What green things are you doing???

Question

Solar power for your house???

Got rid of your car???

Recycling???

Turning down the heating/air con???

Growing your own food???

or what???

Answer 1

1.  I recycle cans, plastic, glass, paper and anything else that can be reused, passed to someone else that can re-use it or used in a way that gives it another useful life before heading to the landfill.

2.  I plan my car trips to complete errands using the least amount of gas.

3.  I exchange unwanted items with friends and family for wanted items.

4.  I belong to a local group that Freecycles.

5.  I compost my peelings, fruit skins, egg shells, coffee, tea and shred paper to compost for my garden plants.

6.  I grow my own organic tomatoes, basil, and peppers.

7.  I try and buy from local merchants for produce, saving gas, transportation costs and enriching my own local citizens first.

8.  I buy from our very own local Farmers Market.

9.  I share with family, friends, and neighbors any extra I have of something so that resources can be conserved and used effectively.

10. I give castoff clothing and items to local charities, preferring our local Clothes Closet, where it is ALL FREE to those needing it.

11. I shop at local 2nd hand stores with my foster children, teaching them thrift, responsible citizenship, being future caretakers of our planet and show them by doing, that sometimes clothing, like jeans, can have another life with someone else before it hits the landfill.

12. We go to the library 2 times a week for free reading material and videos, saving gas, saving trees for printing magazines I would have bought and tossed, and using the libraries computers for children's homework (saving my $$$ on my own computer from picking up viruses from places like Myspace, AOL and all those free download sites that kids like to visit).

13. I buy green whenever and where ever I can.

14. I buy things made from recycled materials.

15. I plant trees, shrubs, and plants that clean the air and provide habitat, AND protect my home from wind and weather, thereby keeping my heating/cooling costs lowered.

16. I am "greening" my home as I remodel, adding insulation, sealing holes, cracks and windows and doors with caulk and cement, making the house more weather tight.  

17. I use lower wattage bulbs in rooms for general lighting and energy saving ones for more task orientated activities.

18. I am a Master Gardener and work on local projects to enhance the ecosystems of low income housing, local beautification programs, programs for children to learn about plants, trees and growing things that give back to the environment, zero scape (landscaping that takes into account a low water consumption or no water needed planting) and planting native plants.

19. Using renewable sources of wood, certified green products, and land practices that enhance our resources, not exhaust them.

20. I share and swap plants with other Master Gardeners in my area, to share the wealth of plants I have and to acquire new ones.

21. Opening the shades on sunny days in the winter to let the solar sun heat up rooms during winter months and using shades in the summer to keep rooms cooler in the summer.

22. I do not use products that can transfer into the creek that runs through my backyard, thereby affecting the frogs, ducks and other wildlife that depends on it for food, shelter and water that would adversely affect it.

23. Sharing information and getting more information about other activities I can do or encourage others to do to help make being green pleasant, doable and economically feasible for others, including myself and my household.  

What a GREAT QUESTION!  Thanks for letting me share!

Answer 2

I have a green room.  It has lovely food and booze.

Answer 3

* I use very little heating and cooling in my house

* I recycle

* I walk a lot

* I plant greenery

* My outdoor lighting is solar powered

I could do more, but I do more than most.

Answer 4

All of the above AND collecting rainwater, reducing wasteful errand running, shopping online with free delivery, Washing dishes immediately after use instead of putting in dish washer e.g., sandwhich on plate, knife used to cut bread, etc. Using RO water as opposed to buying plastic bottled water, making own pet food (chicken and veggies) to supplement canned food, using free sand for outdoor kitty enclosure as litter which is tossed in far back yard when spent, etc.

Answer 5

this page

http://byderule.multiply.com/journal/ite...

and all my work has been green .

advising or implementing on eco tourist  or farming development,as well as making the odd garden

Answer 6

cooking and eating plenty of green cabbage ha ha, no i do my bit.

Answer 7

We recycle.

We compost.

We have a vegetable garden and fruit trees.

I take my neighbors' recycling when I go.

Buy most food from local vendors including meats.

Never use plastic bags for any shopping.

No extraneous driving, we walk as often as we can.  Public transportation is non-exsistent where we live.

No "fragrance" content listing item in our home.

Automatic thermostat - turning low or not using in winter (we are in a southern state), setting air conditioner to a higher level than most during the summer.  It is impossible to go without here.  The people that do not have air conditioners die often in the summer.

no pesticides.

Non harmful cleaning products.

Collect rainwater.

We only use biodegradable paper products that we compost.

Changed light bulbs.

