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I feel I'm pretty good about not using plastic bags. I always bring my own bags to shop, but I usually forget the produce bags. I make do by keeping my veggies and fruits loose, but sometimes when I'm in a hurry, I do grab the already bagged items. I made it a point to close the gap this month.

I finally got the estimate for photovoltaic solar power at my house today! Looking forward to implementing 1/2 of them. We cannot afford to replace our cedar shake roof early to accommodate some panels, but we can put some one our metal roof.

My largest contributors are my transportation and shelter. I have been driving my electric car more often this year to work to visit jobsites as well as for personal reasons to manage appointments and to pick up my daughter from practices when the bus is unavailable. I can't control much of this. My home is larger than average, so I need to...

I learned about the difficulty in making a real impact on this problem with a single washer. There really needs to be collective action, so I contacted my water district to ask them to upgrade their equipment to handle this on a larger scale, instead.

Progressing, but not as well as I hoped.

There is some waste I cannot avoid. I try not to take plastic bags when I shop, so I buy the small recycled poop bags to handle my dog's waste. I have been trying to use them multiple times. Seems gross, but I haven't found a good alternative. I contacted my water district but they do not allow flushing dog waste because they do not have the...

My water footprint was below the US average. Opportunity of growth is in hand washing dishes and not letting the water run as i wash.