This month turned out to have a theme: conserving water. It is amazing how many people are not aware of how much water and energy they are wasting every day. All of us have decided to set examples for those on our hall and in our building by conserving water and turning out lights, especially in the bathroom. Leaving the sink running while someone brushes his or her teeth wastes gallons of water! Also, we have made a few signs to put up in the bathroom, saying to limit showers and turn off the sink while brushing teeth. We have decided as a group to limit our showers to 10 minutes. One day we will all take 5 minute showers then calculate how much water we saved. It is getting that time of year when people use more hot water and energy because of the weather, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be GREEN!
Our biggest success of the month was the installment of a new water fountain on our hall! It hadn’t been working all semester, and after we wrote several notes and messages, a new water fountain appeared! We were really concerned when we saw it wasn’t working because people were going through several plastic water bottles a day instead of re-filling the same one. We all know that is no way to save our environment or conserve water. Not only are we conserving water now, but we are also using less plastic, which is much better for the environment.
To see how much progress we’ve made, we have decided to approach the maintenance advisor of our building and ask him what else we can do to conserve water, energy, and heat. We noticed that our hall has been really cold lately, and while that is uncomfortable for us, it conserves heat for when it is actually 30 degrees outside. So to all our hall mates out there, pile on the blankets and sweaters! We are going to focus on heat and energy the next few weeks as winter approaches, but we are going to keep encouraging people to conserve water and set an example. If nine girls can do it, so can everyone else!
Be Green,
Dianna
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