Climate steps

The daily input was difficult for me because I travel so much for work.  But the actions were always on my mind, and I liked the one-time challenges.  In the end, I didn't do as well as I hoped, but it still was inspiring.

Carbon is the big decider now.  Money and time of course, but lately it has also been the ability to move around physically, and really work while traveling.  I have rheumatoid arthritis, but planes are  becoming so cramped.  Trains are still roomy, and allow more easily for walking.  They are also less noisy.   However, I also just read that...

I have been planning to get storm windows for at least six windows in my house.  I am hoping I still have time today to do it.  But this challenge has helped provide the impetus.

We do a lot of these things already, from prior years' activities.  But the ecochallenge did require me to donate more which I think is a good reminder.

As I compost, I kept track of this by mostly noting how much compost I had created and what types.  Because of this question - I mostly finished all my meals, and scraps were things more like orange peels.  For which I was happy.

I had not realized that smart thermostats were really smart, I kept thinking that people were referring to smart thermostats as programmable thermostats connected to the internet so you could control it remotely.  But they apparently do adjustments to temperature based on patterns learned.  That's wonderful.  I'm not ready yet for it, but good...

We are curtailing our notion of retirement travel.  It's a big, wonderful world, but how much pollution of it should we create in order to enjoy it?  I think there are things to enjoy nearby, even if we never make it to Tierra Del Fuego.

In the U.S., we're arrogant. NPR had a segment talking about subway/rail, and how our building of this infrastructure is always, ALWAYS more expensive than in other developed countries.  Countries with Unions.  Countries that pay a living wage.  Study after study can't seem to figure out why.  Well, one of the interviewees had a...

Uh-oh!  Just realized that Almond Milk contains Vit A Palmitate, which might be a Palm Oil derivative.  Ugh.

Bamboo Spoons!  We do have bamboo alternatives for many things.  I need to commit to buying bamboo toilet paper/paper towels.