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A major source of inspiration for this zine was an article publishedin the New York Times on July 'I-.,2007 called "Buying into the GreenMovement" by Alex Williams. Please-please-please look up this articleon nytimes.com and read it, It's fantastic! The gist of the article is thatour habits of over-consumption (green or not) have just as much to dowith global warming as the industries that produce what we buy.Buying eco-friendly producb is not an excuse for buying too much.

Vfost of us trave heard the phrase "Retluce, l{euse, ltecycle" since wewere born. But when was the last time you actually thought about whatthat meant? We focus so much on "Recycle", that we often skip over the

"Reduce, Reuse" part. In reality, this shoulcl be where we focus ourefforts. Don't get us wrong, recycling is great and really important for a

sustainable world and we don't recycle nearly as much as we could..

But what if we didn't use as much stuff in the first place? We saw aniPod the other day, in a plastic package ten times the size of the iPoditself. Does this make serue?

Recycling is far from a perfect Process. The process uses energy andnew material has to be added to recycled material each time. We need tothink creatively about how to get more use out of things, rather thandumping them into one plastic bin or another,

The problem goes even deeper. Our culture is obsessed with buyingand selling. Buying more stuff doesn't solve anything. Being able tochoose compact fluorescents light bulbs instead of the regular kindmakes a big difference but buying a hybrid Lexus as your third cardoesn't.

We can all do better.

We hope Greenlight is a zine that will get you thinking about ways tolive more sustainably and to help the rest of our country become moreenvironmentally conscious.

Enjoy Greenlighf pass it on and keep in touch!Lora and Emma

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Vfost of us trave heard the phrase "Retluce, l{euse, ltecycle" since wewere born. But when was the last time you actually thought about whatthat meant? We focus so much on "Recycle", that we often skip over the

"Reduce, Reuse" part. In reality, this shoulcl be where we focus ourefforts. Don't get us wrong, recycling is great and really important for a

sustainable world and we don't recycle nearly as much as we could..

But what if we didn't use as much stuff in the first place? We saw aniPod the other day, in a plastic package ten times the size of the iPoditself. Does this make serue?

Recycling is far from a perfect Process. The process uses energy andnew material has to be added to recycled material each time. We need tothink creatively about how to get more use out of things, rather thandumping them into one plastic bin or another,

The problem goes even deeper. Our culture is obsessed with buyingand selling. Buying more stuff doesn't solve anything. Being able tochoose compact fluorescents light bulbs instead of the regular kindmakes a big difference but buying a hybrid Lexus as your third cardoesn't.

We can all do better.

We hope Greenlight is a zine that will get you thinking about ways tolive more sustainably and to help the rest of our country become moreenvironmentally conscious.

Enjoy Greenlighf pass it on and keep in touch!Lora and Emma

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Everything we do and how we do it has an impact onour environment. How we eat, shop, travel and whatour homes are like, how much water and electricity weuse, where our electricity comes from - all thesethings affect the world we live in. One thing all theseactivities have in common is that they take up space.And this is where the footprint comes in. Yourecological footprint is one way of calculating yourimpact on the earth by measuring, in acres, theamount of land needed to sustain your lifestyle.

Some things we do take up space in more obviousways, but some of them are less obvious. Here ate afew of the main categories used to calculate a person'seco-footprint.

Etectricity: Depending on where your electricitycomes from, every hour you have a light bulb burningcreates a certain amount of COz and other wastes thatenter the atmosphere. Since land plants take COz outof the atmosphere, the footprint calculations take intoaccount the acres of land needed to neutralize yourCOz output.

FoodMeat or Not: What you eat and where it comes fromchanges your footprint. Animals raised for meat, dairyand eggs need to be fed and growing their food usesland that could otherwise be used to feed people.Animal farms and hog farms in particular arenotorious for producing lagoons animal waste thatpollute nearby waterways. Natural wetlands arecapable of cleaning wastewater, but not necessarily 3million gallons at a time. And then if the lagoons spill(which they have)...

