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June 07, 2006
Little things
In my new-found free time since the semester ended, I have been keeping up with Treehugger quite a bit. As Dave will tell you, I am now officially more obsessed than before with being environmentally responsible. (This also happened to coincide with finding out that we do, in fact, have curbside recycling pickup- nearly a year after moving into this apartment.) My newest mission: replacing our incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs. I was thoroughly convinced by these bulbs when I installed them in a couple of stone lamps Dave purchased. These lamps would get really hot with the old incandescent bulbs, to the point where I wouldn't leave them on for more than about a half hour, and now they stay totally cool to the touch even when I use them for hours at a time.
Other changes to my lifestyle over the past few months include finally sucking it up to buy some reusable tote-type grocery bags, and cloth napkins. It doesn't feel like very much to me, these few tiny things, but I guess I do notice a shift in my consciousness about what I use and purchase. Which I like.
Posted by kelseyfrost at June 7, 2006 09:36 AM
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Have you seen "An Inconvenient Truth" yet? I'm hoping to over the weekend. But the more I hear about it, the more I am afraid that we have seriously fucked the planet permanently. I'm trying to do my best to be as environmentally friendly as possible, but I wish there was a way to convince more people to do the same! It's very frustrating to know that Bush will be in office just long enough to ensure there's no turning back environmentally. God I hate him.
Posted by: Marissa at June 8, 2006 11:17 AM
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