Go Green!
"Going green" has become a trend lately...it's about time for an eco-friendly trend! I hope this lens will inform you all about how important it is to save energy and make some small changes in your life to change the environment!
Green Tip of the Day
New Del.icio.us bookmarks
The 5 Most Informative Energy Saving Websites
- Our Earth
- "Green" news and events categorized by subject. There are also links to world and national organizations as well as educational links. One of the best sites I have found.
- Save Your World
- A website of green friendly products. For every product that is purchased from the website one acre of rain forest land is saved.
- The Green Guide
- Tips, quizzes, product reviews, blogs...anything you can imagine can most likely be found on this site.
- TIME: Going Green
- The most current environmental issues and articles are found here, and each can be played as a video as well. Each article can be subscribed to on iTunes as well.
- NBC: Going Green
- Environmental news, resources,videos and interactives from NBC.
My Favorite 50...(to be added to regularly)
My top 50 Ways to "Go Green!"
- Let your dishes air dry rather than using the heat dry function on your dishwasher.
- Donate old cell phones you no longer use. Some other great sites for donating cell phones are:
WADT
Shelter Alliance
Cell Phones for Soldiers - Water your flowers and lawn either before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m. Watering them in the middle of the day can waste up to 30% of the water you use due to evaporation.
- Wash your car yourself rather than going through a commercial car wash. Commercial car washes can use up to 55 gallons of water per wash!
Bonus: If you can, wash your car on or near your lawn to save even more water costs.
Bonus #2: You're getting a great workout at the same time! - Use the economy switch on your refrigerator to save energy. This maximizes the efficiency and automatically sets the correct temperatures needed for both the refrigerator and the freezer.
- Fill your home and office with indoor plants. Doing so can reduce the number of harmful gases in your building.
- Got extra wire hangers that you don't use? Donate them to a local dry cleaner rather than disposing of them.
- Invest in an electric razor. Doing so eliminates a lot of waste from disposable razors as well as razor blades.
- In the summertime, brew iced tea outside. The tea tastes the same and saves on energy costs in your home.
- Choose an inkjet rather than a laser printer. Doing so can save up to 90% on energy costs!
- Got extra vases from those special flowers you received? Make some calls to local florists to see if they would accept the vase donation rather than throwing it out.
- Think about bamboo next time you are trying to decide on hardwood flooring. Bamboo comes in a variety of colors, is widely available, and is fast-growing so it will reproduce faster.
- Need a new look to your home? Rather than disposing of your sofas, chairs and other upholstered furniture, think about reupholstering it for a fresh look.
- Share magazine subscriptions with a friend, family member, or coworker. If you both enjoy the same magazines, you subscribe to one and they can subscribe to one and you can do a trade-off.
- Use old dish rags rather than paper towels for cleaning. Doing so will not only produce less waste, but also saves on the energy it takes to produce the paper towels.
- Insulate your attic. This can save on your home energy costs significantly.
- Make sure your tires are properly inflated to get the proper gas mileage out of them.
- Purchase an eco-friendly reusable bag to use at grocery stores, shopping malls, or any daily activities!
Your Turn!
Strive to do something green every day! Start with one of these easy steps:
-REDUCE
-REUSE
-RECYCLE
Do Your Part
Here's my favorite link:
Got Any Green Tips?
Leave any tips or comments you have about "going green"!
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Connies-Craftaholics-Club
My favorite green strategy is to use cans, bottles, jars, and boxes to create many of my crafty projects. Posted September 08, 2008 |
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Sonia5880
Thanks for the great advice! Posted September 01, 2008 |
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Jewelsofawe
Love this lens. I have one on going green also called Being Earth Friendly. Posted July 25, 2008 |
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nyfamily5
great lens Posted July 10, 2008 |
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greenmaniac
Magazine sharing is a GREEN way to keep great information circulating. The office break room, doctor's offices, friends, and family. It saves money and buildup in the landfills. High Five! Posted July 07, 2008 |
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mndheather
Happy to be the first to give you 5 star and making it my favorite, your 50 favorite is greak, keep posting similar lens. Posted June 06, 2008 |