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Travel: Each gallon of gasoline burned in a car'sengine creates about 22 pounds of COz. Each mileyou travel in an airplane creates 0.9 pounds of COz.Buses and trains create 0.5 pounds per mile.

Housing: The kind of house you live in and the kindof utilities and appliances in your home change yourcarbon footprint as well. For starters, the bigger yourhouse is, the bigger your footprint. The amount oftrash you produce translates directly into space in alandfill. Wastewater is another big one: it takes lots ofenerry and space to clean up the water we put downour drains.

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Everything we do and how we do it has an impact onour environment. How we eat, shop, travel and whatour homes are like, how much water and electricity weuse, where our electricity comes from - all thesethings affect the world we live in. One thing all theseactivities have in common is that they take up space.And this is where the footprint comes in. Yourecological footprint is one way of calculating yourimpact on the earth by measuring, in acres, theamount of land needed to sustain your lifestyle.

Some things we do take up space in more obviousways, but some of them are less obvious. Here ate afew of the main categories used to calculate a person'seco-footprint.

Etectricity: Depending on where your electricitycomes from, every hour you have a light bulb burningcreates a certain amount of COz and other wastes thatenter the atmosphere. Since land plants take COz outof the atmosphere, the footprint calculations take intoaccount the acres of land needed to neutralize yourCOz output.

FoodMeat or Not: What you eat and where it comes fromchanges your footprint. Animals raised for meat, dairyand eggs need to be fed and growing their food usesland that could otherwise be used to feed people.Animal farms and hog farms in particular arenotorious for producing lagoons animal waste thatpollute nearby waterways. Natural wetlands arecapable of cleaning wastewater, but not necessarily 3million gallons at a time. And then if the lagoons spill(which they have)...

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Travel: Each gallon of gasoline burned in a car'sengine creates about 22 pounds of COz. Each mileyou travel in an airplane creates 0.9 pounds of COz.Buses and trains create 0.5 pounds per mile.

Housing: The kind of house you live in and the kindof utilities and appliances in your home change yourcarbon footprint as well. For starters, the bigger yourhouse is, the bigger your footprint. The amount oftrash you produce translates directly into space in alandfill. Wastewater is another big one: it takes lots ofenerry and space to clean up the water we put downour drains.

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Don't let your footprint discourage youl We're noneof us doing a perfect job, and that means we can get alot better. Knowledge is powerl If you didn't knowhow things stand, you couldn't do a thing about it.

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vtearthinstitute. o tE I carbonwksht. html This helpsyou calculate how many pounds of carbon dioxideyour household produces. For this one, youll need toget hold of electricity bills from your parents. It's nicebecause you can see exactly where the COz comesfrom, so you know what you could do to reduce it.

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The hoHemFrom the hunicane devastatbn of New Orleans to the starvation and displacementof plar bean, the destructive impacts of global warming are upon us. Fueled byour ddiction to oll, coal, ard gas, global warming has been linked to extremestorms, floods, and drought around the world. lf we fail to sufflriently reducegreenhouse gas emissions, we couH see severe effects, including the completemehing of the Greenland ice sheet, which would raise sea levels more than 20 feetand submerge many of the worH's poplation centers. Millions of people aroundthe world waff plunge into pverty, disease and starVation. The Wodd HealthOrganizatbn estimates that 150,000lives are aheady cut short by globalwarmingeach year.

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The Safe Climate Act (in hie0Leading scbntists wam that to avoirl the worst effats of global warming, we mustprevent $obalaverage temperatuies from rishg by approximately an additional 2"F. lf global temperatures increase by more than 3.6" F, we face a grave risk ofineversible and devastatlng global warming.

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The hoHemFrom the hunicane devastatbn of New Orleans to the starvation and displacementof plar bean, the destructive impacts of global warming are upon us. Fueled byour ddiction to oll, coal, ard gas, global warming has been linked to extremestorms, floods, and drought around the world. lf we fail to sufflriently reducegreenhouse gas emissions, we couH see severe effects, including the completemehing of the Greenland ice sheet, which would raise sea levels more than 20 feetand submerge many of the worH's poplation centers. Millions of people aroundthe world waff plunge into pverty, disease and starVation. The Wodd HealthOrganizatbn estimates that 150,000lives are aheady cut short by globalwarmingeach year.

