Use public transportation.  
See TARC or call 585-1234 for
route and schedule info.  Routes
extend to Bullitt and Oldham
Counties and So. IN, too.  Live
beyond walking distance from
routes?  Ride your bike to the
closest stop; watch this fun
youtube video to learn how to
use the on-board rack.  
Ride your bicycle.  See Bike Louisville and Bicycling for Louisville for route
maps, safety tips and loads of information.  
Reduce the food miles on your plate, eat fresher food
and support your local economy by buying locally-
produced food.  Look for the Kentucky Proud label at
your grocery.  See KY Farmers' Markets and
IN Farmers' Markets for locations, dates and hours.
Replace incandescent light bulbs with Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs).  
Substituting just one 15W CFL for one 60W incandescent will save the
typical residential LG&E customer $27 over the 10,000-hr life of the CFL!
Now available in dimmer-compatible, candelabra, vanity, flood and outdoor models!
Hybrid TARC Bus
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recently updated on
26 Feb 08.
Louisville Climate Action Network
Learn More: Simple Steps
Educate yourself.  Consult the Climate Change Connection's
extensive bibliography of books.
Practice the three Rs:  Reduce, Reuse and
then Recycle, using Louisville's better-than-
most municipal recycling options.  
Composting turns yard waste and kitchen garbage into a
valuable soil amendment and helps you to avoid petro-
chemical fertilizers.  Bins can be made of all sorts of
materials; some designs don't require tools.  Consult
instructions from your Cooperative Extension Service.  
Apartment dwellers can start indoor a worm bin and
use the castings to feed their house plants.
Keep Louisville Cool!
Buy locally-produced green electrical power, generated
by the recently restored Mother Ann Lee Hydroelectric
Station on the KY River.  Proceeds go toward further plant
upgrades that will increases its output.
See the media release and E.On web site for details.