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Green buildings
Heifer Project's internationalheadquarters in Little Rock is a green building. Rainwater is caught from the roof and the parking lot to be used in watering the plants around the building and as gray water to flush toilets. The saving there is about 40%. The building has passive solar lighting which saves another 40%. It used eco-friendly building materials. In addition, Heifer Project teaches people in poverty sustainable, earth-friendly agriculture. The Heifer garden in Dallas is organic, using raised beds, soaker hoses, and now a cistern to catch rainwater to use in irrigation. Last year the garden produced 7000 pounds of organic produce for local food banks.On 15 Green Buildings posted 2 years, 2 months ago 12 Responses
Paper or Drastic
I pass a landfill regularly and the plastic shopping bags are what's "blowin' in the wind." If we'd all take our own shopping bags and use those instead of paper or plastic, we would generate a great deal less trash in the landfill and save energy and natural resources that are necessary to produce bags. Kroger gives shoppers a five cents refund for each bag brought from home, whether plastic or cloth. Using cloth bags to hold groceries and other purchases may not seem like much, but when combined with other energy-saving habits, like hanging clothes out to dry, we'd have a greener world. On Umbra on personal actions that make a real difference posted 4 years, 3 months ago 11 Responses