What Steps Has Your Family Taken To Go More Green? Linked In Members Respond!

What steps has your family taken to go more green?

Dave Maskin wrote:
"If we all do a little bit, it will add up BIG TIME!"
http://www.WireNames.com

• The one big thing we've done is to change out our regular light bulbs for compact fluorescent ones.
• Also, completely unplugging cable boxes and TVs when not in use, as well as computers and modems.

Hans Chung wrote:
"I think that helping more people go green by focusing
on greening business has the most impact."
http://www.mokugift.com/

• I went green by starting my own company to help other people and companies go green while saving money or driving revenue.

• We let you plant a tree for $1. Consumers can send them to each other or companies can use them as rewards.

Taylor Ellwood wrote:
"It comes down to making little choices, but those
little choices can have a big effect on how you live your life."
http://www.imagineyourreality.com

• We've changed our lights to flourescent bulbs
• Started composting
• Even making sure not to throw out a paper bag we use to collect paper for recycling...

Susan Shwartz PhD wrote:
http://www.sff.net/people/susanshwartz/

• I buy mostly fresh foods with as little packaging as I can manage.
• I turn off all lights that I am not using.
• My apartment is cooler.
• I watch water consumption.
• Although I use plastic bags, I recycle them.
• I repair, rather than throw out, and buy most clothes on e-Bay.
• I do not own a car.

Shane Wyatt McCartney wrote:
http://swmccartney.blogspot.com/

• Recycle
• Changed out lights to LEDS
• Down to one car and plan our shopping drives better
• Composting
• Green roof and siding ( Started not complete )
• Turned off room lights when not in use

Beate Bouwman wrote:

• In a family with five young kids we don't use a tumble dryer or dishwasher,
• Buy either very good clothes or second hand
  
• In business, I promote low energy houses (wood - frame-construction with use of loam products (very high insolation), regenerating energy from sun and water etc.).
  
• My husband is also into MPC.

Aurora Bramble wrote:
"If everyone lived simply maybe everyone could live a decent life. I don't want to be one of the small % of people to use the great % of resources."

• I now buy all my personal and cleaning products green
• I look for organic cotton and bamboo fabrics in clothes bedding towels
• I got the electric company to come out and put in free insulation for the top floor of my apartment building
• I sat in on my city's green committee came up with a plan for green incentives for businesses in my city and gave it to the chairman
• I got the city to include the end of my block a triangular shape included into the city's beautification project. They made a beautiful little park lush and full of flowers and some picnic tables
• I ride my bike pretty much everywhere
• I consume as little as possible i am big time into simplicity
• I buy all my produce from a farmer's market and i am a vegan the rest I buy at whole foods organic
• X-mas lights this year LED
• Cards recycled paper
• I rarely use lights in my apartment because it is bright here so i get up when it's light and wide down when it gets dark and i use candles for atmosphere made.
• If everyone lived simply maybe everyone could live a decent life. I don't want to be one of the small % of people to use the great % of resources. I live in an apartment so it is tricky to grow vegetables and herbs but I'm trying.