Conservation Tips, Hints and Facts!

• Switch your ceiling fan into reverse mode in the winter to pull warm air from below and push it out against the ceiling and down the walls.
• Last month, Bundanoon, an Australian tourist town of 2500 people, became the first in the world to ban the sale bottled water. Reusable bottles are sold ubiquitously; free tap water and public fountains keep locals and tourists hydrated.
• During WWI and WWII 20 million "Victory Gardens" provided 40% of the
nation's produce.
• When you enter a room, count the ratio of lights to people, then take appropriate action.
• SPEAK OUT!
Contact your senator via the U.S. Capitol switchboard: 202 224 3121 or write to Mark Udall, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510.
• Many houses have "silent" water leaks in toilets, which can waste up to 150 gallons of water a day. Put one dozen drops of red food coloring into your tank. If red appears in the bowl, you may need to change the flapper or the float.
• There are 3,097 abandoned uranium mines in Colorado which continue to pollute air, water and soil. The proposed uranium mill in the Paradox Valley poses significant risks of all three types of contamination.
• There is contamination of water, air and soil at every phase of the nuclear fuel production process. The proposed uranium mill in the Paradox Valley poses significant risks of all three types of contamination.
• U.S. Automobiles, the fifth largest global warming polluter, produce more green house gases than, for instance, all the utilities, industries, traffic and agriculture in the whole of Great Britain.
• What's the big deal about native versus nonnative plants?