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?Slowing global warmhg is posslble, but it requires giant change by industry andgovemment. Switching from oil, coal, and gas to renewable energywind or sdar, and increasing energy effrciency willtake us muchof the way. Consunnrs can make a difference, but above all,govemments need to act. Ihey must pass laws which obligelndustries to reduce global warming pollution, and provideimentives for cleaner, aftemative energy. Though only 4% of theglobaf poprlation, U.5. citizens consume 25% of the world's oil.We must lead the way.

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The bill seeks to keep temperatures hlow the danger point by settinggreenhouse gas emission taryets. Emission levels are frozen in 2010, and thengradually reduced each year through 2050.

The Safe climate Act is implemented by the u.s. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EP,A) which will issue regulations suffrclent to achieve theemissions targets. lt directs the EPA to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissionsfrom the largest polluters, and to allow the plluters to meet the cap by hrying andselling emissions allowances. Proceeds from auctioning allowances wiligo into the"climate Reinvestment Fund," where they will maximize publk benefit and promoteeconom[r growth. Other measures under the bill advance tchnology and reduceemissions through renewable energy, energy effrciency, and cleaner cars.

Your Taskcheck to see if your representative has co-sponsored the safe climate Act. Don'tforget that your representative is your public servant and therefore wants to knowwhat you care about. Taking action is simple and,imperative. write a letter, anemail, or make a phone call. Every moming, your representative chcla thenewspaper for her name; write a letter to the editor, urging her to co-sponsor thesafe Climate Act, Remind her that future generations, including our children, wllljudge us by how we handle the challenge of global warming, Fa guilance inlobbying your rep, Google Granpace Projrt lhtseat and download the lobbypacket. Additionally, you can contact Greenpeace's 0berlin college campusCoordinator, Rachel Rothgery, at nothger@oberlin.edu.

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The Safe climate Act is implemented by the u.s. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EP,A) which will issue regulations suffrclent to achieve theemissions targets. lt directs the EPA to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissionsfrom the largest polluters, and to allow the plluters to meet the cap by hrying andselling emissions allowances. Proceeds from auctioning allowances wiligo into the"climate Reinvestment Fund," where they will maximize publk benefit and promoteeconom[r growth. Other measures under the bill advance tchnology and reduceemissions through renewable energy, energy effrciency, and cleaner cars.

Your Taskcheck to see if your representative has co-sponsored the safe climate Act. Don'tforget that your representative is your public servant and therefore wants to knowwhat you care about. Taking action is simple and,imperative. write a letter, anemail, or make a phone call. Every moming, your representative chcla thenewspaper for her name; write a letter to the editor, urging her to co-sponsor thesafe Climate Act, Remind her that future generations, including our children, wllljudge us by how we handle the challenge of global warming, Fa guilance inlobbying your rep, Google Granpace Projrt lhtseat and download the lobbypacket. Additionally, you can contact Greenpeace's 0berlin college campusCoordinator, Rachel Rothgery, at nothger@oberlin.edu.

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A Guide for Starting SchooL GardensBy Lina Yamashita (OberI in CoI lege, '08)

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number of mi les a part icul-ar food product. ist ransported from i ts or ig in to i tsdest inat ion. By reducing food mi1es, you arereducing the amount of fossi l fuel involvedin food transport . A school garden can al-sobecome an outside classroom where you canexplore topics such as interdependence, foodweb cycles, l i fe cycles, d iversi ty, energyand resources. Last but not least , you canlearn to appreciate and enjoy the bounty ofyour work when i t comes to harvest !

Getting StartedBefore you can bui ld a school- garden,

you need support f rom teachers and theadministrat ion. To do that, you'11 need toexplain why you want to bui ld the garden,how you wi l l gather the resources (money,1abor, tools, raw mater ia ls) , where and whenyou want to bui ld t .he garden, and how youplan to maintain the garden.

