WHATS YOUR 1 THING?

If I'm not using an electronic or a light it isn't plugged in or turned on. -Ashley, Seattle

For drying clothes I use a clothesline when the weather is good, or a wooden drying rack in the house when it's not. -Jeanne, Onalaska

I use biodegradable bags for my dog's waste. -Monica, Seattle

I grow as many vegetables as I can year round at my neighborhood P-Patch. I give extras to neighborhood foodbank or neighbors. -Cristina , Seattle

I use my own coffee mug and water bottle at work instead of the paper cups -Priya, Bellevue

I only use naturally derived cleaning products in my home. No chemcals. They smell fantastic! -Mina, Kirkland

I share my home with with 5 other adults and two teens. Living together lowers our footprint and increases our fun! -Bruce, Lake City

I installed a gray water toilet, using one of our rain barrels. -Rich , Seattle

I sell and use laundrypure in my home to remove soaps,bleach and other chemicals from my water discharge into city sewer system -eric byers, Gig Harbor

I am parking my car 3 days a week, finding other ways to commute to work. -Janelle, Bothell

Solar heated water and a soapstone masonry heater with baking oven minimize our propane use. Awesome. -Michele Keyes, Olga

I have a cardboard box that I use to gather all of my veggies in at the grocery store. No more plastic bags!!! -Scout, Bainbridge Island, WA

i am launching an eco-conscious clothing line: www.salvationware.com! -jme, redmond

I hang my clothes to dry. -Christy, Seattle

I recycle @ home & work; and use boxes wine comes in for many crafts. Also I educate every one I can to recycle. -Freilah Allen-Sonn, Renton

I check my tire pressure once a month to improve the efficiency of my gas and reduce the amount CO2 into the air. -Terra Moreland, Tacoma

Receive bills online, cancelled junk mail and pay approx $10 a month to purchase all of my KWh through renewable energy sources -anne, kent

When washing your hands, turn off the faucet while lathering and scrubbing, then turn the water on again to rinse. -DeDe, Seattle

I refill four, one gallon, water bottles for work. I am a May truck driver. I hope all trucks get APU's to stop useless idling. -Richard Carstens, Carson

At work, I have a drinking glass at my desk. Can take it home to wash and avoids using disposable cups. -Erin, Bothell

I don't water my lawn, my clothes dryer broke down in April,as a result I now use clothes racks for drying, & shop thrift stores -Beverly, Enumclaw

Changed jobs so now I'm only 3 mi from home. -MB, Seattle

I turn my old clothes into new clothes so i won't have to go out and buy many -laree, portland

Only buy local produce. -Lindy, Bellevue -Lindy, Bellevue

we raise quarter horses and one thing we do is catch rain water and use it to spray down the arena. -Leah, Freeland

I turn the heat dry cycle off on my dishwasher to save energy. -Amy, Bellevue

I garden with Pacific Northwest native trees and shrubs to save water and attract birds. -Erick, Seattle

My one thing is to walk more and drive less. -Nikki, Seattle

I turn of the water while brushing my teeth and doing dishes -michela, vancouver

I went vegetarian. -Jen, Sedro Woolley

I now bike everywhere i used to go in a car to get to friends houses. -Steven , Sammamish

Buy "green" products and try to gradually influence as many of my friends as possible. It's working so far! -Marian, Lacey

I now use my reusable bags when I go to the grocery store instead of using the plastic bags the stores give out. -Marilene, Seattle

I quit buying bottled water. -Tony Russell, 100.7 The Wolf

Make sure the car is running as efficiently as possible -Laura, seattle

I buy as much as I can from local farmers and practice being a 'locavore' as much as possible. -Sean, Camden, SC

I use a "GREEN" product called Eximo to remove oil stains from my driveway to prevent toxic water runoff. -Derek, Issaquah

Only printing when I absolutely have to. Take advantage of technology and use less paper, save it online! -Aileen H., Seattle

instead of throwing out old things, i find someone who can use them, i even rehome the things my neighborhood puts on the curb. -C.P., poulsbo

I use a bicycle instead of the car for meetings and minor errands such as going to the post office, bank or grocery store. -Doug, Seattle

using bar soaps instead of plastic bottled soaps = less packaging. also using all natural dish soaps. -karin, poulsbo

I started a blog to help green parents reduce their energy use and exposure to toxins. -Kathleen R., Seattle

We started hanging up our clothes out side to dry them. -Riley, Kirkland

i put my kitchen compost for yardwaste into cereal boxes, which then also become compostable -Tammy, Seattle

I RECYCLE JUST ABOUT ANY THING YOU CAN THINK OF.. I EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO STRIP RECYCLABLES OF NON-RECYCLABLE MATERIALS DO YOU ? -RON, OAK HARBOR,WA.

I unplug appliances I don't use on a regular basis like toaster and coffeemaker, microwave and other small appliances. -Faith, Everett

I have a beautiful, locally made coffee mug I use every day at work instead of paper or Styrofoam. -Michelle, Redmond

My boyfriend and I ride our bikes to school everday, a gas tank lasts us about two weeks. Take that gas prices! -Caitie, Bellingham

When shopping, if I can carry my purchase out with my two hands I always refuse the bag. Recycling's good too :) -Candice, Des Moines

I encouraged my collage (the art institute of Ft Lauderdale) to add receycleing bins in the Class room. I was successful. -William, Ft Lauderdale

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April 11, 2008 - 5:09pm — nborders

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The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) is a statutory, public/private partnership composed of legislators, governments, and businesses in the Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington and the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon Territory. PNWER is the only regional planning and facilitation organization set up in statute by the border states and provinces to deal with transboundary policy and planning in the Pacific Northwest.

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