THE EARTH
Its a great place, the best in the universe by far....at least that I have been to...I like to think I do my part to help make this wonderfully blue planet a great place to live, but I also know I dont do as much as I should...
And please DO NOT mistake me for a crazy tree-hugging, Global Warming, save the Polar bear psychotic..I am not!!! I do not necessarily believe the "Climate Change"
- I recycle paper
- I recycle electronics
- I use the squiggly lightbulbs
- I do my best to limit the energy consumption in our home - dont run A/C as much, when I do I keep it as high as possible without being flogged by the other inhabitants of the house
- I carpool
- I do my best to limit water consumption in our home - I make all 3 kids take a bath together (lol...not all just the oldest and the youngest..kidding again..I do make the two youngest though sometimes)
- I wait extra long to change my wiper blades, thus less plastic goes into landfills
- I make my kids mow the grass with their hands, thus using less gas...(just joking on this, although that may be a good idea)
- I use Freecycle, that way someone else can use the things I no longer want and I may find something I need without having to purchase it
Things I don't do to help our wondrous planet:
- I drive an SUV..because
- I have a litter of kids
- I use disposable diapers (its time to use the potty Christian!)
- I am overweight (see here...FREAKS!)
- I dont recycle the other stuff - glass, plastic aluminum
Anyway, there are other things I know I dont do, much I dont do...but I try...
What about you, what do you do? I need more ideas...as I am not getting rid of my SUV, the kids, maybe, but not the SUV...:-)
2 I dont hate comments!:
I watched this last night and got very depressed. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/view/ I don't know if I'm ready to go vegan or vegetarian, but agricultural pollution has me seriously considering cutting down on consuming animal products.
I decreed that only green cleaning products will be used in our new house. I purchase some green products and make others at home. I purchase a green laundry detergent online at http://cleangreenmonkey.com/
I turn off the water while I'm lathering up my hands (to wash) and while I'm brushing my teeth. I try to limit my shower length. In addition to using compact fluorescent lights, I do my best to turn off lights when not in use.
I'm also a fan of Freecycle, as well as repurposing things when possible. Just doing whatever I can to reduce waste. I haven't gotten very good about using cloth grocery bags but I do recycle the plastic ones I use.
That's about all I can think of for now. Oh, I'm starting a new garden too.
I just watched Oprah from yesterday and I can not believe the trash swirls out in the oceans.
They showed several neat ideas to reduce waste when brining lunch to work. There are coupons here:
http://www.oprah.com/article/world/20090422-tows-coupon-downloads
I'm definitely going to look on etsy for some reusable items - like cloth napkins instead of paper.
And I'm going to check into our local recycling resources to see what I need to do to get started with recycling here at the house. We are throwing away too many cans, bottles, etc...
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