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  Say NO! Buy a tankless water heater instead!

  People who live in states that have plenty of sunshine resources (or wind for that matter) shouldn't be supporting a company that wants to just buy thier way out of making real changes.

  Instead, you should look at ways to remove yourself from the power grid and dependancy on their coal and nuclear power generation.  We are rebuilding our home and adding solar and wind with battery backup to our home. We are also taking out our tank-style water heater and adding an 'on-demand' system.  These are small changes, but the intial costs ($300 for the water heater) will save us THOUSANDS in the long run. Unfortunately we cannot completely separate, but we should have significant savings and if each person would just do one small thing, it would make a difference.On Umbra on Green Tags posted 4 years, 8 months ago 10 Responses

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  know where to fight your battles

  I agree and add- "Consider your dress like camouflage- blend in, then create havoc from the inside."

  My parents always said dress your best to impress. They also taught not to judge a book by it's cover. Unfortunately, in the real world people will not take your point of view seriously if you aren't dressed decently.  Since we are all guilty of committing this offense, we should learn from our own mistakes.

  I've made a career out of being green, yet when I go to the office, I am choked by the fashion noose and dress shirt with real cowhide shoes.  What some biologists do may seem a sellout to some, but without people like us, roadways and developments would run flat-out, willy-nilly, all over creation, with no regard to the habitats they destroy in the name of progress.  We keep development 'in-line', and speak from the place where builders will listen.  And if you think they'd give a rat's butt to our opinion if we came in our 'week-end' garb of hawaiian shirts, shorts, and sandals, you really are out of touch with how the world really operates.  Clothes don't make the man, clothes make the man's opinions count.On Yes, clothes really do make the activist posted 4 years, 8 months ago 24 Responses