Start Living Green

How to Start Living Green

 

Green living can be an overwhelming activity and task to take on if one decides to do it completely.  For others, the idea of green living means making small changes that helps to build a better world.  Such changes can even lead to saving some money while saving the world. 

 

1. Don’t leave the faucets running.  By leaving the faucets running a lot of clean water gets wasted and must go through the filters again.  By shutting off the water while brushing your teeth or washing dishes, the water can be saved, the hot water tank does not have to be working to heat more water, and the filters do not have to work to clean the already clean water.  It is cheaper for you, and healthier for the environment.

 

2. Open the windows rather than turn on the air conditioning.  Oftentimes, people will run the air conditioning in their vehicles or home without realizing that it is cooler outside.  Running the air conditioning units in the home can waste a lot of electric and can also cause a leakage of Freon.  This can be harmful to the environment and the animals or children who may stumble upon it.  Running the air conditioning can also be very expensive as it does require a lot of electric draw.

 

Running the air conditioning in one’s car can be equally as bad for the environment and the pocketbook.  Studies have shown that the air conditioning unit in the vehicle eats up more gas than riding with all four windows rolled down.  By rolling down the window rather than running the air conditioning, one can save money and the environment, plus hear and smell the world around them. 

 

3.  Skip a flush.  The toilet uses the most fresh water and of any system in the home.  By skipping one flush, upwards of five to ten gallons can be saved each time.  So, save money and the environment, and skip a flush every now and again.

 

4.  Turn off and unplug appliances and lights when not in use.  Contrary to popular belief, turning on and off the lights does not take more energy than it does to leave the lights on.  Nor does simply shutting them off ensure that they are not drawing power.  Unplug the appliances and lights to ensure the least amount of energy is being drawn and the most benefits can be seen for Earth and Self. 

Simple ways to Save Environment

Simple ways to Save Environment Save Money

  

Green living is more than simply buying products made from reduced or reused materials, although this is important.  Green living means cutting energy consumption and waste for a cleaner world.  There are simple ways to save environment.  Such cuts in energy and waste can drastically reduce the amount of money that one has to pay for such things and can help to build security in an every declining economy.

 

Simple environmental changes, such limiting the use of the air conditioner to only the hottest times of the day, or keeping the heating unit a few degrees cooler can significantly decrease the amount of energy used and significantly decrease the amount that one has to pay to run such appliances.  Using coal versus oil to heat your home will save you.  Other things include the use of plastic on the windows in winter, and light reflecting currents in summer to help to regulate the temperatures in the home without using more energy than one needs.

 

Simple inconveniences that come with great amounts of energy and cost savings include car pooling or riding a bike to work.  Cars are one of the greatest wasters of gas and one of the biggest contributors to global warming.  By not running one’s car, one is not contributing to the problem while saving money.  If every individual car pooled with just one friend, that would cut the number of vehicles on the road by half which is a huge amount for a small inconvenience.

 

Pets also cause inconveniences, such as picking up pet waste.  By feeding one’s pet a high quality diet, the size of the stool can greatly reduced, making for less to clean up.  By using a biodegradable doggy bag, one can ensure that the stool is not saved for research by those archeologists who happen to dig up our world.  The normal petroleum based plastic bags, such as the blue bags or the white grocery bags, do not degrade and therefore are preserved and preserve anything inside of them for centuries to come. Read more