{"id":2452800,"date":"2020-01-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=318560"},"modified":"2020-01-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T07:00:00","slug":"guest-commentary-lowering-your-footprint-not-as-hard-as-it-seems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/guest-commentary-lowering-your-footprint-not-as-hard-as-it-seems\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest commentary: Lowering your footprint not as hard as it seems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WHAT YOU CAN DO<\/p>\n

Here is a climate change mitigation check list people can look to to help:<\/p>\n

LAUNDRY<\/p>\n

Wash cold, hang dry<\/p>\n

Vent through filter to interior to increase humidity in the house<\/p>\n

Use most efficient front loading washing machine<\/p>\n

FOOD<\/p>\n

Plant a garden<\/p>\n

Compost your plant waste<\/p>\n

Resist processed foods<\/p>\n

Reduce meat consumption<\/p>\n

Buy local foods, in season when possible<\/p>\n

Eat food from distant producers sparingly<\/p>\n

Use low power cookers for small cooking jobs<\/p>\n

Use supper efficient and smallest refrigerator you can live with<\/p>\n

Eliminate food waste<\/p>\n

TRANSPORTATION<\/p>\n

Carpool<\/p>\n

Use the RFTA bus, We-Cycle or walk when possible<\/p>\n

Make your next car purchase an electric vehicle<\/p>\n

Maintain air pressure in tires to help with gas mileage<\/p>\n

Reduce flying and purchase carbon offsets when flying<\/p>\n

CLEANING<\/p>\n

Sweep more, vacuum less<\/p>\n

Conserve water with wash bin<\/p>\n

Use fewer cleaning products, more elbow grease<\/p>\n

TRASH<\/p>\n

Recycle at home and work<\/p>\n

Evaluate trash weekly to see what can be reduced in future<\/p>\n

Separate recyclables<\/p>\n

Compost plant based scraps<\/p>\n

HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC USE<\/p>\n

Choose a 100% carbon-free utility company<\/p>\n

Install solar panels<\/p>\n

Switch to LED lights<\/p>\n

Unplug chargers when not in use<\/p>\n

Switch heating and cooking to carbon free electric<\/p>\n

Reduce house size<\/p>\n

FINANCIAL<\/p>\n

Divest from fossil fuel related investments<\/p>\n

Invest in green stocks<\/p>\n

Switch from banks that support oil and gas<\/p>\n

YARD<\/p>\n

Replace bluegrass with lower water demand cover, like clover.<\/p>\n

Replace gas mower with electric<\/p>\n

Eliminate lawn, plant trees or xeriscape<\/p>\n

HEATING\/ COOLING<\/p>\n

Invest in an energy-efficient heat pump<\/p>\n

Install solar hot water heater<\/p>\n

Switch from gas to electric<\/p>\n

Super insulate your house<\/p>\n

Reduce thermostat in winter<\/p>\n

ADVOCACY\/ ACTIVISM<\/p>\n

Educate yourself and vote<\/p>\n

Call and write your members of Congress<\/p>\n

Call and write to carbon intensive businesses<\/p>\n

Attend local climate events<\/p>\n

Buy carbon offsets<\/p>\n

Write Letters to the Editors, local, state and national<\/p>\n

Talk with family, friends and neighbors about carbon emissions reduction<\/p>\n

Divest from carbon intensive industry<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: Edited from a list first published by Claire Cohen Norris and John McAndrew.<\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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