hineys and get with it. Al Gore is telling us, silly celebrities that I don't listen to are telling us, and now yes, now I am telling us...well, you.
Here is a little thing we can do. It is called:
THE TWO MILE RULE
Here it is, plain and simple:
If where you want to go is within two miles, you walk, or bike.
Wow. That is complex. But what if you have groceries to carry? Or paint cans to haul? Or the kitty to take to the vet? Well, then you do all those things in a combo trip in the car. Don't feel guilty, it is ok. That is what your car is for. But your feet are made for everything else.
The hubby and I live by THE TWO MILE RULE. For the last two summers we have managed to get by on one tank of gas. ONE TANK OF GAS PEOPLE! That is the power of THE TWO MILE RULE. We feel great, we spend time together, we don't shop all the time, we don't spend money we don't have to, we see people in our neighborhood, we don't put wear and tear on the car, we don't make carbon, and we get to be good to the planet.
I tell my students about THE TWO MILE RULE and they make fun of me for about a minute, then they think about it. It makes sense. Think about it.
Try it for a week. Just a week. Let me know how it goes.
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