An Inconvenient Truth: Reduce Your Impact at Home

We finally sat down and watched Davis Guggenheim's An Inconvenient Truth last weekend. And, when the film was over, we visited climatecrisis.net and found a wealth of ways to Reduce Your Impact at Home.

03.20.climate2.jpg We're talking easy things, like unplugging electronics when they're not in use, running your dishwasher only when it's fully loaded, and avoiding heavily packaged products.

Take a look: and while you're there check out the Carbon Impact Calculator.

Comments (6)

Shouldn't it be "borrow" the CD?

posted by Doug on 2007-03-20 13:14:35

I've spent the last 6 or so weeks leaving things unplugged when they arent in use. I was shocked to know $14 off my regular $70 bill. Its good for the planet, and I can put the $14 into the 'pretty things fund'!!

posted by clairepetrol on 2007-03-20 13:53:30

Ooops that should read 'knock $14 off my regular $70 bill'. Overexcited typing....

posted by clairepetrol on 2007-03-20 13:54:42

Re unplugging... what if I turn my power strip off (to which all my plugs connect) but leave it plugged in?

posted by Margaret on 2007-03-20 14:55:07

Margaret,

That'll work just fine, in fact, that's what I do. As long as those little transformers aren't getting electricity, you'll be saving $. And it's a lot easier than crawling behind the "entertainment center" to get to the plug in my case.

posted by Jeff-ATL on 2007-03-20 17:32:59

Funny, I just got around to seeing it too. Does everyone else come away with wet hankies and a hankering for anti-depressants?

But seriously, great film. You can see it for free on PeekVid at http://tv.peekvid.com/feature/movies/57/An-Inconvenient-Truth.html

Pass on the link to anyone who might have missed it. I did, and actually had one friend write back that "Mars is getting hotter too, so it must be that the sun is actually to blame...it's getting stronger." Obviously a good chunk of the "red" states haven't been exposed to Al's PowerPoint yet.

We've turned off our power strips. Can't wait to see the savings!

posted by Stylebites on 2007-03-22 22:40:59