Riot 4 Austerity

Riot for Austerity: 90% Reduction Project

Lead Story

Stuff by: Sharon

Once I finally get through the holidays and the latest book, my next project is major cleaning, sorting and organizing of my home.  That is, it is time to come bang up against the real question of what I need, what I don’t, and how to manage my life.
Now I have a very ambivalent relationship […]

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Gasoline

Riot On: Gasoline Usage»
by: Gina

If we want to get to a 90% reduction from the impact of the average American we need to know where we started. For the past six months I have been actively tracking our gasoline, electric, natural gas, and water usage.  Today I am going to cover our current gasoline usage.

Amount […]

Energy

Something you might find useful»
by: redstategreen

If you’re looking to stock up on food and other grocery items, Amazon.com’s subscribe and save
program is one I’m really coming to like. You can order whatever they have and decide how often to get it.
For example, I get a case of Kleenex (we have allergies) every six months. They send an email before they […]

Water

Good News!»
by: Theresa

Earlier this week, the United Nations declared clean water and sanitation a human right! The declaration was ratified by 122 forward-thinking countries, with no countries voting against. But 41 members abstained, and you guessed it, Canada was among …

Food

Still here»
by: redstategreen

Been doing about what I always do in summer, feeding bunnies and trying to stay cool. We had a bumper crop of garlic and onions, but I lost about 20 tomato plants in the last heat wave, so I’m starting over with that.
We got a huge crop of volunteer sunflowers this year around the compost […]

Waste

The Future of Visits»
by: Shasha

Okay. I am not talking about visiting people, but rather that monthly friend that comes to visit most women. After a 5 year hiatus from my visits, I was recently reintroduced to the joys of menstruation. I was one of those lucky few who have no sign or hint of menstruation during nursing — thus […]

Cooking/Heating

One Local Summer beginning»
by: Sarah

Inspired by my experience with the Dark Days Eat Local challenge, I am now participating in the far easier One Local Summer — participants agree to cook at least one meal per week entirely out of local ingredients, excluding salt, spices, and cooking oil. For the purposes of this, I’m defining “local” as “from within […]

Consumer Goods

Play Together»
by: Emme

homemade entertainment: no tv and no computer games