Living Green

Living Green is something we should all be concerned about. Making the world a
better place for us and for future generations is very important. The damages we
do today will have a significant impact on the rest of the world. Young children,
adults, and even the elderly can all get involved in making the world a better
place for all of us.

In the past decade there has been more information and education on this
subject offered than ever before. Various types of organizations including the
government, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Environmental Protection Agency, and
others have been attempting to share all they can about the concerns for our
environment as well as ways to help.

There are plenty of celebrities involved in living green projects as well. Actors,
musicians, and other prestigious figures tend to have quite a following around the
world. People listen to what they have to say and therefore such public service
announcements have proven to be extremely effective.

As a result more manufactures of products we use everyday are getting involved
as well. They are offering more products that are safe for the environment and
that offer you plenty of benefits. You can encourage other companies to follow
their example by not buying them if they aren’t safe for the environment.

If they are losing sales they will find out why and make important changes to get
those customers back. The demands of the consumer are extremely powerful
and they will be able to generate a positive response from our manufacturers. As
a result everyone wins and we will have a safer environment to live in. If you
continue to buy what they are offering now though they won’t have the
encouragement they need to take saving the environment seriously.

The amount of trash that the common household tosses out each day is
unbelievable. It isn’t unusual for that to be at least on bag per day when all is said
and done. All of that waste ends up at our landfills and just what comes from your
household alone adds up to quite a bit over the course of a year.

Remove what you can from that trash and recycle it. This can be paper products,
glass, plastic, and cardboard. You will be surprised at just how much of this you
can separate and recycle. If you have a trash bin for each of them in the garage
or in your backyard then it will be much easier to stay on task with this type of
effort.

Be conscious of the paper products you are using as well. That way you can use
some alternatives. For example cloth napkins instead of disposable ones are a
great idea for a restaurant. Use both sides of paper so that you can reduce the
amount of it that you use by 50%.
Take papers you don’t need and cut them into squares. You can create your own
notepads this way for phone messages, quick family notes, and to write your
grocery list or errands on. You can cut back paper by eliminating unnecessary
mail as well.

We live in an electronic age due to technology and all of the advances that have
come along with it. Yet from various types of light bulbs and sources there is
damage being done to the environment. By changing the types that use to the
more energy efficient ones on the market you can save money on your electric
bill and help protect the environment.
Don’t forget to look into alternative sources of energy that will allow you to not
use electricity as often. One of the easiest to implement for any home or
business is the use of solar power. In some areas wind and water power are also
available.

How you get around is one of the biggest areas where you can make a difference
for the environment. The amount of pollutants that are emitted each day from
vehicles is very high. Do all you can to make sure your vehicles are in
compliance with the laws. Only use them when you need to so that you cut down
on driving time.

Combine your activities so you can eliminate trips to town as well. Do your best
to set up carpools or to access public transportation when available. If you are in
the market for a new vehicle consider one that has been recognized as being
environmentally friendly. There are many great ones to choose from so you won’t
be limited in size or style.

You can also go with the hybrid models which will save you money on gas, they
aren’t going to harm the environment, and they will need less routine
maintenance. A hybrid is a very solid investment and something you will be
extremely proud to drive. It shows that you do care about the environment in
many ways.

There are several great hybrid vehicles out there right now. Most of them are
compact and medium sized vehicles. However, for 2009 you will find more larger
cars, a minivan, and even some full sized pickups emerging. This is due to the
consumer demands for such vehicles as a hybrid. The manufacturers out there
are listening so keep letting them know what your interested in.

Home is where the heart is and a place you want to be harm and inviting.
Establishing a very beautiful lawn and garden is part of that image. You can
accomplish your desire to have them without harming your family, pets, or the
environment. Don’t use any types of chemicals as they have been linked to many
ill effects you want to avoid.

Organic lawn care and gardening isn’t difficult it just takes a different approach. If
you go about it the right way it will cost you less to get your lawn and garden
ready each year too. You will be relying up natural items around your home and
yard for the compost which will reduce the amount of your trash that ends up at
the landfill.

A healthy lawn is one that is well cared for, and you can see yours thrive when
you remove the chemicals from the equation. You can also look at
environmentally friendly lawn mowers that won’t cause you to pollute the
environment each time you turn them on.

You will feel great seeing the results of your efforts. At the same time you will
know you know you are offering your friends and family a very safe lawn to play
and relax on with you. That is a feeling that you will be very proud of even if no
one around you has a clue why you are smiling from ear to ear.
There are plenty of tips and strategies offered in order to help us have an
environment that is less polluted. It doesn’t take a great deal of time or effort in
order to be a part of most of them. You simply have to be committed to being a
part of the solution instead of the problem.

Continue to do your part by making changes where you can. Get your entire
family involved and explain to them why it is so important. Share your views with
friends and family members as well. They may not realize the importance of their
efforts.
Once you enlighten them you will be able to encourage them in their efforts. In
most regards individuals aren’t out there destroying the environment on purpose.

