Dear Blog Readers
Thanks to everyone for their concern. The first couple of days were tough for us. But I think we had it easy, compared to so many others.... no trees on our house or cars, no rising water on our street. Today I saw a video of Bolivar Peninsula (Galveston Island) -- WOW! it looks like the MIssissippi coast after Katrina... a town was totally wiped out.
One thing that stays on my mind is the idea of these increasingly destructive storms. How much can we prevent these in the future? How about if we start driving less, riding our bikes etc. There are thousands of things we can do to help ourselves not have to deal with this again. Maybe there will be more storms, but if we implement some real sustainability soon, we could decrease the intensity of the storms....
A few simple suggestions - some have short term, other have long effects
1. When you are in a building with an elevator, walk if you have only 2 or 3 or 4 floors to go.
2. Turn off your lights when you are not using them.
3. Drive 5 miles less per hour on the freeway! And don't speed!
4. Consider buying USED items. The clothing re-sale shop is an adventure. You never know what designer clothes you will find. The less NEW clothes manufactured the less energy used.
5. Consider a USED car - the world has too many cars..... or hold on to your car longer...
6. Ride your bicycle for short trips.
7. DON'T East MEAT! (see our post on UN recommendation "Vegetarians are going to love the U.N."
8. RECYCLE! and encourage your employer, apartment complex, or community to recycle
more suggestions later.
our condolences to all who lost family members, and/or their homes as a result of Hurricane IKE
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