My friend Tia and I (Cassidy)have been having nude food lunches with no packaging. we have been washing our cloths by stepping on them in the bath. We have turnd our big lights off in our class and putting little Christmas lights up that use butters and that is our only light in the room!!!
our bin for the week has very little in it and we now have a worm bin. We have a veggie garden and now when we have to much lettice we have it on our sand wighes!!!
This post was submitted by tizza.
this week we have been doing a no impact project. we have been turning off lights, going for bike rides, turning of things at the power point, no eletronic games, insteed of using lights we use fairy lights, we have been taking nakid lunches to school from molly and alyicea
This post was submitted by molly.
this week jess and i have been contributing in no impact week its where our class is trying to save the environment some things we have been doing is riding or walking to and from school, bringing naked lunches, no internet,no electronic games or devises,less than 3 minute showers and lots more
This post was submitted by brit and jess.
My family and I have been saving power by turning off the lights and not playing playstation and playing out side and having naked lunch and play lunch. At school we have been saving power by turning off the light by Brodie and corrdell.
This post was submitted by silver.
I’ve been making my own cleaning and personal care products for about a year. My favorite is a fabric cleaner/freshener. Here is the recipe:
1 cup water
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup alcohol
2 tablespoons baking soda
50 drops essential oil (I like lavender for the scent and it’s also antimicrobial!)
Mix all ingredients in a spray bottle (there will be some foaming action with the baking soda and vinegar) and spray liberally! Works great on carpet! I sometimes use it as an all-purpose cleaner in a pinch.
Other favorite thing: I use Dr. Bronners castille soap for just about everything: Hand soap, shampoo, shampooing carpets, bathing my dog ect. I do not recommend for dishes!
My husband and I are doing the No Impact Experiment in a week and I’m excited to see what lasting changes we can make.
This post was submitted by Jenna.
I turn off the water after I’m wet, then soap up and shampoo my hair and turn water back on to rinse. It reduces the time the shower is on to less than 2 minutes.
On days where I do not wash my hair then it’s water in the sink and a washcloth and soap.
Less waste, clearer conscience, more time
This post was submitted by sandra Sawatzky-Cariou.
I use oranges shells to mop the floor.
You just have to boil them, and you save money and recycle!
This post was submitted by Alejandra .
If you’re in a cold, northern climate like me, your heating bill is probably the bulk of your power consumption, and keeping warm can be a challenge. One trick I’ve hit upon is simple: I do most of the cooking, and right after I’m done using the oven for the day, I leave the oven door open, and let the heat out into the room (note: only do this if you have an electric oven!).
There’s usually enough heat released to raise my girlfriend and I’s one bedroom apartment by 1-2 degrees F- heat that would normally go to waste. We haven’t had to turn on our radiators since the beginning of January, despite cold and often subfreezing temperatures outside.
This post was submitted by Mason Fisher.
A year ago my car was stolen from us while my husband was at work. It was fourteen years old and in very good working condition. After being mad for a couple of days we decided not to replace it. We now function with just one car, my husband agreeing to walk to work in the morning. We are saving money, upkeep time and appreciate the extra room in our driveway….. But most of all we realize how lucky we are to have jobs that allow us to do this. Cars are a problem for the quality of life in a city and we cut our share of the problem in half.
This post was submitted by Lorraine Gingras.
Okay: after my carbon footprint grew to the size of Godzilla’s, traveling all over the world, I left Istambul and Africa and came to the third snowiest town in the continental U.S. No car. I have had colleagues and strangers get absolutely enraged because I have no car. The first time, I had a borrowed bicycle and then I left for Africa just as the first few weeks of snow began. I returned, when the weather went bad, I used a loamer car for a while until it broke down. Now-ta-dah!-I have investing in a battery assisted bike. Lots of hills here, but this thing allows me the extra boost to get up them (I am no spring chicken). This year I will either bike or walk to work. Though I use electricity to recharge my batteries, I am told I can get a solar recharger. That and some mushrooms and worms in the basement… (I save an amazing amount of money not having a car, by the way.)
Excelsior!
This post was submitted by bronwyn mills.