Earthcare Tips and links :: Friends Meeting of Austin

Tip of the Month

Replace incandescent bulbs with energy-saving LED bulbs.

Inspired by Nature Life a blog by Anna Malcom, 2012 clerk of Earthcare committee.
City of Austin Environmental portal Information on all of Austin's efforts to 'Go Green.'
Texas Interfaith Power & Light is a nonprofit religious education project that helps congregations of all faiths in Texas take action to reduce global warming and air pollution through energy conservation and renewable energy strategies.
Texas Impact Texas Impact is a statewide religious grassroots network whose members include individuals, congregations, and governing bodies of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths. Texas Impact exists to advance state public policies that are consistent with universally held social principles of the Abrahamic traditions. Environmental concerns are a top priority.

10 Steps to a Greener Kitchen by Jeanne Besser, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 8, 2009.

Buy a neoprene or steel water bottle and use it instead of purchasing bottled water at the convenience store or grocery.
Consolidate errands to cut down on extra short trips that reduce gas mileage.