Green Options » hurricane preparation http://greenoptions.com/tag/hurricane-preparation Posts tagged 'hurricane preparation' Fri, 16 May 2008 15:27:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The Sustainable Hurricane Season Plan http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/16/the-sustainable-hurricane-season-plan/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/16/the-sustainable-hurricane-season-plan/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 15:27:02 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/16/the-sustainable-hurricane-season-plan/ A satellite image of 2004’s Hurricane Ivan. (Image credit: NASA at Wikimedia Commons, released into public domain.)While I’ve lived on the Gulf Coast for just a little over 10 years, I’ve already endured a more-than-fair share of hurricanes: Georges, Ivan, Dennis, Katrina, Wilma.

I’ve been more fortunate than many, but my post-hurricane experiences have actually raised my awareness a great deal about the importance of sustainability. Because few things make you understand the challenges of sustainable living more than a few days or weeks in a disaster zone with no electricity, no drinkable running water, no passable roads.

And so, with another hurricane season once again looming (it starts June 1), here are some of the sustainability lessons I’ve learned over the years:

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