Enviro-tips
actionable tips: what we can do as grassroots individuals for the environment and climate
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Make a Mess Kit
Carry your own travel mug, real fork, and bowl, so that you can reach beyond single-use "disposable" items.
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Streamline your closet
Simplifying your stuff can start with the unused items in your clothes closet.
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Downplay your disposal
Use your kitchen disposal only occasionally; put waste in its proper place.
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Digging deeper on water solutions
It's not going to "get better" soon. We can't just "wait it out." Water issues are the new normal. So, what can we do?
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Is your laundry climate-friendly?
Here are a few ways to reduce the climate impact of your laundry - for both renters and homeowners
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Why Try a Rain Barrel, even if it is so small
Rain barrels are an excellent way to "dip your toe in the water" of beginning rainwater awareness.
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A few old habits that aren’t serving us anymore:
Here are a few habits which are part of the world of the past, a world that is (or should be) slipping away.
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Rethink waste
Everything we put into the cans headed to the landfill is a waste of earth's resources. Here's how to analyze your outflow, and channel it to higher uses.
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Focus on the drain holes
Most water-saving tips focus on the faucet. I'm encouraging you to focus as well on where the water goes, where it leaves your home.
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8 tips for even deeper water savings
Here are a few tips to deepen your water-saving Practice, which you aren't likely to find on typical how-to lists. The habit shifts apply no matter whether you live in a house, rental, condo, or apartment.