Taking a trip around Bellingham was both fun and educational. I learned that the people do actually care about their local environments and try to reduce their emissions by a lot. We also went to a local store called RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, they sold stuff that other people did not want and was a cheaper alternative than buying new products. Also visited were Sustainable Connections, a company that basically goes in and reorganizes how companies work to make them much more friendly to the environment. Bellingham's farmers market was awesome too because we got to eat a lot of local produce and other stuff.
Overall, Bellingham is quite a green city, much of that is due to this being a college campus and it is easier to push ideas on the locals because they respect what the college students are trying to do. RE Sources was the most fun for me in my opinion because it made me realize you can be sustainable while not sacrificing too much in the way of material items. RE Sources also made me realize that with just a little creativity a person can take some junk and really make something cool out of it, at a low price as well. The farmers' market showed me that local produce is still respected and bought from because buying local is good for the local economy, which helps small business boom and stop imports from other countries, which saves thousands of pounds of carbon from entering the atmosphere each day.
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