2012 Seattle Panel 4/6

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[Jefferdaughter]

Part 5: Explore greenwater options. Run water from bathroom sink into 5 gallon plastic buckets to flush toilet. Use water from laudry to water lawn. Greenwater use is illegal in many areas - help change the laws. In dry climates, install a cistern. Rainbarrels at all downspouts. Recontour your yard to divert runoff into water retention dry ponds filled with mulch, compost, and plants. Landscape with attractive trees, shrubs, vines that also produce fruit/food! Off the top of my head..

[Jefferdaughter]

Part 4: Add a sunroom/ greenhouse w/ dark surface thermal mass floor & glass doors to close off from house at night; will help heat the home on sunny days. Grow food and fish in the sunroom! Rabbits are quieter than chickens, can graze on the lawn in properly designed pens, are highly nutritous, delicious, reproduce quicly, and provide soil-enriching odorless manure. (Dont tell the neighbors they are not pets.) 'Taste like chicken'! Almost. Use rainbarrels to water lawn, garden.

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Part 3: Shop at Farmers Markets.. Eat grassfed beef. Buy pastured eggs & poultry. Raise your own, if you can. Compost all your yard waste. Ride a bicycle or walk to where you are going whenever practical. When selecting a home, look for one in a neighborhood that allows you to do this more easily. If you have a yard, have deciduous trees on the south & east (in the northern areas) to provide cooling shade in summer & let the sun in in winter. Plant evergreens to block winter winds.

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Cont'd Keep the coils on your refridgerator/ freezer clean. Plug electronics into power strips and turn off the strip to save useless power drain.  Install a SolarTube to minimize need for electric light in dark hall, bathroom, stairway, etc. Learn to clean w/ baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, and natural soaps. Brush your teeth w/salt, add baking soda 1/wk. When buying convience items like cleaners, toiletries, laudry detergent, etc look for truly all-natural products.

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What can the urban/suburban dweller do? The list is endless! Pick what works for you, and expand over time: Reduce waste. Reuse everything possible. Recycle the rest. Buy QUALITY, take care of it, and use it until it is used up. Be PROUD of your old car, clothes, furniture... Refurbish rather than throw something away. Rmember that you are not your house, car, clothes. Old quality is more 'chic' than cheap new crap, anyway. Avoid electic gadgets (toothbrush, razor, can opener, etc).