Further Actions Taken Beyond 1-2-3
Here are the results from the 1-2-3 Response to Global Warming
Campaign conducted by the 1st Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon in
response to the evaluation survey.
How do your results compare?
Major Categories:
- Bought more than 3 Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs):
26 (22%)
- Drove more than 2 mph more slowly: 5 (4%)
- Lowered thermostat more than 1 degree: 14 (12%)
- Turned off lights more: 18 (15%)
- Drove less, walked more, biked more, took public transportation more
often.: 28 (23%)
- Recycled more: 7 (6%)
- Took action at work: 7 (6%)
- Other: 59 (49%)
Other Responses:
- Decided
to get front loading washer, gas dryer
- I
am collecting water in pans under faucets, dumping them in larger
buckets and using the water on plants under the eaves of my house.
Also, have heavily mulched everywhere
- Turned
off the hot tub
- Gave
UU literature to my landlord, who owns lots of apartment buildings in
NW
- Turn
heat off when we are gone from the house for more than an hour;
hanging clothes outside on every day it doesn’t rain; watch less TV;
avoid any new electronic devices
- Talking
for the Sierra Club
- Bought
two soaker hoses to use this summer
- Started
plan to reduce power consumption
- Planted
trees
- Increased
insulation in upstairs bedroom; decreased use of electric heaters in
basement
- We
have planted many trees over the last 20 years
- Took
the program to work and e-mailed the list
- Telling
others (family, friends) what I’m doing; gifted others my bulbs
- Practiced
conservation in multiple areas
- Getting
lower energy washer; putting up clothes line
- Water
conservation
- Sold
second car
- Do
things in natural sunlight as much as possible
- Reduced
water heater temperature
- Got
form to teacher, neighbors
- Using
second side of paper for children’s work, consuming less
- Putting
in a veggie garden; implementing water conservation strategies
- Have
been turning off my computer and monitor at work
- Reduce
use of chemical fertilizers and pest control. Use manual lawn
mower/tools
- Bought
a high-efficiency washer, shorter showers; drive a dirty car
- Clothes
line
- Educate
my children
- Already
focusing on eating locally and organically
- Continue
to write/lobby legislators both national and local
- We
purchased an Energy Star refrigerator
- Evaluated
new appliance purchase
- Water
reduction shower heads
- Have
changed the use of dish/clothes washer/dryer to after 8:00 p.m. or on
weekends to help reduce energy use
- Turn
off the computer and fax machines which I used to leave on all day
(and sometimes all night)
- We
ordered additional items through Pacific Power – night lights,
furnace filter alarm and water conservation items – new shower head
and faucets
- Buy
local produced goods and not leave my computer on at work so much
- Discussed
pledge with children and talked with them about additional steps, such
as turning off the computer monitor, turning off the heat in their
rooms when they are leaving to spend the night with their dad, etc.
- Added
insulation & skylights to reduce energy consumption (skylight may
be a net zero); began turning off computers when not in use for 2
hours or more; increased use of stairs instead of elevators
- We
have acquired a rain barrel to catch rain water and save waste water
when we are running water to get hot water for showers
- Decided
not to use as much automatic water sprinkling system this summer
- We
take mother-daughter showers and less frequent showers (no baths).We
cleaned our de-humidifier filter, which alone seemed to cut our power
bill by 20%.
- Buy
in bulk
- Got
rid of one of our cars
- Lessened
our plane travel; political action on global warming
- I
spoke to others about the dangers and read more
- Dispensing
with my car
- Washing
clothes in cooler water; reducing shower flow
- Am
trying to become more educated in this area
- I
just try to be more aware
- Gave
bulbs as gifts to introduce program to family and friends; living with
less of everything
- Looked
at other travel
- Use
canvass bags for groceries
- In
process of taking out lawn – planting natives and more trees
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