Hello No Impacters, Looks like I missed a few days; but today is Give Back Day. Energy day went pretty well and water day was surprisingly hard; since water day lived up to its name and brought the rainy weather, I was forced to not shower, flush the toilet or wash my … [Read more...] about No Impact Week: Final Day
Heights No-Impact Week
Day 6 of the No Impact Week Challenge: Save the H2O
This is my beloved rain barrel, we have a long and loving history I love my rain barrel. So much so, I included this picture of her in our family year book a few years ago. She continues to trudge along, year after year. I now put her on a pedestal (literally, I made a … [Read more...] about Day 6 of the No Impact Week Challenge: Save the H2O
Day 5: Energy
When my boyfriend and I bought our house, one of the first things that we did was to replace all of the lightbulbs with energy efficient ones. We received the free energy efficient lightbulbs from the First Energy program. We also bought energy efficient appliances for the … [Read more...] about Day 5: Energy
Day 5: Gearity Earth Protectors advocate recycling for Heights businesses
Hello World! Today we had a day of thinking and planning. We made some big decisions and big plans. We can't share them just yet because our teacher, Mr. Mendes, and our Principal Ms. Miller, are telling us we have to go through the right "channels" and be "appropriate." … [Read more...] about Day 5: Gearity Earth Protectors advocate recycling for Heights businesses
Day Five of No Impact Week Challenge: ENERGY
Today we attended a home school class at the Natural History Museum on the subjects of weather and climate. The kids did an interesting experiment that went like this: They set up 2 thermometers, one out in the open and one in a plexiglass tank and aimed infrared lamps at … [Read more...] about Day Five of No Impact Week Challenge: ENERGY