One way to gain support f rom teachersis to explain how the garden could be usedto faci l - i tate the academi-c curr iculum andextracurr icular act iv i t ies. The garden canpotent ia l ly become an outdoor c lassroom thatcan faci l i tate interdiscipl inary Iessons+l--+ ts. i ^ f nnnf har m:1- h hi q1- nrrr or-nlarrr , tLIICIL Lt t j L\JVgLITU! I l lqLl l t l l r rLv!J, evvrvYJ,

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You wi l l a l -so want to seek help f romcommunity members. Your local community is apotent ia l ly amazing resource that canprovide you with money, manual- labor,gardening too1s, and raw mater ia ls for thegarden. You should seek help f rom local_gardeners and farmers who can provide youwith expert ise in terms of what to grow andhow to grow. Local gardening clubs may bewi l l ing to donate some mon'ey fc i r you. Localbusinesses l - ike nurser ies or farms maydonate some organic mater ia ls for the gardenas wel- l as seeds or seedl ings. Through thisprocess, you can learn to appreciate yourl -oca1 community ald begin to establ- ishstrong connect ionb with community members.

You should also consul t gardening booksor onl ine resources for ideas and help. Onegreat websi te is the KidsGardening websi te,at www. k idsgardeni-ng. com. KidsGardening,which is a part of the Nat ional GardeninsAssociatJ-on, provides grants, ideas forlessons, and inspi-r ing stor ies.

Selecting the Site for a GardenEven 1f you don' t have a lot of outs ide

space at your school , you can st i l l growplants by making raised beds on rooftops orempty parking lots. You could have planterboxes inside the cLassroom. You coul-destabl ish garden outside of school groundsand make i t a school-community garden. Youshoufd sel-ect the s i te for your gardencareful ly, s ince l -ocat ion is a major factorthat wi l l determine what vou can and can/ tgrow.

A Guide for Starting SchooL GardensBy Lina Yamashita (OberI in CoI lege, '08)

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number of mi les a part icul-ar food product. ist ransported from i ts or ig in to i tsdest inat ion. By reducing food mi1es, you arereducing the amount of fossi l fuel involvedin food transport . A school garden can al-sobecome an outside classroom where you canexplore topics such as interdependence, foodweb cycles, l i fe cycles, d iversi ty, energyand resources. Last but not least , you canlearn to appreciate and enjoy the bounty ofyour work when i t comes to harvest !

Getting StartedBefore you can bui ld a school- garden,

you need support f rom teachers and theadministrat ion. To do that, you'11 need toexplain why you want to bui ld the garden,how you wi l l gather the resources (money,1abor, tools, raw mater ia ls) , where and whenyou want to bui ld t .he garden, and how youplan to maintain the garden.

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You can f ind examples of garden-basedl-essons and curr icula onl ine.

You wi l l a l -so want to seek help f romcommunity members. Your local community is apotent ia l ly amazing resource that canprovide you with money, manual- labor,gardening too1s, and raw mater ia ls for thegarden. You should seek help f rom local_gardeners and farmers who can provide youwith expert ise in terms of what to grow andhow to grow. Local gardening clubs may bewi l l ing to donate some mon'ey fc i r you. Localbusinesses l - ike nurser ies or farms maydonate some organic mater ia ls for the gardenas wel- l as seeds or seedl ings. Through thisprocess, you can learn to appreciate yourl -oca1 community ald begin to establ- ishstrong connect ionb with community members.

You should also consul t gardening booksor onl ine resources for ideas and help. Onegreat websi te is the KidsGardening websi te,at www. k idsgardeni-ng. com. KidsGardening,which is a part of the Nat ional GardeninsAssociatJ-on, provides grants, ideas forlessons, and inspi-r ing stor ies.

Selecting the Site for a GardenEven 1f you don' t have a lot of outs ide

space at your school , you can st i l l growplants by making raised beds on rooftops orempty parking lots. You could have planterboxes inside the cLassroom. You coul-destabl ish garden outside of school groundsand make i t a school-community garden. Youshoufd sel-ect the s i te for your gardencareful ly, s ince l -ocat ion is a major factorthat wi l l determine what vou can and can/ tgrow.

