I recently came across an interesting PDF file online called “100 Ways You Can Improve The Environment“.
I’m sure many of the suggestions will seem like common sense or are tips you see all the time (ie. ‘switch to CFL bulbs’ etc etc), but I know for me personally it’s nice to have a nice neat list to refer to from time to time. I find there is a big difference between thinking/writing/talking about doing something and actually doing it. I typically need quite a few reminders, so having this list handy will certainly help!
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Written by Bentley on January 8th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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(Photo credit – Craig Sillitoe)Interesting post at Hugg recently about an Australian woman who seems to have a real knack for water conservation.
According to the original article (link to follow), 78 year old Val Yule uses only a fraction of the amount of water that most people in her region use (less than 1/10th between August and October ’06).
I’m always interested to hear about different ways to conserve water at home, but I think what really drew me to this article was the individual herself. Based on some of the quotes provided, Val Yule definitely sounds like someone who, as Thoreau might say, ‘marches to the beat of a different drummer’ – she is an original, and not afraid to let people know it!
Here are some blurbs:
“Everyone likes to say, ‘You can’t do this, you can’t do that’,” Ms Yule said. “Well, I like to say, what can we do that’s better?”
Hear, hear!
Even her trips to the toilet are eco-friendly, although she declined to spell out the specifics.
“I have a system, but I won’t go into details,” she said. “People aren’t ready for that yet.”
Hehe. I’d be interested to learn about her eco-friendly toilet system, but can see what she is saying about people not being ready (although I would argue that some are in fact ready).
The article contains some interesting tips for conserving water, and Val even has her own website, Australian Oz Ideas, where she shares “alternative ideas about everything”. It looks to be an interesting site covering a wide range of topics (including her water-saving methods), although not quite as environmentally-focused as I thought it might be. Definitely still worth a visit though.
Here is a link to the original article: A woman with bucketloads of ideas
[UPDATE]I just came across an EXCELLENT article at Treehugger all about water conservation – be sure to check it out if this is a topic of interest to you.
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Written by Bentley on January 8th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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