Over Spring Break I went to Las Vegas to visit my dad. The last time I visited him he told me he thought Global Warming was a hoax. I didn't know what to say and we haven't talked about it since. I knew I had to be clever if I wanted to convince him to take on something that would benefit the environment. His lifestyle is pretty typical of a retired guy living in a city like Las Vegas - green grass lawn, drives a big SUV over long distances (which is unavoidable in a city as sprawling as Las Veg… Continue

This has been an interesting experience. The first week of my practice went great, I talked to four friends and they were all excited to help me out and adopt a practice they currently don't do. It was a little difficult to come up with things as they all are pretty aware of their impact on the environment and do what they can - they all recycle (they live in Denver so it's easy to recycle just about everything), some have replaced their light bulbs with compact fluorescents, one person has repl… Continue

I'm taking on the practice of educating people on environmentally friendly practices. My goal is to convince eight people to make at least one change that is environmentally friendly, it can be an ongoing practice such as recycling, using re-usable bags at the grocery store or using refillable cups when buying coffee, or it can be a one time change that makes a long-term difference such as making their house more energy efficient, changing all the light bulbs in their house to CFL's or LED's, or… Continue