Make sure caulking is done correctly.  

Double paned windows.  

Insulated attic.

Water-less water heater.

School liaison for community wide aluminum can recycling.

Started non-profit to teach about sustainable living.

Will replace vehicle with hybrid when this ones breaks down.  It currently gets 32 miles per gallon city and we cannot see getting rid of it and buying new.

My husband and I just agreed not to buy new unless absolutely necessary ( underwear, filters, food, etc.)

Belong to free cycle.

I should do so much more, but that is it right now.

Answer 8

my house has compact fluorescent lights instead of the incandescent bulbs.

i use reusable non-plastic bags when i go to the grocery.

i turn off the fridge at late night and turn it on again when i wake up in the morning.

i fill-up my car with fuel mixed with biofuel (we don't have pure biofuel yet.)

Answer 9

Cycling sometimes,

catching public transport sometimes,

driving lpg,

paying to plant trees for carbon sequestration,

paying for Green Power,

composting,

recycling (of course),

growing some herbs and tomatoes,

keeping chickens,

...annoying my friends to try and get them to do some stuff too.

Answer 10

Since you asked I will share my best recycling idea with you.

My Best Recycling Idea

Besides recycling the plastic containers, you can improve your work or home environments by bringing live potted plants indoors.

Major items needed:

One empty plastic gallon container.   Tree Top Apple Juice is preferred, or equal in shape.

One empty plastic ½ gallon container.  Langers All Pomergranate Juice is preferred or equal.

Directions:  Lay the plastic gallon container on its side so the front label is facing up.  Place the empty plastic half gallon container on the label and with a sharpie pen outline the bottom on the Tree Top label and with a sharp knife carefully cut the outline.  Insert the half gallon into the hole until it rest on the back label of the gallon container.  Then mark and cut approximately one inch above the cut on the ½ gallon  to complete your planter container.  Remove and drill several ¼ inch holes on the bottom of the ½ gallon cut container for drainage.

Fill the cut ½ gallon planter with one inch of gravel before putting in good potting mix soil and live growing plant.  If you make two or more you can pour the water back and forth and not waste the water with the nutrients.

Go to NASA’s Clean Air Plant Study for the top ten plants that cleans the indoor air better than the rest.   http://www.zone10.com/tech/NASA/Fyh.htm

Answer 11

I'm watering my green plants

Answer 12

I drive less

I support local produce and businesses that have a green concience or effort (found sources at narberthgreens.org and pennwynnegreen.org and greenable.net)

I buy all  my non-toxic waste reducing household items from a certified Climate Neutral (TM) company www.shaklee.net/livewellbewell

I buy groceries in containers that can be recycled when possible

I shop for furniture first at antique and resale shops

I buy my kids clothes at green street consignment and KID TO KID

I use a dry cleaner who is going green www.ascotscleaners.com

I started an organization in my neighborhood Penn Wynne Green to help disseminate timely accessible information on greener living that isn't overwhelming

I shop for my garden and lawn supplies at Gardens Alive! online which is all natural and environmentally responsible

I use reusable non plastic shopping bags...and not just at the grocery store

I do not support green products from companies that arent really green

Answer 13

Recycle everything.

Reduce my plastic use.

Buy in bulk and bring my own containers to the store.

Use reusable organic cotton produce bags.

Unplug all appliance when not in use.

Buy local organic.

Reuse glass bottles and jars.

Turn the heat off and just wear more layers.

Own a hybrid.

Keep house plants.

Use non-toxic cleaning products.

Use a metal safety razor with replacable metal blades (can be bought in bulk on ebay)

Use beeswax candles.

Make our own soap.

Make all our own bread.

Eat more vegetables and less meat.

Use recycled paper products (paper towels, TP, kleenex)

You can check out more of what my fiance and I are doing at our blog. http://badhuman.wordpress.com

Answer 14

Most of the above, and I use a candle to add heat and light into my room. I use a candle heater that converts the thermal energy of the candle into dry radiant space heat -- check it out at www.heatstick.com

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Answer 15

I recycle, use the energy efficient bulbs, turning down or off my heating/air when it isnt needed, driving a lot less, etc.

Answer 16

recycle everything within reason

turn the heater way down at night before going to bed

turn off the lights when not in use

take my own shopping bags to the store

buy in bulk (cuts down on packaging)

just say no to plastics

Answer 17

Shouldn't all these things be inexpensive ? Then why do solar panels cost so much ? Hybrids can the poor afford to go a buy a new car ? If these things are so important why are they not affordable, those the government even care the planet is being ruined ?