It is often a lack of information or not feeling like they can really make a
difference that leads to it.
If you find that a person or a business is polluting the environment with chemicals
or other substances intentionally then you need to report it. This could be your
neighbor or even the company that they work for. No one needs to know you are
the person responsible for reporting it.

You can make a report with your local law enforcement or with your local health
department. They will do an inspection and handle the situation based on what
they find. There are laws in place to prevent this type of blatant disregard for the
environment. Those found guilty of doing so can be fined, have to pay the cost of
cleaning it up, and even face criminal charges that can result in jail time.

It is possible to live green and to reduce your carbon footprints on the
environment. It is understandable why you want to leave a legacy behind you but
do it in a positive manner. Each person has the choice of how they will live their
life. Be proud of the efforts you make to keep our world in as good of shape as
you possible can.

The rewards of doing so will come back to you as well as future generations. We
all have the power and the ability to change what we are doing now in exchange
for better ways of living. Decide now you want to modify your behaviors and feel
good about your lifestyle choices. It doesn’t matter how long you have been
doing things the other way.

Every bit of change that takes place out there is going to make a positive
difference overall. Be a part of finding the solution for a better environment to live
in. This will benefit your health as well as that of your children. Such efforts are
definitely worth it in order to reap these types of rewards.

One person and one voice can unite with many more to create a significant effect
that shows how much people care about the world in which they live in. Do all
you can to make these efforts a part of your world. Pass them on to your children
so the benefits can continue for them and their generation as well.

Living Green,It’s Our Future.

Thank you ,Robbie Martin

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Additional Tips to Help you Live Green

There are plenty of small areas where you can make some significant changes
as well. The concepts here are very easy and anyone can implement then to
start living greener right now. You will be proud to offer such benefits to the
environment without having to give up anything you really need.

It is important to drink plenty of water each day. Yet you often see people
carrying around plastic bottles of it. In many instances bottled water doesn’t taste
any better than the tap water but manufacturers of bottled water want you to think
there is.

Instead of getting a new bottle each time you drink water get some reusable
containers. You can fill them up with water and even ice if you prefer and drink
them everywhere you go. There are several sizes, colors, and designs that you
can choose from. This process will significantly reduce the amount of plastic that
is in our environment.

If you do live in an area where it isn’t safe to drink the tap water then you want to
make sure you recycle those plastic bottles. That way they don’t end up in
landfills. You can also get bottled water delivered to your home in large
containers.
Then you can just fill up your own water bottles that you reuse from there. That is
a great way to get healthy water and to eliminate waste at the same time. You
will also find that getting bottled water this way is cheaper than buying those
individual bottles at the store and from the vending machines.

When you complete projects in your home such as remodeling and painting you
will likely have left over supplies. You aren’t going to be able to do much with
most of them. Paint is a substance that you don’t want to place at landfills due to
the chemicals found in them. They can get underground and do a great deal of
damage. A better alternative is to donate that left over paint and supplies.

There are many organizations that collect such items to help others. This can be
Church groups, community organizations, and specific programs so find out what
is available in your area. You can even search online to find out how to donate
such items to a worthy cause.

The left over paint can be mixed with many others that people have donated. It
can be used to paint houses, paint schools, and to make your town look nicer by
reducing fences and such. This is a great way to prevent those leftovers from
being wasted and from harming the environment.

Make sure you properly dispose of pollutants that can be very dangerous for the
Earth. It is common for people to change their oil at home to save money and to
get the job done quickly. Never pour that oil on the ground as it will get into the
soil. This is going to erode the ground of essential nutrients necessary in order
for something to grow there.

When oil gets into the water it can result in aquatic life dying. This is very serious
as it will upset the balance of the natural food chain. It can result in problems in
that part of the water decades after it has taken place. It is also possible for the
oil to get into drinking water if you aren’t careful.

We have all heard plenty of information about the warnings of skin cancer from
being in the sun without proper sunscreen. What we often don’t realize though is
that what is in that sunscreen can be polluting both the water and the air around
us.
You want to avoid using chemical sunscreens as they aren’t good for the
environment. They aren’t going to offer you any more protection than those made
from titanium oxide or zinc oxide. Read the labels on the sunscreen products you
purchase and make sure you get a high enough SPF that is right for your skin.

There are plenty of aerosol cans of sunscreen out there and you want to avoid
using them as well. These types of dispensers can be very harmful to the ozone
layers. Instead choose one you can spray on your body with a spray bottle
nozzle or that you can dispense like a lotion and spray on your body.

Sunscreen isn’t the only type of aerosol that you should avoid though. Look for
products to clean your home and even hairspray that isn’t going to be harming
the environment. There are alternative dispensing sources to them so you aren’t
limited to relying on anything in an aerosol form.