Preparing the GardenWhen you are ready to prepare the

garden, you should plan a workday where youinvi te students, parents, teachers, andcommunity members to help. Once the gardenis prepared, the chal lenge is to maintain i ta l l - year-round. You wi l l be more mot ivatedto maintain t .he garden wel l and take pr idein i t i f you plan to have several eventssuch as harvest celebrat ions that br inqthe community together.

Maintenance can become chal lengingpart icular ly dur ing the summer. However, i fyou have establ ished good relat ionships wi thcommunity members, they wi l l l ikely bewi l l ing to maint ,a in the garden. They mayeven be wi l l lng to help out wi th sunrmerschool or sunmer camp programs that use thegarden. Thls is another reason why gainingsupport f rom and bui ld ing relat ionships wi thyour local community is importantcommunity members are t ru ly a cr i t j -ca1resource that you should take advantage of .

Ultimately, building a school gardenand then maintaining it will require a lotof d.edication and time, but it will becomean important asset for both your school andcomnunity.

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l"t J*Why Thr i f t?

The clothing industry. can be super energyintensive. Growing cotton promotes unsustainabfe usesof water, pest ic ides, and tractors. There are afsoemissions invofved in the t ransportat ion of c lothesfrom where they are produced (usual ly in sweatshopsin developing countr ies) to our shopping maLls. Inaddi t ion. wi thout second-hand stores, c lothes wouldjust end up in landf i l ls where they would s i t fordecades, not decomposing.

This br ings us to our al ternat ive opt ions: thr i f tstores, second hand stores, garage sales, and f leamarkets. I am kind of against second hand stores thatare based solely on resel- l ing Hol l is ter andAbercrombie c lothes because this encourages fads andfashion trends. I t ts so crazy how much these trendscan change from year to year. and how much money isinvol-ved in market ing these fads to the pubJ- ic. OnceI went to a second-hand shop with a bag of usedclothes and' the sal-eswoman rejected a plain greenshir t saying, " I 'm sorry, wetre not taking sol idcolors r ight new." Because sol id cofors are soooolast year, apparent ly. But i f brand names are yourthing, then I def in i te l -y recommend these storesrather than paying a ton of money for a t -shir t . I 'mgoing to focus on thr i f t stores in th is issue becausethey are the most common means of second-handshopping.

Preparing the GardenWhen you are ready to prepare the

garden, you should plan a workday where youinvi te students, parents, teachers, andcommunity members to help. Once the gardenis prepared, the chal lenge is to maintain i ta l l - year-round. You wi l l be more mot ivatedto maintain t .he garden wel l and take pr idein i t i f you plan to have several eventssuch as harvest celebrat ions that br inqthe community together.

Maintenance can become chal lengingpart icular ly dur ing the summer. However, i fyou have establ ished good relat ionships wi thcommunity members, they wi l l l ikely bewi l l ing to maint ,a in the garden. They mayeven be wi l l lng to help out wi th sunrmerschool or sunmer camp programs that use thegarden. Thls is another reason why gainingsupport f rom and bui ld ing relat ionships wi thyour local community is importantcommunity members are t ru ly a cr i t j -ca1resource that you should take advantage of .

Ultimately, building a school gardenand then maintaining it will require a lotof d.edication and time, but it will becomean important asset for both your school andcomnunity.

THRfiF]GUfiDE

l"t J*Why Thr i f t?

The clothing industry. can be super energyintensive. Growing cotton promotes unsustainabfe usesof water, pest ic ides, and tractors. There are afsoemissions invofved in the t ransportat ion of c lothesfrom where they are produced (usual ly in sweatshopsin developing countr ies) to our shopping maLls. Inaddi t ion. wi thout second-hand stores, c lothes wouldjust end up in landf i l ls where they would s i t fordecades, not decomposing.

