Darkness Protecting the Environment

Well, in all honesty, I didn't focus much about the project last night. I have developed a few challenges for my self to follow, as well as the class overall challenge. Ironically, my favorite individual challenge turned out to be the class challenge as my idea for the class challenge won. Well, it's a good thing I have a few to spare.

My Current Challenges:
No fans, heat, a/c. Only use natural cooling and heating.
Shorter showers for less water consumption.
No paper napkins or paper towels.
Hypermiling (slow acceleration, lower cruise speeds, overall trying to get better MPG).
Throw away as little as possible, recycle most.

Class Challenge:
Limited lights. Natural lighting during the day. No unnecessary lights.

Well, I have not done much for or against the challenges. I used only a few lights last night. No heat, fans, or a/c was used. I took a medium length shower, but I would like to shorten it. I used to take 15 second showers. I don't think I want it that short, but a few minutes should be sufficient. I did not use any napkins, or throw anything away last night that I can remember. I didn't drive much, so I can't really critique my actions there. I hope to develop habits in the next few days, to really meet my challenges. Let's see how it goes.

~Matt Tatro