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Go Green!
Simple ways to Go Green.
- Replace incandescent light-bulbs with florescent. Even if they aren't disposed of properly, fluorescent bulbs emit less mercury into the environment than incandescent bulbs over their lifetimes.
- Ride a bike whenever possible instead of driving a car. Good for you, good for the environment.
- Install low flow shower fixtures. You wont even notice a difference.
- Use sustainable cleaning products.
- Make a conscious effort to switch to healthy, low impact, green activities. Kayaking, mountain biking, back-packing, hiking, walking, gardening, etc.
- Don't use disposable kitchenware. If you must use disposable ones, be sure choose ones that are either compostable or recyclable.
# Compost. You can purchase or build your own compost bin if you like.
- Eat Organic. From a garden, a grocery store or a local farmers market.
- Eat Local. Ask your favorite restaurants where their food is sourced.
- Consolidate automobile trips. Plan trips to the grocery store, etc so that they are more efficient. Better yet, try using a bike.
- Take the train or bus. These forms of transportation are much more efficient that traveling alone in a vehicle.
- Carpool. Try carpool hot-lines or travel with friends.
- Let part of your lawn go natural. There are many books on this and it can look amazing. If your community has CC&R's that don't allow it, try talking to the planning commission about this. The more people that speak out, the more demand it will create and the more likely it will be to change.
- Use edible, native trees for landscaping. An easy way to cut down on yard maintenance, trips to the grocery store, the grocery bill, and to eat organic.
- Put a timer in your shower. It's easy to stay in a nice hot shower of too long. A low flow shower head can ease some of the guilt.
- Install Solar Power in your home. Check out the Government tax credits!
- Install Wind Power in your home. Check out the Government tax credits!
- Make your next vehicle a fuel efficient one. Have you ever though how strange it is to use a 4000 lb + vehicle to carry an avg. 160 lb person??
- Plan vacations closer to home. We know, the grass is always greener. Often times you can have just as nice of a vacation, a fraction of the distance from your home. If you must travel far, plan fewer but longer vacations to increase the travel efficiency.
- Much more to come...
There are many steps that can be taken to be more
green. Interestingly, many of these don't even require a cramp in your
lifestyle, while others only require that you try new things. Often times,
people have stated that upon changing their lifestyles, they were actually
happier!☺
When thinking about going green, it's not about sacrificing your quality
of life but about rethinking the way you do things. Ask yourself if
there are other options that would be more sustainable than what you are
currently doing. Often times all these take is some thought. It's not
necessary to give up the things you love, but it doesn't hurt to
consider if you could get the same enjoyment out of a much less
impact-full activity.
For example, if you love to ATV, try mountain biking! Snowmobiling... Try Skiing! Keep in mind though, if you drive an ATV or Snowmobile out your back-door for recreation, while someone else takes their mountain bike or Skiis to a trail 60 miles away, they may actually be impacting the environment more significantly by following their supposedly greener pursuit. Although, the health benefits of the latter still prevail.
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