This br ings us to our al ternat ive opt ions: thr i f tstores, second hand stores, garage sales, and f leamarkets. I am kind of against second hand stores thatare based solely on resel- l ing Hol l is ter andAbercrombie c lothes because this encourages fads andfashion trends. I t ts so crazy how much these trendscan change from year to year. and how much money isinvol-ved in market ing these fads to the pubJ- ic. OnceI went to a second-hand shop with a bag of usedclothes and' the sal-eswoman rejected a plain greenshir t saying, " I 'm sorry, wetre not taking sol idcolors r ight new." Because sol id cofors are soooolast year, apparent ly. But i f brand names are yourthing, then I def in i te l -y recommend these storesrather than paying a ton of money for a t -shir t . I 'mgoing to focus on thr i f t stores in th is issue becausethey are the most common means of second-handshopping.

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you that buying the sparkl-y pink sweater is not thebest investment.

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shir t or a new pair of jeans, t ry the thr i f t storef i rst !Don' t overdo i t . I t 's easy to get carr iedl . -ehi rJ. q nnl \ r .^qf a r ln l I ar Rr1lr ]

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clothing can add up and besides, the idealeast part ly) to reduce waste, r ight?Dress for tha occasion. Wear c lothes thata' l I ow rrarr tn f r r r qf r r f f an c:qi ' l r r

Where to shop. A simple yel low pages search for" thr i f t r " "secondhandr " t tusedr

" and t tconsigfnment"chnrr ' lA nirza r '^11 ,1 ooor i i r . le: nf ceCgnd-hand StOfeS

rn your area.

BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag! ) . Bring a reusabfe bagor backpack so that you don' t have to waste apfast ic bag to carry your sweet f inds

Qonr{ i n rrn 1rr n i ntrrroq qJ-nr i ac anr l l - i nc rhnrr l -ur vu t

second-hand shopping to greenl- lghtz ineGgmai l .com!

Parts of th is art ic le were inspired by Thr i f t Score, byA1 Hoff . Most of i t i -sn' t that good; I wouldn' trecommend i t . She admits in the book, " I probably shopmore than the average funer lcan. And guess what; T hardlyneed any of i t ! f 'm the worst k ind of over-consumer..Tust because I 'm buying from the dlscard pi le doesn' tmean I 've rejected the evi l p leasure of acquis i t ion."That k ind of sets the tone for the book: look at a l l ofthe useJ-ess junk that you can buy and have in yourhouse !

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l - hr t - r . rn ' r1d annpp6i : f o a nnnf l f incJ- Lrrr f wnrr l c l t .g l ] -r r l rvt vqL vvvuf u L

you that buying the sparkl-y pink sweater is not thebest investment.

@ eo in wi th an open mind. I f you go into a thr i f tstore looking for a black raincoat wi th greenstars, you probably won' t come out very sat isf ied.Brrf i f vorr ' re ' l nnlr inn fnr cnmafhino simnle as a t -d f r ( rurs qo

shir t or a new pair of jeans, t ry the thr i f t storef i rst !Don' t overdo i t . I t 's easy to get carr iedl . -ehi rJ. q nnl \ r .^qf a r ln l I ar Rr1lr ]

-^ - f ^^Lr vrrrJ qvrrq! . uql f r rv q Lgl l

clothing can add up and besides, the idealeast part ly) to reduce waste, r ight?Dress for tha occasion. Wear c lothes thata' l I ow rrarr tn f r r r qf r r f f an c:qi ' l r r

Where to shop. A simple yel low pages search for" thr i f t r " "secondhandr " t tusedr

" and t tconsigfnment"chnrr ' lA nirza r '^11 ,1 ooor i i r . le: nf ceCgnd-hand StOfeS

rn your area.

BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag! ) . Bring a reusabfe bagor backpack so that you don' t have to waste apfast ic bag to carry your sweet f inds

Qonr{ i n rrn 1rr n i ntrrroq qJ-nr i ac anr l l - i nc rhnrr l -ur vu t

second-hand shopping to greenl- lghtz ineGgmai l .com!

Parts of th is art ic le were inspired by Thr i f t Score, byA1 Hoff . Most of i t i -sn' t that good; I wouldn' trecommend i t . She admits in the book, " I probably shopmore than the average funer lcan. And guess what; T hardlyneed any of i t ! f 'm the worst k ind of over-consumer..Tust because I 'm buying from the dlscard pi le doesn' tmean I 've rejected the evi l p leasure of acquis i t ion."That k ind of sets the tone for the book: look at a l l ofthe useJ-ess junk that you can buy and have in yourhouse !

