I worked my tail off creating a stop-by-booth at work on Green Living and had much less than expected participation. (A stop-by-booth is basically a table set up in the cafeteria where we provide information to the employees on various health topics). I'm not sure why the participation for this topic was so drab, but it's disappointing that people don't take the same amount of interest and enthusiasm that I do in keeping our planet healthy! Sigh...
Well, I'll take a moment and share some great green tips that I've stumbled upon from this project. Here's to living green!
- Change your bulbs. If every household changed just 5 conventional light bulbs to compact florescent bulbs, this would prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions from nearly 10 million cars!
- Say "no thanks" to ATM and gas station receipts. If every person did this, it would save a roll of paper so long it could circle the equator 15 times!
- Skip rinsing dishes before loading the dishwasher, and only run a full load. Today's detergents are strong enough to handle dishes without pre-rinsing.
- Use the cold water temperature setting on your washing machine - clothes get just as clean as using hot water.
- Observe the speed limit. Gas mileage decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph. Each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph is like paying an additional $0.24 per gallon for gas!
- Eat less meat (and you know I had to throw that one in there :). The average U.S. diet generates more than 3,000 pounds of harmful CO2 a year - much of which comes from deforestation for grazing pastures, methane emitted from cattle, and carbon dioxide generated from power plants that operate factory farms. Try having a meatless Monday!
- And always remember the 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse, RECYCLE!
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