What does going green mean to you?

Question

Everyone talks about going green, but really why is it so important?

Answer 1

Because they don't want to feel excluded by their peers. Our planet is going to come to an end sometime. Going Green is a fad, it's almost like beeing seen going to a lame movie.

Answer 2

Going green to me is doing my part to save the environment.  There are many very easy things that we can do that also save money.  

It's important because it will help preserve the planet rather than destroy it as we are doing now.

Some things that you can do to go green

-Recycle - including print cartridges, paper

-Turn off the water when you brush your teeth

-Use canvas shopping bags

-Use cloth napkins

-Use a toaster oven to reheat rather than a conventional oven

There's a list of 50 things you can do to be more green here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

Save money and the environment by making your own foam soap:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

Answer 3

To me, it means recycling.  Using less water.  Thinking about what you are wasting when you are using anything.  I try at work to get more people to recycle.  We use lots of cardboard.  Most people throw it away.  But, if they took, another fifty steps..they could put it in the recycle bin.  Excercise, plus, they are getting paid by the hour. Therefore they are getting paid to walk the extra fifty steps.

Answer 4

that u r goin to be earth friendly!

Answer 5

it is not that important-if you are communicating on this website, you are not 'green', you are a 'teckie'

Answer 6

getting rich

Answer 7

To save the yourself! (or um.. the earth)

Answer 8

Thats a good question.... I don't know what it means XD

Answer 9

I strive to live a sustainable life, to me that means trying not to use things at a rate that they can't be replenished. I try to use the least amount of toxins, less fossil fuels, water and all resources. It is important because we are creating a world that is becoming so polluted that we are making ourselves sick. We have an dramatic increase in asthma and other respiratory diseases. There is evidence that many of the chemicals we use for cleaning and beauty are damaging our organs, lungs, immune systems and possibly causing some forms of cancer. We are polluting our land, air and water as well as using finite resources at alarming rates.

That might not be too sad if it we needed these quantities to maintain life, but that's not the case. We are shipping food across the globe just to have it rot in our refrigerators, we are driving around in massive gas guzzling cars to drive 1 person to a grocery store 1/2 mile away. We don't need to waste our resources and we are damaging ourselves in the process.

Answer 10

Going green can be small steps - turning off lights as you go around the house, recycling paper, boiling only the amount of water you need when you make a cup of tea...if everyone took little steps it would make a big difference.

But it seems quite hypocritical to say you've gone green and don't waste one resource if you have a huge gas guzzling car that you could easily replace with a more energy efficient one...

To me if you want to go green it would mean going the whole way and changing your whole lifestyle to a more sustainable one...not necessarily in one drastic step but small steps at a time, slowly adjusting your life to one that is less wasteful.

Answer 11

To save energy and saving the enviroment [: Recycling, not using your car so much, not using Air-Con alot, not using hairspray, re-using your own plastic bags/water bottles,using fuel-efficient Light bulbs,& using fuel-efficient cars are good ways to preserve the earth, & easy ways too. & they aren't very hard. Except maybe buying a fuel-efficent car. LOL. Hopefully you do some of these things, Bye!

Answer 12

It sounds like some sort of jaundice if you get it all over.  In a localised part of the body it may indicate gangrene.

Answer 13

Going green is common sense with "everything in moderation" as the key phrase.  

Answer 14

Going green is when I see someone else won the lottery!

Answer 15

its the latest religion, but really you aren't green unless you live off the land with no manufactured goods, you use all natural things like deerskin for clothes and natural clay pottery for storing foods, you would have to salt or smoke your meat to preserve it because you would not have a refigerator, you would have to cut your hair with Volcanic Glass like the Aztecs did, you could use no plastic products, including your computer

Answer 16

recycling, riding your bicycle to work, that kinda thing

Answer 17

I quit bathing, flushing, brushing, driving, shopping, working, recreating, producing and consuming.

I moved into a mud hut last week, subsist on brambles and berries and have gotten down to three breaths/minute.

All for Goddess Gaia.

It's a good life. A good life. Come join me.