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We have been taught to need things: lots of clothing,lots of space, lots of water and whole lot of other stuff. Howmuch of that is necessar5z?

Once upon a time, I ran away to sea. It wasn't quitelike it might sound- I didn't have to dress up as a man, sell allmy possessions and not come home for seven yeaJs. I did,however, spend three months of my junior year of collegelearning about oceanography and sailing. We didn't see anypirates, but I delinitely swabbed the deck.

The boat we lived on was 134 feet long. Although thatmight seem big for a sailboat, think about living and workingand studying with 30 other people in that space. Think aboutcarrying your entire life with you in that space.

We carried all our water, food, fuel and personalsupplies with us. When we needed to make repairs, carpenfirsupplies appeared out of nowhere. The real necessities tookprecedence over luxuries and we used only what we reallyneeded. We couldn't afford to count on getting supplieselsewhere- there was always the (slight) possibility thatsomething might go wrong and we'd need the extra food orwater or lumber we had on board.

On the boat we used an average of 7 gallons per personeach day. Americans use (on average) 80-1OO gallons of watereach day in their homes. On the boat, all the toilets werehand-pumped and used salt water (the largest householdconsumer of water is the toilet). We were allowed one 4-minute fresh-water shower every third day, but as many salt-water showers as we wanted in between. All the sinks hadautomatic shut-offs. We never left the water running.

All of my gear lived where I slept, in a bunk measuring7 x 3 x 3 feet. I brought: ten pairs of underwear, ten t-shirts,

three long shirts, one pair of pants, four pairs of shorts, asweatshirt, three pairs of socks, a rain jacket, sandals, boots,toiletries and some books. Even that seemed excessive and Ididn't use eve4tthing I brought. I did laundry by hand in afive-gallon bucket (in salt water) and hung it up to dry.

We have become terribly disconnected from what weconsume. If our gas tanks run empty, we drive to a gasstation and fill up. If we want a shower, we stand underrunning water for ten or fifteen minutes. If our pants tear, wedon't patch them: we buy new pair. Now that I'm back athome, my clothing fills a dresser and the better part of acloset. Most of it I don't wear often.

What if we thought about carrying our lives aroundwith us on a boat? Most people don't ever spend three monthson a boat, but it might not hurt if we acted like we do more

often. If we knew how limited our resources really are, we

might use them more wisely.Really, we're on one big, round, blue-green boat. The

only things we have and ever will have are here already. It's abig planet, but not big enough for six billion people waste

anything. The other thing life on the boat taught me was to

think about the needs of others: if we take fllore than our fair

share of anything, someone somewhere will miss out.

I'm not saying everyone should become a pilgrim with a

single outfit or run away to sea. The world needs people who

aren't pilgrims and aren't busy running away to sea. But what

if we thought more about what we reallg need? How much of

what we use would make the list?

Emma Bishop spent her semester abroad with the

Sea Education Association and is seriously

considering running away to sea again in the very

near future. She also thinks she probably did bring

a skirt with her on the boat, too.

We have been taught to need things: lots of clothing,lots of space, lots of water and whole lot of other stuff. Howmuch of that is necessar5z?

Once upon a time, I ran away to sea. It wasn't quitelike it might sound- I didn't have to dress up as a man, sell allmy possessions and not come home for seven yeaJs. I did,however, spend three months of my junior year of collegelearning about oceanography and sailing. We didn't see anypirates, but I delinitely swabbed the deck.

The boat we lived on was 134 feet long. Although thatmight seem big for a sailboat, think about living and workingand studying with 30 other people in that space. Think aboutcarrying your entire life with you in that space.

We carried all our water, food, fuel and personalsupplies with us. When we needed to make repairs, carpenfirsupplies appeared out of nowhere. The real necessities tookprecedence over luxuries and we used only what we reallyneeded. We couldn't afford to count on getting supplieselsewhere- there was always the (slight) possibility thatsomething might go wrong and we'd need the extra food orwater or lumber we had on board.

