Healthy Environment
FACT: According to the Sightline Institute in Seattle, bicycling is the most energy efficient form of travel ever devised. Pound for pound, a person on a bicycle expends less energy than any creature or machine covering the same distance.
Jeff Daffron, Owner ~ Quicksilver Photo
REDUCE WASTE
Consider your packaging; Recycle everything possible; Reuse what you can’t recycle; Give away what you can't reuse; Learn more about zero-waste; Collaborate with other businesses
PURCHASE RESPONSIBLY
Buy in bulk; Look for environmentally preferable products; Know when something should be certified
PROTECT OUR WATERS
Take the Whatcom Watershed Business Pledge; Prevent treated water from entering storm drains; Collect and use rainwater; Minimize the use of pesticides; Install permeable surfaces; Avoid disturbing waterfront habitat
AVOID FOSSIL FUELS
Learn your bus routes; Get on a bike (or walk!); Minimize single-occupant car trips; Invest in clean vehicles; Create incentives for your customers and employees; Install bike racks; Use Community Care Share
CONSUME ENERGY WISELY
Sign up for Green Power; Turn down your thermostat; Change ALL your bulbs; Recharge those batteries; Install solar panels
TAKE YOUR CARBON SERIOUSLY
Calculate your greenhouse gas emissions; Become a Carbon Neutral business; Offset your travel; Communicate your carbon priorities
BUILD GREEN
Say no to toxins; Locate your building wisely; Let in the light; Reuse building materials; Install EnergyStar products
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"We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." ~ David Brower, Conservationist
