Sorry everyone! We apologize for not posting a green tip yesterday, because our staff was very busy. Here are TWO tips for yesterday AND today.
Rinse, lather, DON'T REPEAT! When taking a shower, try and shorten it to as little time as possible but still get what you need to do done. This helps save water as well as saving money. Think about it, while some people in Africa are dying of thirst, you are just showering away.
Yesterday's tip:
BRING A REUSABLE BAG! Using plastic over and over again and just throwing it away makes it end up in landfills. In some towns, they have a law that no stores are allowed to give out plastic bags. At some stores, such as Trader Joes, you can enter a raffle if you bring your own bag. There's some incentive!
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Showing posts with label green tip. Show all posts
Monday, May 17, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Today's Green Tip
Today's green tip is...
Say NO to Styrofoam! Styrofoam is very bad for the environment. You can't recycle or compost it, so you have to throw it away. It takes over 1 million years to decompose! That means that every Styrofoam cup you drink coffee out of is another million years it's going to be there. Bring a re-usable mug or bottle with you whenever you go to the store or go to eat out. This is a nice mug that Starbucks sells:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1197/3171125962_08caa1dbd1.jpg
You can drink green while you think green!
Say NO to Styrofoam! Styrofoam is very bad for the environment. You can't recycle or compost it, so you have to throw it away. It takes over 1 million years to decompose! That means that every Styrofoam cup you drink coffee out of is another million years it's going to be there. Bring a re-usable mug or bottle with you whenever you go to the store or go to eat out. This is a nice mug that Starbucks sells:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1197/3171125962_08caa1dbd1.jpg
You can drink green while you think green!
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Today's Green Tip
Today's tip of the day is...
Whenever you have the chance, bike instead of driving. This helps to reduce the greenhouse gases which cause global warming to happen. Because of global warming, the glaciers are melting and the polar bears are dying out, making them an endangered species. For more information about greenhouse gases, go to http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html. United States Environmental Protection Agency has a lot of good information on many topics such as recycling, greenhouse gases, drinking water, and much much more!
Follow us on Twitter! Our username is: Green4thegood
Whenever you have the chance, bike instead of driving. This helps to reduce the greenhouse gases which cause global warming to happen. Because of global warming, the glaciers are melting and the polar bears are dying out, making them an endangered species. For more information about greenhouse gases, go to http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html. United States Environmental Protection Agency has a lot of good information on many topics such as recycling, greenhouse gases, drinking water, and much much more!
Follow us on Twitter! Our username is: Green4thegood
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Today's Green Tip
Today's green tip is...
In the winter, don't turn your radiator up to full blast. Instead, wear lots of layers! And in the summer, don't crank the air-conditioning up, wear very little layers. This helps to save energy in your house, as well as lower your electricity bill!
Be green, stay green.
In the winter, don't turn your radiator up to full blast. Instead, wear lots of layers! And in the summer, don't crank the air-conditioning up, wear very little layers. This helps to save energy in your house, as well as lower your electricity bill!
Be green, stay green.
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