This year my Holiday Present to all will be:

[LibraLiz1973]

Along with a print out of this:

Food Impacts saves:
Increase the amount of organically grown food that you eat by 50%= 0.1 acres
Increase the amount of locally grown food that you eat by 50%= 0.2 acres
Increase the amount of unprocessed and unpackaged food that you eat by 50%= 0.3 acres
Eat a vegetarian dinner instead of meat once a week =0.5 acres

Household Impacts saves:
Dry 12 loads of laundry per month on the clothesline rather than in the dryer= 0.1 acres
Shower 3 minutes less per day =0.1 acres
Set the thermostat 5 degrees lower in the winter= 0.2 acres

Transportation Impacts saves:
Drive 20 miles less per week =0.3 acres
Fly 5 hours less per year =0.3 acres


I will also be including a pack of CF lightbulbs
For the record, I replaced all of my house lights with CF bulbs about 8 months ago... My electric bill has gone down about $40 a month. A MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.cflbulbs.com/compact-fluorescent-lights.php



Anyone interested in checking out what your current footprint is- head over to:
http://www.myfootprint.org/



Also check out: http://www.stopglobalwarming.org




So, what do you think--- good gift? I think it will certainly put my money toward something I stand for. And I think more people need to see AIT to understand what is really going on.

[Morgana LaFey]

1. Very cool. Not only did you save $ each month but you'll notice

that those confarned CF lightbulbs last for freakin' ever. Really. They're amazing.

[LibraLiz1973]

3. My grandmother got one of the original CF bulbs

in 1996 for her kitchen. It is shaped like a donut and gradually gets brighter over about 5-6 minutes.
Guess what? It STILL WORKS. We have never changed the bulb.

[jannyk]

2. I may just copy

you. No Chrissie pressies for ourselves this year - we're takng a trip instead. But I own a 6 unit building and always buy each tenant something - this will be perfect!

I also changed all the exterior lights to CF and when I have a vacancy I replace all the interior bulbs with CF too. We try to be as green as possible - major recycling, composting, new windows (thermal) this year - maybe this movie can get everyone on board.

[LibraLiz1973]

4. I think it's a great gift- I'd totally like it!!

[LibraLiz1973]

5. I will also be donating 4 copies to my library this week

It should really be mandatory viewing