Answer 18

that ur goin to help the earth use energy savin light bulbs unplug things when ur not usin them recycle get a hybrid car that kind of stuff

EDWARD ANTHONY MASEN CULLEN<3333333333

Answer 19

Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live completely, 100% “off of the grid and are completely self sufficient”

The house is built utilizing natures natural elements, in the shape of an octagon with 8ft wide arch doors on every wall to catch every angle of wind (typical 4 sided homes have half the chance as one with 8 sides. A circle being the most efficient design). Woodburning stoves, solar chimney, solar AC, solar heating, solar water heating (pool and home), solar stove, solar power, wind power, hydrogen powered back up generator, hydrogen back up water heater, hydrogen stove, 2 hydrogen powered trucks, 1 EV (electric vehicle) and satellite internet.

We also built many green small cabins on the ranch that we offer to family, friends and our on-site off-grid workshop guests, including one straw bale, one papercrete, earth bag and adobe, one cob and cordwood, one underground and rammed earth, one log and post and beam and one rock. Each one actually started as a test for what the main house would be and were later finished and turned into guest cabins. I later wrote a guide on how to build with alternative materials using alternative methods for next to nothing.

We raise meat and milk goats, chickens for meat and eggs, ducks for meat and eggs, trap havilina (wild boar pig), rabbit, quail. brew our own beer from home grown products, preserve our fruits, vegetables, etc. smoke and jerky the meat, make our own soap, cheese.

There are no utility lines, no water lines, no roads, tv, cell service, etc. on our ranch. EVERYTHING needed is produced here. All electricity comes from 27 solar panels, 2 main wind gens and a back hydrogen generator if needed (typically we can last 9 days with all luxuries of sunless windless weather, hasn't happened yet). Water is caught and storaged from the rain. Hot water is made with solar batch water heaters with an on-demand hydrogen hot water heater as backup. Even our vehicles use alternative energy (2 hydrogen trucks, 1 EV electric vehicle converted). Because of this we have no bills, no debt and no mortgage.

Anyone interested can check it out at..

www agua-luna com

I believe this is the first step anyone can make “help the environment”. Once you convert your own life style to a greener more eco friendly route, you can start helping others.

my home has all the comforts listed above plus some. we live very comfortable without effecting the environment. just saying that tol et you know it's possible. you may not want to go as extreme as me and my family but anywhere in between is something.

Without getting to in depth here, Using alternative fuels in your vehicles and harnessing your own electricity from the sun, water, earth and wind are the 2 are key elements in making a green transition and erasing your carbon footprint.

here's a calculator to find out how much of a green impact your making (carbon footprint)

http://www.conservation.org/act/live_gre...

if you'd like to make your next step feel free to contact me personally at www agua-luna com

I've been installing home made Solar panels. Solar stoves, Solar batch and inline hot water heaters. Solar radiant heating. Solar home heating and AC, along with home made wind gens and other alternative energy items for the last 3 years.

You can even make the above projects on site with simple parts from the local hardware stores or auto stores or junk yards. For more info check out some guides I wrote / compiled on how to DIY www agua-luna com

Again these projects can be accomplished anywhere by anyone.

if you absolutely can't do anything in your home at least you can put alternative fuels in your car. most major automotive manufacturers (Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, etc) recommend the use of bio fuels, and nearly every car manufacturer in the world approves ethanol blends in their warranty coverage.

In fact your probably even driving an ethanol car and didn't even know it.

The trick is finding fuel.

I've been producing biofuel for about 3 years now, it's not extremely difficult. Basically you need general household ingredients, a processor (or still for ethanol) and some used oil. Blend it, let separate, screen and use. I complied a guide a while back to help walk you threw the process step by step, just email me or check out..

www agua-luna com

as for recyling the best way i've found without taking money from your won pocket is to join a free freecycle group in your area or visit the habitat for humanity.

If you’d like help in making your self sufficient steps, feel free to contact me directly. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at www agua-luna com

on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others “help the environment”.

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m  

Answer 20

it is all natural stuff and it is important so we can make the enviroment a healthier place to live in!  

Answer 21

Increasing my wealth.  The only green I care about is the the green that has the pictures of dead presidents on it.