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Environmental Sustainability
| Ecological Footprint Oakdale Neighbors is reducing its environmental impact in several ways. In 2005-2006 it reduced its use of natural gas by 52%. We reduced it by another 15% in 2006-2007. Oakdale Neighbor is using 100% recycled paper for all of its white office paper needs. Oakdale Neighbors has joined Michigan Interfaith Power and Light to protect the environment and save you money! Click HERE To purchase energy efficient light bulbs and other products. To assess your own ecological footprint, visit these sites: Consumer Consequences My Ecological Footprint Redefining Progress For information about recycling, go here: City of Grand Rapids Recycling Kent County Recycling |
| Green Space Trees: Oakdale Neighbors is mobilizing the resources necessary to plant more than 50 trees in the neighborhood. The Department of Natural Resources has committed $2,000 to the project. You can donate to the project and offset your carbon emissions. For example, one tree will absorb the carbon produced by 1200 miles of travel by car or four hours of travel by air. Donate $200 per tree to Oakdale Neighbors and your tree will absorb some of the carbon that you produce. Perennials: Each summer since 2005 teams of youth planted have planted or maintained donated perennials along Kalamazoo Avenue. In 2008 Oakdale Neighbors intends to "green" the neighborhood by planting trees along Kalamazoo Avenue and elsewhere in the neighborhood. |
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