Eco-guilt

[Stan4dSteph]

Most grocery stores in France don't provide free plastic bags, so I got in the habit of bringing my own bags to do shopping. I use CFLs in all fixtures that allow it. I don't let the faucet run unnecessarily. I wash most clothes on cold, some on warm.

I moved closer to work recently, so have cut down on my commute impact. I might even try to bike to work when spring comes around.

Living green is very important to me, but I'm not fanatical about it.

It is very worrying what might happen. The earth's systems are sensitive things, and not easy to predict.

[Andrew]

Here's one more: as soon as we can manage to get the garage cleaned out enough to work in there, we are going to replace our old hot water heater with one of the new tankless models. I'd like to replace the furnace as well but haven't looked into it; it's as old as the house, which means going on 30.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

Most grocery stores in France don't provide free plastic bags, so I got in the habit of bringing my own bags to do shopping.

I didn't know this. That's very cool. The fact is, most people will continue to use paper/plastic bags at these stores because they are conveniently provided. If more stores phased them out, people would have to bring their own. Hmm.