I’ve have had so many good experiences with housemates that I’ve never understood why the practice isn’t more common among people who are post-college — even here in Portland, Oregon, where reducing your carbon footprint is a fairly normal conversation topic.
Our house is:
Newly built, spacious, with lots of light
Highly energy-efficient
Housemate’s bedroom is 12′ x 16.5′ with bathroom [...]
Of all the good pieces in today’s Green Issue of New York Times magazine, “Why Bother?” by Michael Pollan is the one that helps us see that lower-consumption lifestyles are crucial in dealing with global warming, Inventors and legislators cannot rescue us.
1.) Pollan points out that being a role model is powerful. As various citizens like you and me consume significantly less, especially in terms of fossil fuels, other
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