Contact Mimi White, mimiwhite@earthlink.net, 964-6586 for more information and to sign up.

You can also attend the Green Saturday morning programs at the Seacoast Science Center and learn more about how you can tighten up your home. Details are in the Events Calendar on this site.

TEN+ ACTIONS:

1.  Recycle and buy minimally packaged goods as much as possible.

2.  Wash clothes in cold water. (Ed. – It works as well as warm, really!)

3.  Install low-flow shower heads to use less water.  (Ed. Feels the same as full-flow)

4.  Run the dishwasher only when it is full and don’t use the heat to dry dishes.

5.  Replace standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. (Ed. They come in all shapes and sizes now, some dimmable and instant-on)

6.  Plug air leaks in windows and doors to increase energy efficiency.

7.  Replace old appliances with energy efficient models.

8.  Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation whenever possible.

9.  Adjust your thermostat – lower in winter, higher in summer.

10.  Share these simple steps with family and friends and increase awareness!

Other steps that have been taken:

Put up a clothesline or wooden rack.

Wrap hot water pipes.

Insulate attic and cellar.

Reglaze, recaulk and tighten old windows.

Use cloth draft-prevention “snakes” at bottom of doors and windows.

Have a home energy audit. Call your energy provider – they may do this for free or a very reasonable rate.

Program thermostats.

Compost waste.

Plant a vegetable garden.

Buy local at the Rye Farmers’ Market

1. Save money (more than $25/month off electric bill for many households).
   
2. Conserve energy and the environment, while reducing climate change.
3. Clothes and linens smell better without adding possibly toxic chemicals to your body and the environment.
4. Clothes last longer. Where do you think lint comes from?
5. It is moderate physical activity which you can do in or outside.
6. Sunlight bleaches and disinfects.
7. Indoor racks can humidify in dry winter weather.
8. Clothes dryer fires account for about 15,600 structure fires, 15 deaths, and 400 injuries annually. The yearly national fire loss for clothes dryer fires in structures is estimated at $99 million.
9. Can be an outdoor experience that is meditative and community-building.
10. Demonstrates that small steps can make a difference.

To learn more about air drying your clothes, click on the Project Laundry List icon below:

If you want to sign a petition to get the First Family to line dry their laundry for a one day photo shoot, then go to http://right2dry.org/.