What steps has your family taken to go more green?
- 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 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
"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...
- 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.
- 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:
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."
- 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.
