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10 Ways to Be More Green
Helping to change the world isn't that hard. It begins with these small acts that become habits. As they gain momentum, soon you're not doing just one thing; you're revolutionizing your life in a way that can, in fact, save the planet.
How to rid yourself of stuff that can't go in the recycling bin
ReadyMade magazine A Flash In The Can How to rid yourself of stuff that can't go in the recycling bin by Jennifer Boulden and Heather Stephenson photo credit: Alex Farnum Anyone who’s ever moved from a larger place into a smaller one knows how difficult it can be to jettison unwanted stuff in an environmentally friendly way—especially when it’s bulky, of unknown origin, or the type of thing that requires wearing a Hazmat suit to recycle. Seeking answers, ReadyMade enlisted the help of Ideal Bite, a daily email newsletter devoted to “light-green living,” to create a crib sheet for those with the urge to purge. Downsizers, don’t leave home without it.Working green: 50 tips to reduce your office's waste
Found this on Science Alert: http://www.sciencealert.com.au/features/20071608-16209.html Working green: 50 tips to reduce your office's waste Thursday, 16 August 2007 By Jessica Hupp From daily smog to the rising threat of global warming, it’s pretty obvious that we all need to clean up our act a little. Much has been said about how to go about doing this at home, but what about in the workplace? Copiers, computers, even old floppy disks, can make a huge impact on the environment.Apple offers recycling programs in store and with online purchases!
Apple is offering recycling programs for computers, iPods and cellphones. For CPU recycling: http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/program/index.html For iPod recycling: http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/ipodrecycling/ For cell phone recycling: http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/ipodrecycling/What Are Your Green Goals? 20 Earth Day Eco-Resolutions
Really Effective Eco-Resolutions for Earth DayFeatured item: APR 18, 2008
Despite the recent spate of encouraging news from the green front, many of us still occasionally fall prey to eco-anxiety when we start thinking about the current state of our environment. But by focusing on the small changes we can make in our everyday lives, we empower ourselves to make socially responsible decisions and choices that will eventually lead to big improvements for our planet.
By driving less, flying direct and canceling junk mail, we’re actually reducing carbon emissions, fighting climate change and saving trees.
Reducing our ecological footprint
Clever tricks to help you reduce your ecological footprint. SAVING ELECTRICITY (and money) Switch over to compact fluorescent light bulbs - those funky spiral-shaped ones. They use only 25% as much energy as incandescents.What You Can Do to Help Solve the Climate Crisis
Excerpted from An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, by Al Gore (Rodale, 2006)
When considering a problem as vast as global warming, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless. But we need to resist that response, because this crisis will get resolved only if we as individuals take responsibility. By educating ourselves and others, by doing our part to minimize our use and waste of resources, by becoming more politically active and demanding change — in these ways and many others, each of us can make a difference.
SCAR.JO IS AN ACTRESS WITH A MESSAGE
Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson are featured in a series of print PSAs encouraging cell phone recycling.
The campaign, which starts Friday, is sponsored by the Environmental Media Association and Lionsgate studio and coincides with the December 25 release of the action drama The Spirit, starring the two actresses.
The goal of EMA is to lower the amount of carbon dioxide emissions created by the production of new phones.
5 little ways to living a greener life.
1. Think outside the recycling box. It's simple: These days you can recycle a lot more than paper, glass, aluminum and plastic.
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Ever wonder where you can recycle old computers, cell phones, cameras etc? Well this amazing site can tell you exactly where to go in your area! Just type in your zip code and what it is you want to get rid of and it gives you the proper place to recycle!
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