New Dream Pledge: November

Posted by on Nov 16, 2007 in Personal Exploration | 2 comments

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Earth-based spirituality? Put your actions where your mouth is! Each month I’ll be reposting the “carbon-conscious” pledge from the Center for the New American Dream.

This Month: Beat the Heat, Wash in Cold
Wash four out of five loads of laundry in cold water

From NewDream.org

Beat the Heat, Wash in Cold, Score an Eco-Friendly Home Office

Did you know that simply by pushing the “cold/cold” button for four out of every five loads of laundry you can cut 72 pounds of CO2 emissions this month alone? Keep it up and you’ll save more than $60 a year in energy costs too!

Washing in hot water is more likely to clean out your wallet than your apparel. Today’s more efficient clothes washers and laundry detergents make it possible to get even whites clean in cold water. Did you know that almost 90% of the energy used for washing clothes is for heating the water. Wash in Cold is an easy way to cut down on your energy use.

So this November we’re asking you to think before you press the buttons on your washer…take the Carbon Conscious Consumer pledge and keep the ecosystem clean and healthy.

Each month from July to December, Carbon Conscious Consumer (c3.newdream.org) will highlight a new, simple way each individual can make an impact, plus show the difference each person makes both individually and along with the people they’ve influenced; prizes go to participants who influence the most new pledges.

During November, make a conscious choice to Wash in Cold. In addition to benefiting the environment, participants will have a chance to win $1500 worth of green office furniture and supplies from Office Depot. Visit the website now to get started.

[tags]environment, actions, eco-concious, carbon, new dream, eco-judaism[/tags]


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2 Comments

  1. Cat / January 26, 2008

    This is really cool, I was waiting for updates, but I can go get them myself!

    PS, do you keep track of… http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/

  2. Carly קצירה / January 26, 2008

    I know, I fell behind! I tried to get back on track in January, but by the time I did they had closed out that challenge.

    I'll definitely get back on track for February.

    I hadn't seen Crunchy Domestic Goddess — She looks fabulous!