Today we broke a temperature record :) Chicago hit 60 degrees...the old record was 54. Guess I should actually left the house instead of spending the day doing laundry and cooking. Its the "warmest January 6 in 100 years"!Maybe its not all good, if you attribute the whole thing to Global Warming. And thinking about global warming got me back to thinking about the fact that I have still yet to figure out what I want to accomplish in 2008. I know that the thought process may not seem clear (global warming=new year resolutions???) but trust me, there was logic in there somewhere. One of the things I do hope to do in 2008 is to become a better influence on the environment, to make changes where I can - and also to educate myself more regarding the changes that are happening and what role (if any) I play in that. Surfing around I found an article on the Environmental Defense website titled "New Year's Resolutions: Eight Ways to Help the Environment" in which they list 8 items you should pledge to do in 2008. I thought these were pretty interesting, most of them are really EASY, and thus blog-worthy!
- Replace my conventional light bulbs with energy-efficient ones
- Calculate my carbon footprint
- Make small changes at home
- Drive like the Earth depends on it
- Buy carbon offsets to help offset my emissions further
- Choose seafood that's good for me and the ocean
- Write my members of Congress demanding a strong global warming law
- Pass this list to my friends and family
I figured one of the things I can do this year is work my way through this list - just by posting I already completed #8. I can already tell 2008 is going to be a productive year ;)
3 comments:
That's a good list. I've done #1. Haven't gotten any further than that.
Thanks for posting our New Year's Resolutions! I wish you luck in sticking with them!
Jess - that first one is such an easy one to do, I seriously kick myself because I havent done it :( Next time a bulb goes out - I swear - energy efficient goes in!
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