Success
Stories
resident stories | business stories | school stories | non-profit stories
Following are links to real-world success stories written by your neighbors!
Also you can click on "facts" to view statistics for each category
General
Orinda Family Finds Time to
be Sustainable
Energy Conservation (facts)
Slashed Heating Bill with New
Attic Insulation
Heating and Cooling by
Zone
Tankless Water Heater with
On-Demand Pump
Lafayette Without Air
Conditioning
Home Lighting Audit
Changed all of our Bulbs to
Fluorescent
Our Energy Conservation
Efforts
The Greatest Little
Device
Renewable Energy (facts)
Upgraded 52 Year Old House
Burns No Fossil Fuels
Going Solar after Energy
Conservation
New Solar, Furnace, and
Tankless Water Heater
Another Solar Experience in
Lafayette!
Our Solar Clothes Dryer
Using the Sun to Power Our
Home
Transportation (facts)
Running "Bike Errands" in
Lafayette
Commuting to Work on My
Bike
Running Errands by
Foot
Why I Ride a
Bike
"Driving" My Daughter to School
on a Tandem
Bike Riding to
BART
Waste (facts)
Discontinued Use of Plastic
Produce Bags
Our Magic Trick: Shrinking
Our Garbage
Short Stories About Diverting
Food Scraps
Packing Waste-Free
Lunches
Recycling - Going Beyond the
Brown Bin
What to do about Plastic
Bags
Green Hauling?
No More Water Bottles!
Switched to Reusable Grocery
Bags
Neighborhood Battery
Recycling Project
Increased Household Recycling
Using "Single Stream"
Home Composting in
Lafayette
Food (facts)
"Fast Food" at the Farmers'
Market?
Food Transformation - For a
Healthy Family & Healthy
Planet
A Kid's Guide to
Chickens
Slipping Meat off the Family
Plate
My Great Winter Garden of
2009
Eating Local
It's called Community Supported
Agriculture
Beekeeping and Fresh Honey in
Lafayette
Raise Chickens and Have Fresh
Eggs in the Morning
Eating for Two: Gaia and
You
Water Conservation (facts)
Siphoning Bathtub Water to
Irrigate Our Garden
Harvesting Rainwater to Make
Beer!
Capturing Rain Water for my
Garden
Replaced my Water Guzzling
Toilet
Conserving Water Thanks to
EBMUD
Yard & Garden (facts)
Planting a Drought-Tolerant
Lawn
A New "Mow & Blow"
Model
Remodeling & Construction (facts)
The Wonders of Bamboo
Green Products & Services (facts)
Sustainable Clothing that is
Stylish & Affordable
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More "Every Day Solutions" submitted by people all over the country and hosted by the Sierra Club on their "Green Life" web site.
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Add your own story to the list above! Or, let us know if you are looking for a success story on a particular topic and we'll do our best to find someone who's had success in that area. Just send an email to info@sustainablelafayette.net
resident stories | business stories | school stories | non-profit stories
Following are links to real-world success stories written by your neighbors!
Also you can click on "facts" to view statistics for each category
General
Orinda Family Finds Time to
be SustainableEnergy Conservation (facts)
Slashed Heating Bill with New
Attic Insulation Heating and Cooling by
Zone
Tankless Water Heater with
On-Demand Pump
Lafayette Without Air
Conditioning
Home Lighting Audit
Changed all of our Bulbs to
Fluorescent
Our Energy Conservation
Efforts
The Greatest Little
DeviceRenewable Energy (facts)
Upgraded 52 Year Old House
Burns No Fossil Fuels Going Solar after Energy
Conservation New Solar, Furnace, and
Tankless Water Heater Another Solar Experience in
Lafayette!
Our Solar Clothes Dryer
Using the Sun to Power Our
Home
Transportation (facts)
Running "Bike Errands" in
Lafayette Commuting to Work on My
Bike Running Errands by
Foot Why I Ride a
Bike "Driving" My Daughter to School
on a Tandem Bike Riding to
BARTWaste (facts)
Discontinued Use of Plastic
Produce Bags Our Magic Trick: Shrinking
Our Garbage
Short Stories About Diverting
Food Scraps Packing Waste-Free
Lunches
Recycling - Going Beyond the
Brown Bin What to do about Plastic
Bags Green Hauling?
No More Water Bottles!
Switched to Reusable Grocery
Bags Neighborhood Battery
Recycling Project
Increased Household Recycling
Using "Single Stream"
Home Composting in
Lafayette
Food (facts)
"Fast Food" at the Farmers'
Market? Food Transformation - For a
Healthy Family & Healthy
Planet A Kid's Guide to
Chickens Slipping Meat off the Family
Plate
My Great Winter Garden of
2009 Eating Local
It's called Community Supported
Agriculture Beekeeping and Fresh Honey in
Lafayette Raise Chickens and Have Fresh
Eggs in the Morning
Eating for Two: Gaia and
YouWater Conservation (facts)
Siphoning Bathtub Water to
Irrigate Our Garden Harvesting Rainwater to Make
Beer! Capturing Rain Water for my
Garden
Replaced my Water Guzzling
Toilet
Conserving Water Thanks to
EBMUD
Yard & Garden (facts)
Planting a Drought-Tolerant
Lawn A New "Mow & Blow"
Model
Remodeling & Construction (facts)
The Wonders of Bamboo
Green Products & Services (facts)
Sustainable Clothing that is
Stylish & Affordable_____________________________________________________
More "Every Day Solutions" submitted by people all over the country and hosted by the Sierra Club on their "Green Life" web site.
_____________________________________________________
Add your own story to the list above! Or, let us know if you are looking for a success story on a particular topic and we'll do our best to find someone who's had success in that area. Just send an email to info@sustainablelafayette.net
