Re: Flooding in Texas

On Jun 30, 1:28 pm, "Christina Websell"
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I hope so too. In the meantime we can all do little bits to help on an
individual basis. Like not having a bigger car than we actually need,
installing low energy lightbulbs, recycling everything possible, buying
local produce to avoid "food miles." Not taking plastic carrier bags from
the supermarket but taking our own shopping bags to put our purchases in.
It all helps.
GWB claims, I heard, that signing up to Kyoto will "stop economic growth in
the USA." What is the point of that, if it's destroying the planet? There
may be no USA left for his great-great-great-grandchildren. They will all
drown or bake.

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*Great* suggestions. We are a wasteful, piggish people. No one repairs
anything
anymore...everything is considered disposable nowadays. I am appalled
at the
popularity here of those stupid Hummers. Just for regular driving! And
giant, 4WD
SUV's. This is flat country with hardly any snow.
Not too long ago I did collect enough muslin tote bags and I do keep
them
in the trunk of the car. I like using them, they're sturdier easier to
carry anyway.
I know this sounds bizarre, but I have the same GE mixer that my mom
got in her wedding shower--that was 1950. It quit working twice and DH
fixed it. I just can't
see why they don't make appliances fixable anymore. (Or is it that you
can't find anyone to repair them.)
I started recycling aluminim when the man I used to give them to
passed away.
I was actually surprised at the price I got. I was just doing it to
keep
from throwing them away, but I ended up with $25 for two large bags.
IIRC
aluminum is .80 cents a pound now. Copper is even higher.
Longwinded post, sorry; but I just wanted to make the point that I
think
*all* of us could do our part.
Sherry

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