On the boat we used an average of 7 gallons per personeach day. Americans use (on average) 80-1OO gallons of watereach day in their homes. On the boat, all the toilets werehand-pumped and used salt water (the largest householdconsumer of water is the toilet). We were allowed one 4-minute fresh-water shower every third day, but as many salt-water showers as we wanted in between. All the sinks hadautomatic shut-offs. We never left the water running.

All of my gear lived where I slept, in a bunk measuring7 x 3 x 3 feet. I brought: ten pairs of underwear, ten t-shirts,

three long shirts, one pair of pants, four pairs of shorts, asweatshirt, three pairs of socks, a rain jacket, sandals, boots,toiletries and some books. Even that seemed excessive and Ididn't use eve4tthing I brought. I did laundry by hand in afive-gallon bucket (in salt water) and hung it up to dry.

We have become terribly disconnected from what weconsume. If our gas tanks run empty, we drive to a gasstation and fill up. If we want a shower, we stand underrunning water for ten or fifteen minutes. If our pants tear, wedon't patch them: we buy new pair. Now that I'm back athome, my clothing fills a dresser and the better part of acloset. Most of it I don't wear often.

What if we thought about carrying our lives aroundwith us on a boat? Most people don't ever spend three monthson a boat, but it might not hurt if we acted like we do more

often. If we knew how limited our resources really are, we

might use them more wisely.Really, we're on one big, round, blue-green boat. The

only things we have and ever will have are here already. It's abig planet, but not big enough for six billion people waste

anything. The other thing life on the boat taught me was to

think about the needs of others: if we take fllore than our fair

share of anything, someone somewhere will miss out.

I'm not saying everyone should become a pilgrim with a

single outfit or run away to sea. The world needs people who

aren't pilgrims and aren't busy running away to sea. But what

if we thought more about what we reallg need? How much of

what we use would make the list?

Emma Bishop spent her semester abroad with the

Sea Education Association and is seriously

considering running away to sea again in the very

near future. She also thinks she probably did bring

a skirt with her on the boat, too.

T"qF.{.

Some Words to Chew On...(crunch crunch...mmm)

"PROtrIT GAINED TODAY NT THEEXPENSE Otr TOMORROWCANNOT BE, CONSIDEREDREAL WEALTH."

-/v\ICHAEL BEN-ELf

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Some Words to Chew On...(crunch crunch...mmm)

"PROtrIT GAINED TODAY NT THEEXPENSE Otr TOMORROWCANNOT BE, CONSIDEREDREAL WEALTH."

-/v\ICHAEL BEN-ELf

|, W" want to know what it is you're wonderingabout, ideas you have, things you want moreinformation about, art you want to share, thingsyou've done, things you've written... all of it!

Drop us a line! greenlightzine@gmail.com

61 Willard Ct.Oberlin, OH 44074

We're on MySpace, too at myspace.com/greenlightsociety

ThqnKs tP:JQn, Kenny, lv\r5 ' FishwicK r tts'Iv\rK\o5skit

N\ovn',n o.'9liFc6.n co r Luc o rA{1* t nJocK\e, O\>er\rn-Co\<caL orit tc< or

Environ',*i!t-q1 S^:toiv{o\oi\it1, * ourZ6ntt \\orrVors)

Working alone we can accomplish great things.

Togeth€r we can do so much more.

The world is shrinking all the time. Information, people andgoods cross the globe with remarkable speed. Pollution, energyconsumption, environmental degradation, habitat loss and the useor misuse of our natural resources.are no longer simply localconcerns. Carbon dioxide knows no boundaries in theatmosphere.

Understanding global environmental problems isessential.

Next we must learn what actions we cantake.

We aren't just o zinel We olso orgonize discussiongroups in NE Ohio schools ond communities. These willprovide o chonce to broinstorm ond shore knowledgeobout sustqinqbility issues.

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Even better, reuse itl!,Pass it on!

Use it for your rabbit,s bedding!