EHSL Green-Team

Found out a local business allows bulk pickup of tortillas, so cut out that source of habitual single use plastic!

We have some things to do to improve in my household. This is all a bit disheartening with how fast and how much water goes. The linked Mental Floss article = :O. I don't know if that helps spur people into action as much as add to despair..In any case, things we could do at my house: Time our showers and see if there's room for improvement...

There was so much that I didn't know that I'd probably run out of characters typing it all out! What's apparent is how connected everything on earth is. One fact I saw is that every second breath we take is provided by the ocean, since it produces 1/2 the oxygen on earth. We must respect the natural world around us and do what we can to protect...

I'm home a ton because I work remotely, so I conducted the energy audit here. I made a list of things we consistently keep plugged in (e.g. stove, microwave, water heater, etc.) as well as a list of appliances we regularly and seasonally use. I learned that a ton of electricity stands to "phantom waste" even when off, so I will unplug...

It looks like I have some work to do! That's okay, because I never expect that to end. Based on things identified in the tests, I'm going to: Look into paying a bit extra for renewable energy. I'm lucky enough to live in a place that it's already partially renewable sourced, and affordable to head more in that direction. Be consistent with...

When doing some research, it seems like we already had some pollinator friendly plants! There's plenty of spearmint, purple dead nettle, and dandelion which we're leaving largely in tact. What we're planting this year that will help is English lavender, catnip, and thyme. Lavendar and catnip just got put into seedling trays yesterday! And we...

I struggle with belonging most of the time. Especially as a remote worker, it's easy to hermit and feel isolated from others locally. I've also moved a lot in the past so that exacerbates feeling like an outsider. However, volunteering can really help with this and I'm glad I found a couple of opportunities I can regularly plan on participating...

When we team up, seriously great results can be achieved! I hope to inspire our culture to be less throw-away in general/to care a bit. Maybe the most difficult challenge to wide-spread, systemic progress in sustainability (or justice or even other realms) is the process of different groups of people with different ideas and worldviews coming...

Serious question - when you cook a dish with oil (like a pasta salad), what's the best way to wash that dish? There's only so much oil that can be scraped from the dish, so some is always getting into the drain/water supply. I hope cities are equipped to extract that kind of inescapable amount...

Was able to suggest a tool library to someone who's never heard of their existence!