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What Solarpunk changes have you made in your daily life? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by Capitanmaroon@lemmy.world to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

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I feel like I always think of solar punk as a macro thing where a lot has to change but there are still smaller wins we can implement, what have you been doing?

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[–] lowbulb@slrpnk.net 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Buying secondhand over new. I love thrifting so that's a bonus for me! Also using what I have, repairing what I can, or just going without something versus buying something in the first place.

Eating less meat, and prioritizing locally grown veg when possible.

Taking public transit, walking, or biking everywhere. If going long distance, I try to take ground transportation (trains, buses) over flying.

Reducing energy use eg turning off lights when I'm not in the room. You'd be surprised how many people still don't do that, haha!

[–] foxymochakitten@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

I'm still building the habit of turning lights off when leaving a room hehe. I've learned a lot about those little things recently - turning the lights off, stopping the dishwasher before the dry cycle, and someone below said that a computer uses less energy when the screen brightness is down so I'm doing that now too c:

Also seconding on thrifting, it's so much fun!! I also love repairing.