A Guide to Greening Your Apartment
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Online Exclusive: January-February 2009
by Julie Hanus
“Co-ops promote sustainable development and lend themselves to the sort of collective action that makes green living possible,” writes John Motsinger for the Sacramento News & Review. Read all about ’em—and why they’re different than having a bunch of roommates. Alternatively, check out Next American City’s article about the Los Angeles Eco-Village.
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Of the “three Rs”—reduce, recycle, reuse—it seems most often that reuse gets the least attention. Plenty comes to the rescue with ideas for “outfitting apartments with found and repurposed items.”
Check out a “Guide to Greener Living” from the National Resources Defense Council, publishers of OnEarth magazine, which includes tips for the home—as well as the office, on the road, and for investors and activists.
Geez—the magazine of “holy mischief in the age of fast faith”—gets the award for most creative eco-ideas. Its article “Do-able Ways to Harmonize Your Home with the Outdoor Environment” is both renter-friendly and smile-inducing. From the irreverently-put suggestion “compost your crap” to the koan-like maxim “collect rainwater and use it,” the article happily transcends the mundane.
And finally, one word: Grist. The website of environmental news and commentary, with its prolific columnist Umbra Fisk, is a font of green ideas for apartment dwellers, from container gardening to rental-specific energy efficiency tips.
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