Eye Opener: Photo Essay

For my photo essay, I decided to take pictures around my house to show what my roommates and I are doing to go green......or at least trying to? There are many ways that we need to work on such as eating more organically, taking shorter showers, doing laundry only when we need to, and turning off our computers and TVs when not in use. Its hard to think that these small steps actually make a difference, but just think if everyone did this how much energy and resources we will be saving??? The things that we are working on to help the environment are shown in the pictures below:

Trying to only use light when we absolutely need to!

The picture above shows how like most older houses in Duluth do not have light fixtures in the rooms, this helps with electricity bills because we only use lights(such as lamps) when we absolutely need them. I think we would have the lights on a lot more if we had light switches to turn on actual ceiling lights.

Using All Natural Dog Food!

This is a picture of the dog food we use, The brand is IAMS, it is made with natural ingredients that are environmental friendly. Using natural pet products ( such as the ones in my recent Share & Voice) can be a small part in helping the environment.

Using Reusable Grocery Bags!

This Cub Foods grocery bag is a reusable bag that we use when we go grocery shopping so that we are not using the plastic or paper bags that are harmful to the environment.  Using reusable bags helps reduce the paper and plastic production for grocery stores.  This shows a way that grocery stores are putting in an effort to be eco-friendly:)

This picture I took of the Brewhouse's beer containers that shows that the Brewhouse restaurant uses natural fresh water from Lake Superior and natural ingredients when brewing their own beer.

Drinking Natural Beer!!!