{"id":1219,"date":"2005-05-31T00:31:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-31T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/05\/31\/individual-efforts\/"},"modified":"2005-05-31T00:31:00","modified_gmt":"2005-05-31T00:31:00","slug":"individual-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/individual-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Individual Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Been meaning to get several stories up about interesting, even inspriring individual efforts to promote sustainability:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Treehugger, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2005\/05\/man_makes_wind.php\">a brief story<\/a> on Scott Hite&#8217;s wind-powered pond aerator:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>It is suitable for ponds up to 8 feet deep and is capable of 0.15 CFM. About his invention, Hite remarks: &#8220;It is a good aerator for small ponds of 1\/4 acre or smaller. It is also an excellent aerator to be used in any pond to prevent winter fishkill. The aerator works very well and the wind speed for start-up is less than 5 mph.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n<li>Also from Treehugger, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2005\/05\/seattle_man_ins.php\">story<\/a> of Tim Benneker, a Tacoma, WA, man who has installed a 1700-gallon cistern in his front yard:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>He plans on using the water to flush his toilets, wash his clothes and irrigate his lawn. The tank cost $1900 and the excavation cost him $3000. This kind of installation may never pay for itself. However, Bennecker said he set out to be a \u201ctest bed\u201d to encourage such systems in new homes.<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n<li>Finally, from baloghblog, Stephen Balogh sent me <a href=\"http:\/\/baloghblog.blogspot.com\/2005\/05\/preparation-for-future-thoughts-for-30.html\">an essay on his response to James Howard Kunstler&#8217;s <em>The Long Emergency<\/em><\/a> just over a week ago &#8212; sorry for not getting this posted sooner, Stephen. Kunstler&#8217;s book on peak oil has inspired Balogh to take stock of his own lifestyle:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>So I have been thinking, what should I be doing about it? The first is to educate my friends and family about this short-term possibility, I guess. I figure those who I care about the most should have the information available. And, shit, I don\u2019t want to be the only one worrying about this happening! I digress though\u2026 I came up with some ideas that we will be working on in our home, and figured that along with the bad news, I would share some of the \u201cbright ideas\u201d that I have. Most are not novel; most are not difficult or expensive. All are things that we can start thinking about now.<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s great to see what individuals are thinking and doing in regards to the seeming insurmountable environmental problems we face. My hat&#8217;s off to these three innovative thinkers!<\/p>\n<p>Technorati tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/sustainability\" rel=\"tag\">sustainability<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/innovation\" rel=\"tag\">innovation<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/wind+power\" rel=\"tag\">wind power<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/rainwater+harvesting\" rel=\"tag\">rainwater harvesting<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/peak+oil\" rel=\"tag\">peak oil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=yD06kRQM5JY&amp;offerid=30409.10000038&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0\">Shop Solar and Rewewable Energy Items at Gaiam.com!<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=yD06kRQM5JY&amp;bids=30409.10000038&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Been meaning to get several stories up about interesting, even inspriring individual efforts to promote sustainability: From Treehugger, a a brief story on Scott Hite&#8217;s wind-powered pond aerator: It is&nbsp;[ &hellip; 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