Solutions are steps that we can take to decrease our negative impact on the environment. Here is a list of solutions to implement:
- Reduce and Reuse before Recycling
- Use a clothesline
- Buy long-life cycle products
- Use cloth bags for shopping
- Compost (buy a composter at the Town Office or build your own)
- Drive less and don’t let your engines idle
- Phase out clunkers; Remove junk cars from the islands
- Share. a ride, a meal, bulk food purchases
- Measure your ecological footprint, and learn how to reduce it
- Be a smart shopper, buy products with recycled content and less packaging
- Buy energy efficient appliances
- Conduct an energy audit of your home
- Read a book: Elliot Coleman, Paul Hawken, Wendell Berry, Michael Pollan, Cradle to Cradle
- Watch a movie: Inconvenient Truth, Planet Earth
- Spread the word! Tell someone about what you are doing, write a letter to the editor, or to your congressmen.
