Local Solutions from the discussion on An Inconvenient Truth

What are feasible solutions to minimize our impact @ NHS?

Here's what A block had to say (Thanks Chien!)

Ø Eat less meat
Ø Don’t use lighters
Ø Turn your lights off when no one is in the room
Ø Packing list for students should include: must have a surge protector with a power switch
Ø Conserve water
Ø Unplug electronics when not in use
Ø Replace normal light bulbs with energy efficient ones
Ø Recycle
Ø Have book store offer to sell organic clothes
Ø Have a vegetable oil club
Ø Convert heating furnace to use vegetable oil
Ø Replace old windows
Ø Plant more trees

Here's what C Block had to say (Thanks Amanda!)

- Surge protectors
- Recycling
- Reducing the use of the sprinklers
- Encourage less use of lights in dorms and classrooms
- Holding class outside
- Car pooling for day students
- Promote use of automatic lights
- Update heating systems
- Turning off and unplugging T.V, alarms, music ect...
- Penalties for leaving on electronics
- Energy consumption contest

Here's what E Block had to say (thanks Steve!)

More efficient mini-buses
Increase recycling by getting more recycling bins and making them more visible
Throw out napkins separately from food trash
Solar power
Plant trees to counteract carbon dioxide
More efficient heatingà Get rid of radiators
Wind turbines on Burleigh Mountain
Turn off lights
More double paned glass windows
Rake leaves instead of leaf blowers
Stop smoking
Geothermal wells