If you’re still using incandescent light bulbs consider making the switch to compact fluorescent light. A CFL uses a third of the energy of a comparable incandescent. A 25-watt CFL bulb (comparable to a 100-watt incandescent) can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,000 pounds over the lifetime of the bulb. According to the Environmental Defense Fund, if every household replaced just three 60-watt incandescent light bulbs with CFLs, we would reduce as much pollution as if we took 3.5 million cars off the roads.
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It’s one thing to think, “Hey, I’d love to be more self-sufficient!” and quite another to implement a lifestyle change that might require learning some new skills.
Attainable Sustainable is about bridging the gap between wanting change and making it happen without becoming overwhelmed. Nobody’s saying you have to go get a tractor and a cow. Attainable Sustainable is about discovering – one step at a time – how to make changes in your life to support a sustainable lifestyle.
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Kris Bordessa has been gardening for most of her life. She's been authoring books and writing features for the past ten years or so. It's about time she combined the two, don't you think? [More about the author]
