Everywhere you look people are talking about going green. The bookstores are filled with the latest books about going green in all aspects of your life.
So what does going green mean?
The basic definition means taking into account the Earth’s health when making choices about how you live your life. This means considering the ecosystems that support all inhabitants of the planet.
On a macro scale, being green means considering our water, land and air resources whenever making a choice in our day to day activities.
Humans take a large toll on all three of these critical resources – every product that we purchase involves taking resources from the Earth.
10 SIMPLE STEPS FOR GOING GREEN
No matter what your level of involvement in the movement, it is important to remember that even the smallest steps make an impact on the green movement.
Here are some simple steps that everyone can take to make a greater impact on the green movement:
1. Buy direct from farmers, co-ops and free-trade
distributors.
2. Eat minimally-processed food.
3. Stick with organic and/or sustainably-grown foods and textiles whenever possible.
4. Reuse any materials that you can before you buy new ones.
5. Recycle paper, glass and plastics.
6. Do not dispose of toxic waste (e.g. batteries, cell phones, computer electronics, light bulbs, paint, etc.) in the trash can.
7. Take public transportation, carpool, walk, or ride your bike instead of driving alone in a car.
8. Lower the heat in winter and raise the temperature in the summer; install fans to help better circulate the air rather than using energy to heat/cool it.
9. Lower the temperature on your water heater.
10. Buy only Energy Star appliances.
It doesn’t matter how serious you are about going green we all make an impact on our environment just by living on this earth.
We all leave our “ecological footprint” in our day to day activities.
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