Well we hope you enjoyed our little 7 part series on Living Green we will say good bye in our next post so until then,Chow for now,Robbie Martin

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Organic Gardening & Lawn Care

Taking care of our home inside and out is something most of us do take plenty of
pride in. We want to be able to make it the very best that it can be. The
landscaping outside is what everyone who drives by and who stops to visit us will
see. It is important to use to be able to arrive home and to feel welcomed there
by what we see.

In order to get your garden and your grass to look its very best though you need
to have the right tools and the right ingredients. Too many people assume this
means you use pesticides and other chemicals to kill weeds and to keep pests
out. Yet you can have a lovely garden and lawn organically so you won’t be
harming the environment in the process.

Fertilizer for your grass has a great deal of chemicals in it. The two main
chemicals found in them that are problematic are nitrates and phosphates. Since
it takes several pounds of fertilizer to complete one yard you will be exposing
your family and pets to unnecessary problems.
You may not realize it but the use of such fertilizers can trigger asthma, be linked
to cancers, and even cause neurological problems for your pets and young
children. These chemicals also get into the soil and then run downstream into
water supplies.

Instead of using this,switch to natural compost. You can buy it or you can even
make your own. The process of making your own isn’t very difficult at all. You
simply get a compost container and you place food scraps, the droppings from
your pets, and even the leaves from your yard into the container.

This will become the compost you get the nutrients from for your lawn and your
garden. You want to save your materials all year long to make enough compost.
This is because the amount you end up with will be significantly compact
compared to the volume of materials that you start out with.

With healthy soil to place your grass seed on, it will be able to grow much
healthier. It will have longer roots which ensures survival. At the same time you
will need to offer it less water to stay green. This is going to help you cut back on
your water bill as well.

With many areas being on water restriction in the summer months, you want to
be able to get as much use out of it as possible. By having the soil properly
prepared you can still have a lovely green lawn even when you are restrained to
only allocating water for certain periods of time on specific days of the week.

To get the most out of the water you put on your grass you need to take care of it
in the early morning hours. This will result in more of it getting into the soil and
less being lost to the process of evaporation. Many individuals believe that they
can get the same results if they water at night. However, a big problem is that
this leaves your grass very susceptible to various types of fungus growing.

To ensure your garden is able to benefit from the water you provide keep the
ground level. You don’t want it to all run off and therefore not offer the items in
your garden the water they need to thrive. A good option to think about is to
place mulch in a nice layer over the top of the soil. This will prevent the water
from evaporating so your plants and flowers will get to retain more of it.

If you plan to spend a great deal of time enjoying the grass you have grown you
want to do so organically. This way your family won’t be at risk of anything. Look
for type of grass that tends to grow well in your area. Not all of them are
universal so selecting the wrong one can result in you being disappointed with
the overall look of your lawn.

You also want a grass that is going to hold up well to people walking on it and
playing on it. You don’t want to have to keep everyone off of your lawn in order
for it to continue looking nice. This can be a sad outlook because it will be
inviting, especially under the shade trees and not being able to go out there isn’t
going to make your family happy.

Some individuals immediately reach for chemicals to kill off weeds that grown in
their garden or their lawn. Yet this isn’t the right solution to turn to. First, find out
what type of weeds you are growing. That will tell you what the problem may be
in that area. Some weeds are actually good for your lawn and you will want to
leave them.

They can serve as a natural fertilizer for your yard. The rest of them you want to
pull out by hand or to use tools to remove them. Make sure you get them from
the roots up so they can’t regrow as easily.
It is often a thought to just run them over with a mower and be done with them
but avoid doing so. There are seeds in the weeds and when you do this they will
spread all over the place. That will result in your lawn having more weeds than
before and in various locations spread throughout it.

You may want to consider getting a different type of lawn mower too. Those that
operate with the use of gas are placing pollutants into the air. If you have a very
small lawn you may want to consider using a reel type.
These are hand propelled and use sharp blades underneath to cut the grass.
You can adjust the blades to accommodate how short you wish to cut the grass.
They are very simple to use and don’t make much noise.
That means you can be out there using this type of lawn mower any time of the
day or day of the week without bothering your neighbors. You will also get some
exercise as you walk around the yard cutting it. You can find a quality reel lawn
mower pretty reasonably priced for your budget.

If you don’t want to put your strength into using a reel mover you can look for an
electric one. Many of the older models required you to use an extension cord to
get a power supply though.

That was often annoying as you had to continually move the long cord out of your
way as you moved along cutting the grass. Many heavy duty extension cords
were lost in this process due to being ran over by the sharp blades of the lawn
mower.
You will find that some significant improvements have been made to this type of
lawn mower. Instead of using a cord to get the power source there is a small
battery that provides it. They are extremely quite and that helps with noise
pollution as well.

There are many models and sizes of electric lawn mowers that you can find out
there. They range in price from $125 to $600 depending on how much power you
want and what size you wish to buy. Take a look around to see what is going to
be the perfect match for your own lawn care needs.

For me,I use a goat….Only joking!!

If you’ve come this far,we’ll see you in Part 7 of 7 then-It’s a date.
Regards,Robbie Martin

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