Forgive me, its been almost a MONTH since my last post. There has been so much stuff and none of it has been good. Family, health, home, vehicles. The list reads like an example of what could go wrong has gone wrong. Now throw in that Halo 3 launched ans has been my only respite and you can see why there aren't enough hours in the day. But we're all about new vibes and good karma so I'm trying to make this the start of my regular posting and hopefully podcasts are on the way too.
How better to start the god mojo with some ways to help the environment out? Especially during "Blog Action Week".
1) On of the easiest ways to get you on the path to being green? Replace all your bulbs with compact fluorescent. An average household dedicates 5-10 percent of its energy budget to lighting. Using new lighting technologies can reduce lighting energy use in your home by 50-75 percent! Using tube fluorescent and energy efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) in fixtures throughout your home provides high quality and high efficiency lighting. Fluorescent lamps are much more efficient than incandescent (standard) bulbs and last about 4-10 times longer.
2) Look for the recycled label. Did you know that there's a big push in the garment industry to recycle clothes in order to make new ones? Companies like Patagonia, Holden and Smartwool are either making clothes recyclable (Patagonia R2 jacket), from recycled material (the Holden Highland Jacket is made out of recycled polyester and yarn) or out of natural fibers (Smartwool's wool Combo Zip) in order to make "green" clothes. You'll pay a little more but help out the Earth in the end
3) When not charging up your electronics unplug the cord. Seems that even if your PDA, Cellphone, Blackberry, insert electronic device here is not connected to the charger you're still wasting electricity. Only 5% of the power you consume goes into you gadget's battery while the other 95% slips into nowhere (your charger keeps pulling electricity even if it isn't connected to your device). Now you can save energy and a little money.
4) It might look cool on TV but share a shower not a bath. Showers use less hot water than baths. An average bath takes 300 liters of water, while a 10-minute shower uses only 60 liters with a low-flow showerhead (100 - 150 liters with an ordinary showerhead).
5) Recycle. You've heard the mantra but almost every town/city gives you the option for a recycling bin. Did you know that:1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours, 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes or 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours? Even if your too lazy to take the items to a recycling center for cash you can throw it right beside your trash bin for pick up. Right?
See? Just five easy things you can do to make the world a better place. And you barely have to change your routine or expend hardly any of your own energy. Hey, every little bit counts.
More to follow.
