Caring for the environment is very important. Today, we are experiencing a lot of environmental problems. If we don’t start acting now, we will wake up one day regretting all the times that we take the earth for granted. It’s not hard to advocate for the environment. It only takes dedication and self- commitment. You have to know that all things start small. A big task always start with a commitment to one’s self, the awareness of the desire to do something that is not only for your own good but also for the good of the other people around you.

Here are some tips you can follow to start caring for the environment.

Save Resources

Exploiting resources like electricity, fuel and water is one of the reasons for global warming. Try to learn to conserve our resources.

? Electricity

Never put equipment on standby mode. If you’re not using an appliance, turn it off. You’ll be able to conserve more electricity by turning unnecessary equipments off than leaving them on standby mode. Let the sun in your house during the day, especially in cold weather by drawing your curtains back. This will let heat enter your home so you won’t have to use the heater during the day and turn the lights on. When no one is in the room, it’s better to turn the light off. During the night, try to sleep with your light off. If you can’t do this, draw your curtains a little so the light from the street lamp or moon can enter your room. Avoid using unnecessary equipments. Doing things manually wouldn’t hurt. Washing the dishes with your hands is easy to do. If you don’t have too much laundry, you can wash your clothes with your hands too.

? Fuel

Save on gas and money by not using your car all the time. Use the public transport frequently. If you’re not going for a long drive, try walking or biking to get to your destination. This is not only helping the environment, this is also helping yourself be healthy and fit. Carpooling with your neighbors and friends is also a good idea. This way, you are also helping your friends save on gas and money. Also, carpooling will make your relationships with each other stronger.

? Water

Always make it a point to check on old pipes. Look for leaks and repair these damages immediately. This will help you conserve water. Avoid using grass sprinklers. They waste too much water. Use a water hose so you can easily stop the flow of water once you think you’ve watered your grass and plants enough. Avoid taking long showers. While standing under a hot shower is soothing, keep in mind that you are wasting water when you do this. Also, turn the shower off when you’re soaping your body. Use a glass when brushing your teeth and turn the faucet off.

Follow The 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Don’t throw away trash instantly. Before you discard an item, make sure that it has no use anymore. When throwing things, keep in mind to put it in its proper place. Segregate your wastes. What may not be useful to you anymore may still be useful to others.

Caring for the environment is easy. Have the dedication and commitment to be an environmental advocate. Live the environmental principles that you know and tell others to do the same.

For more information about Global Warming and other environment tips, check out my Eco Friendly Homes site.

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What exactly is ‘Going Green’?

Sometimes, when we are trying to define what something ‘is’, we have to start by determining what it ‘is not’. This whole concept of Going Green, Being Green, Living Green, Building Green, and many other combinations of this subject, can get so incredibly misdirected by a particular agenda from a specific group, that the original intent is completely lost in the translation. With that in mind, let’s start with a different question.

What ‘Going Green’ Is Not?

It is not: Saying “let’s save the forest”, and then printing out your emails to ‘keep a record’ of a conversation or a transaction.

It is not: Riding your bike to work when your commute is 40 miles, one way.

It is not: Becoming vegetarian, period!

It is not: Planting a tree, driving slower, or buying used clothes.

I could go on, and on, and on…. I think you hear me. With the number of words I’m allowed in this article, I cannot list all the notions I’ve heard about what it means to Be Green, and how to Go Green. Not that these ideas are bad, but really folks, most of this stuff should fall into the category of ‘common sense’. Be honest with yourself, wouldn’t you agree?

How Do We Make REAL Change?

What I’m suggesting to you will be much harder than asking you to spend your time, or your money. What I’m asking you to do is… change your habits! That is what it’s going to take if we are going to make any sort of measurable difference in our environment. We all, or the vast majority of us anyway, need to change. We need to change the way we live and think. We need to change the way we act and play. We need to change the very fabric of our being. We need to challenge old beliefs, re-evaluate what makes sense, and we need to do something that scares most of us, we need to try new things. Fear of the unknown will stop change 98% of the time.

Where Do We Start?

Another great question. Let me make a suggestion: Plastic Water Bottles! The number of plastic water bottles we go through in one year in the United States is staggering. Statistics vary from source to source, but a reasonable number would be around 50 billion, that’s a ‘B’ folks, Billion, bottles a year, just in the US, and we recycle only about 20% of those. Which means approximately 40 Billion plastic bottles end up in our landfills every year. And, remember, that’s just water bottles. That doesn’t count fruit juice, milk, soda (OMG), sport drinks, and dare I mention, detergent bottles.

There are many other facts I could go into, but I will only mention one other supporting fact here. Plastic bottles are made with petroleum products, that’s oil for us common folks. Q: What is the amount of oil it takes to produce all those bottles every year? Think about it and take a guess? How about 1.5 billion, there’s that ‘B’ word again, barrels of oil, that’s a barrel, not a gallon. And that’s every year, after every year, after every year. Seriously people, can you imagine how many homes can be heated in the middle of winter with all the oil? Or, how many extra miles of travel we can get, whether by trains, planes, or automobiles? Or, how about we maybe really cut back and leave some of that in our National Reserves? What a novel thought, actually SAVE some.

And now, what you’ve all been waiting for, an answer to my original question: What’s in it for me? Well, I want you to think about how much money you’re spending on all those plastic bottles. Add it up for yourself, for your family, it’s a good exercise. We did it in our home, the numbers were astounding. When you boil it down to dollars & cents (or sense), well, as I said before, money can be a great motivator. $300, $700, I’ve helped people save over $1,000 per year, simply by eliminating plastic water bottles from their life.

Where Do We Go From Here?

We could talk about other types of change like; solar & wind powered electrical generating devices, alternative sources to clean your laundry, synthetic turf for a ‘greener’ lawn (forgive me, I just couldn’t help myself), amperage reducing devices that allow your electric motors to run smoother & last longer. But, I will save those topics for other articles, on other days.

I am obliged at this point to share one solution with you here & now. Get ‘Living Water’ in your home today. This technology is available to you, right now. You can have it in place, in your home, within the next 5 days. This is a great way to empower you, to begin that change in your life. Don’t wait any longer, start today. Make a decision, perhaps the most difficult decision you’ve made in a very long time. Decide to Change. Do it for you, do it for your family, do it for the environment, and do it for your savings account.

Tim P Jones is a licensed architect in the State of California with 33 years of experience in the design profession. He is a Green Certified Building Designer, through which his interest & passion have grown for Going Green in your home. He enjoys playing guitar & writing songs. He is happily married to the best friend he’s ever know, his loving wife Pat. Together they actively support local & national charitable organizations that bolster awareness of health & wellness to individuals of all ages. You can read his blog & join his community at: http://www.GoGreenHealthyHome.com
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