Eye Opener: Ecological Footprint

I took the Ecological Footprint quiz and ened up with and it would take a little over 4 earths to support my lifestlye if everyone in the world had the same as mine. The biggest thing that I can do to bring that number down has to do with food. I am not that conscience about whether my food is locally grown or processed and that is someting that is relatively easy to adjust and change for the future. I am pretty good about not driving my car all the time, especially when it is nice out I will walk, bike, or take the bus. My roommate and I are really conscience about our trash ouput and what we recycle, we try to make sure our output of trash is as little as possible. The same goes for electricity for our apartment, every one of our outlets has a power strip that can be turned off when we are not ussing things in that room or for when we leave.

Read 'n' Seed 1: Green From the Ground Up

Title: Green From the Ground Up by David Johnston and Scott Gibson
Summary: The book is about how to build a house from the ground up using forward thinking theories and methods for buidling energy efficient homes using the best green materials.
Why I chose this book: This book really interested me because there is so many things that can be done in our own homes to better the environment, reduce the bills, and make it last longer. Construction is something that I am not an expert in but a field that I am very interested in.
Info: I borrowed the book from my roommate who works on a construction crew but here is some links to information about the author, book review, and where you can purchse it yourself. Green From the Ground Up
Book Details: There are about 320 pages and 16 chapter to the book. I will dividing it 4 ways 4 chapters at a time.