Growing your own organic produce at home reduces carbon in multiple ways–plants sequester carbon, and having produce in your own yard eliminates the need for food to travel, so no greenhouse gases from transportation! To extend the growing season into the colder months, you can build a cold frame, which […]
Monthly Archives: September 2015
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We have been purchasing wind power from RG&E. This allows RG&E to buy electricity generated by wind mills. It is supplied in the routine way. This doesn’t save money (you have to pay a very small extra amount) but it does help to reduce greenhouse gases. You can get more […]
Technology is a cool thing. These power strips will automatically turn off whenever a 10%+ drop in current to the main outlet is detected, and automatically turn on when an increase of 7 watts or more in power to the main outlet is sensed. In other words, plug your computer […]
Make sure your dishwasher is full when you run it, and use the energy-saving setting if your washer has one. This lets you air-dry the dishes. In addition, you can turn of the “dry” cycle manually. Not using heat in drying can save 20 percent of your dishwasher’s total electricity […]
Did you know that raising animals for food accounts for 18% of all greenhouse gases? That is more than all trucks and cars combined! (UN Climate Report, 2006) Being a vegetarian is the most effective way to reduce greenhouse gases and global warming. Even cutting your meat consumption by half […]
You lose energy when air conditioners and hot-air furnaces have to work harder to draw air through dirty filters. Cleaning a dirty air-conditioner filter can save 5 percent of the energy used. That can reduce CO2 emissions by 175 pounds a year.
Every gallon of gas you save averts 22 pounds of CO2 pollution, and it adds up. For example, if your car gets 25 miles per gallon, and you reduce your annual driving from 12,000 to 10,000, you’ll prevent 1,800 pounds of CO2.
Plastic caps made from plastic #1 to #7 (on water bottles, juice jugs, milk gallons, jars, etc.) are recyclable in Monroe County since June 1st, 2011. If your waste hauler is supporting the Monroe County Recycling Center (MCRC) “Blue Box” recycling program, keep the caps on the bottles or jars […]
Two local faith-based organizations have collaborated to develop a pamphlet about water as a great beverage of choice. This pamphlet outlines the pros and cons of tap water versus single use plastic water bottles. Check out this pdf file that contains the pamphlet. Water Brochure
Two local faith-based organizations have put together a double sided brochure titled “Shopping, Make it a Green Choice”. This pdf file can be opened with the link below. It has useful information on the benefits of using reusable shopping bags and references areas around the world that have instituted fees […]