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Erica in DC
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April 16, 2007
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I just use my cell phone. The reception in my apartment isn't great, but I don't talk that much once I am home anyway.
To green my cell usage, I tend to keep my cell phones until th...
I'm all for simplifying down to what is really needed and used. However, I am always hesitant to determine what someone else needs or uses because so often that "human power" is actually "woman po...
I picked other because I won't be eating turkey (vegetarian) but won't be shopping either. I will probably sleep in and alternate reading and watching movies. I suspect the cats and bunnies will ...
I'm vegetarian with a gluten and corn intolerance. I was never a big Thanksgiving fan (probably because seeing 2 large dead animals - ham and turkey - on the table made me sick), so I quit going h...
Yep, AmandaL is right that herbivore waste can be composted much easier than carnivore or omnivore waste. I have 2 bunnies and that is what got me into composting in the first place. I don't have...
I have 3 bunnies at home, 1 of my own and 2 foster rabbits. I'm a big fan of letting bunnies run loose. They do need a den where they can hide and sleep (especially if they are not in a pair or t...
Tiamet_the_Red is correct that Purell and the like are alcohol gel. That doesn't mean that we should go crazy Purell'ing ourselves, but if you will be away from soap and water and in a germy situa...
I feed my cats a mix of high quality food and some of it is organic. The local store where I get the food is often out of one food or another, so I just started making a mix of everything that I g...
DC's recycling program is already pretty anemic, so I'd like to see that improved. However, I would LOVE to have a city-wide compost program. I know a lot of apartment dwellers who value composti...
I presume that this does not apply for this particular guest, but this is just a comment for a certain subset guests. I have celiac disease which means that I get sick if I consume any gluten - th...
I use this shower filter and use the throttle to turn off the water while soaping. I hate having to rush while I'm showering, but I don't need the water to run the entire time. This allows me to ...
Pardon the pun, but I am green with envy! One of my friends lives in SF, so I heard about this program from her. I compost at my home (in DC), but I would much prefer to have a citywide compostin...
My parents live in a rural area of Ohio and they have a second freezer in the basement. However, it isn't an old one. They have a regular fridge upstairs with a bottom freezer and use the basemen...
I bought a shower filter (from greenhome.com made by Rainshow'r) to cut out the chlorine and other nasties in my tap water. One super handy feature is a little button to turn off the water flow wh...
I have these things (got them at Bed, Bath, & Beyond) and love them. I have been using them since I moved to this apartment (April 2006) and have really enjoyed not needing dryer sheets. I tried ...
I live in a basement apartment so I get minor ant influxes (is that the plural of influx??) from time to time. I have cats and a bunny so I am careful what I put on the floor. I have tile floors ...
I live in DC and don't own a car since I can get around via public transportation, walking, and the occasional cab or Zipcar rental.
However, I rent a car whenever I visit my family ...
Latest Comments...
I just use my cell phone. The reception in my apartment isn't great, but I don't talk that much once I am home anyway. To green my cell usage, I tend to keep my cell phones until th...
I'm all for simplifying down to what is really needed and used. However, I am always hesitant to determine what someone else needs or uses because so often that "human power" is actually "woman po...
I picked other because I won't be eating turkey (vegetarian) but won't be shopping either. I will probably sleep in and alternate reading and watching movies. I suspect the cats and bunnies will ...
I'm vegetarian with a gluten and corn intolerance. I was never a big Thanksgiving fan (probably because seeing 2 large dead animals - ham and turkey - on the table made me sick), so I quit going h...
Yep, AmandaL is right that herbivore waste can be composted much easier than carnivore or omnivore waste. I have 2 bunnies and that is what got me into composting in the first place. I don't have...
http://www.thewhofarm.org/ This is the site where you can sign the petition for a White House Organic Farm. I am torn between high...
I have 3 bunnies at home, 1 of my own and 2 foster rabbits. I'm a big fan of letting bunnies run loose. They do need a den where they can hide and sleep (especially if they are not in a pair or t...
Tiamet_the_Red is correct that Purell and the like are alcohol gel. That doesn't mean that we should go crazy Purell'ing ourselves, but if you will be away from soap and water and in a germy situa...
I feed my cats a mix of high quality food and some of it is organic. The local store where I get the food is often out of one food or another, so I just started making a mix of everything that I g...
DC's recycling program is already pretty anemic, so I'd like to see that improved. However, I would LOVE to have a city-wide compost program. I know a lot of apartment dwellers who value composti...
I presume that this does not apply for this particular guest, but this is just a comment for a certain subset guests. I have celiac disease which means that I get sick if I consume any gluten - th...
I use this shower filter and use the throttle to turn off the water while soaping. I hate having to rush while I'm showering, but I don't need the water to run the entire time. This allows me to ...
Pardon the pun, but I am green with envy! One of my friends lives in SF, so I heard about this program from her. I compost at my home (in DC), but I would much prefer to have a citywide compostin...
My parents live in a rural area of Ohio and they have a second freezer in the basement. However, it isn't an old one. They have a regular fridge upstairs with a bottom freezer and use the basemen...
I bought a shower filter (from greenhome.com made by Rainshow'r) to cut out the chlorine and other nasties in my tap water. One super handy feature is a little button to turn off the water flow wh...
I have these things (got them at Bed, Bath, & Beyond) and love them. I have been using them since I moved to this apartment (April 2006) and have really enjoyed not needing dryer sheets. I tried ...
I live in a basement apartment so I get minor ant influxes (is that the plural of influx??) from time to time. I have cats and a bunny so I am careful what I put on the floor. I have tile floors ...
I live in DC and don't own a car since I can get around via public transportation, walking, and the occasional cab or Zipcar rental. However, I rent a car whenever I visit my family ...