Further Actions Taken Beyond 1-2-3
Here are the results from the 1-2-3 Response to Global Warming Campaign conducted by the 1st Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon in response to the evaluation survey.
How do your results compare?
- Total # Surveys Returned From People Who Pledged: 191
- Total # Who Took Further Action Beyond 1-2-3: 120 (63%)
Major Categories:
- Bought more than 3 Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs): 26 (22%)
- Drove more than 2 mph more slowly: 5 (4%)
- Lowered thermostat more than 1 degree: 14 (12%)
- Turned off lights more: 18 (15%)
- Drove less, walked more, biked more, took public transportation more often.: 28 (23%)
- Recycled more: 7 (6%)
- Took action at work: 7 (6%)
- Other: 59 (49%)
Other Responses
- Decided to get front loading washer, gas dryer
- I am collecting water in pans under faucets, dumping them in larger buckets and using the water on plants under the eaves of my house. Also, have heavily mulched everywhere
- Turned off the hot tub
- Gave UU literature to my landlord, who owns lots of apartment buildings in NW
- Turn heat off when we are gone from the house for more than an hour; hanging clothes outside on every day it doesn’t rain; watch less TV; avoid any new electronic devices
- Talking for the Sierra Club
- Bought two soaker hoses to use this summer
- Started plan to reduce power consumption
- Planted trees
- Increased insulation in upstairs bedroom; decreased use of electric heaters in basement
- We have planted many trees over the last 20 years
- Took the program to work and e-mailed the list
- Telling others (family, friends) what I’m doing; gifted others my bulbs
- Practiced conservation in multiple areas
- Getting lower energy washer; putting up clothes line
- Water conservation
- Sold second car
- Do things in natural sunlight as much as possible
- Reduced water heater temperature
- Got form to teacher, neighbors
- Using second side of paper for children’s work, consuming less
- Putting in a veggie garden; implementing water conservation strategies
- Have been turning off my computer and monitor at work
- Reduce use of chemical fertilizers and pest control. Use manual lawn mower/tools
- Bought a high-efficiency washer, shorter showers; drive a dirty car
- Clothes line
- Educate my children
- Already focusing on eating locally and organically
- Continue to write/lobby legislators both national and local
- We purchased an Energy Star refrigerator
- Evaluated new appliance purchase
- Water reduction shower heads
- Have changed the use of dish/clothes washer/dryer to after 8:00 p.m. or on weekends to help reduce energy use
- Turn off the computer and fax machines which I used to leave on all day (and sometimes all night)
- We ordered additional items through Pacific Power – night lights, furnace filter alarm and water conservation items – new shower head and faucets
- Buy local produced goods and not leave my computer on at work so much
- Discussed pledge with children and talked with them about additional steps, such as turning off the computer monitor, turning off the heat in their rooms when they are leaving to spend the night with their dad, etc.
- Added insulation & skylights to reduce energy consumption (skylight may be a net zero); began turning off computers when not in use for 2 hours or more; increased use of stairs instead of elevators
- We have acquired a rain barrel to catch rain water and save waste water when we are running water to get hot water for showers
- Decided not to use as much automatic water sprinkling system this summer
- We take mother-daughter showers and less frequent showers (no baths).We cleaned our de-humidifier filter, which alone seemed to cut our power bill by 20%.
- Buy in bulk
- Got rid of one of our cars
- Lessened our plane travel; political action on global warming
- I spoke to others about the dangers and read more
- Dispensing with my car
- Washing clothes in cooler water; reducing shower flow
- Am trying to become more educated in this area
- I just try to be more aware
- Gave bulbs as gifts to introduce program to family and friends; living with less of everything
- Looked at other travel
- Use canvass bags for groceries
- In process of taking out lawn – planting natives and more trees
- 5 Unspecified
