The City of Lake Oswego is starting a brand new program to help residents learn to live a more sustainable life by reducing their carbon footprint, engaging as good citizens, and recycling. At www.lakeoswego.city/ecohomelo you can sign up to partcipate and learn details of the program.
The program is administered on line. You’ll find check lists that address:
Reduce Reuse and Recycle
Energy Conservation
Water Conservation
Transportation
Social Equity
Ecological Conservation
Civic Engagement
Emergency Preparedness
Construction & Renovation
Apartments and Rental Housing
& Encouraging Others to Participate
Upon accomplishng a preset number of goals, the house will be awarded a lawn sign that states that it is an EcoHome.
I suspect that we will start to see these signs popping up in our neighborhoods, and now you know what they are all about. I also think it’s a terrific program because of what it encourages, but also because it is so comprehensive.
As always, thanks for reading the blotter,
Dianne