Tag Archive - green

small steps that can save earth

Posted in:Going Green on 19th JanNo Comments

Small steps can save earth.We can all go a little more green. Here are just a few of the things to go green.These steps require least effort on your part but make a huge difference when it come’s to saving our planet earth.

Travel by walk or bike for short distances.
Carpool to events and parties,or offer [...]

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simple and great green new year resolutions for 2010

Posted in:Going Green on 26th DecNo Comments

Thinking about your New Years resolutions like finally stop smoking, trim your spending, or lose ten pounds?Hey don’t forget about the environment when it need you efforts to protect it the most.Here are simple green new year resolutions that will take the least effort but have a great impact.

No “standby mode”

No need to have the TV in constant standby mode just so your remote will work and no need to have that computer and
modem on 24/7 drawing 500 watts just so you can check your email at a moment’s notice.

Buy local, organic food

Buy your food locally whenever possible. Each pound of local food you purchase prevents a quarter pound of global warming (C02) emissions that result from transportation.

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8 ways to go Green this Christmas

Posted in:Going Green on 23rd DecNo Comments

Christmas is the season of present giving.So why not give a gift to the environment this year by thinking green at Christmas.

MINIMIZE WRAPPING PAPER

use recyclable wrapping paper (old newspapers will do the job).Or try wrapping gifts in other gifts or hiding gifts in a sock, a bag or pot for extra fun.

TURN DOWN THE HEAT

1-2 degrees really does make a difference on your bill, and in terms of your impact

BUY LOCAL AND FRESH

you will contribute to reducing long transportation use of resources. Also jet-setting food and other goods create tons of carbon dioxide emissions that could be avoided by buying locally produced items.

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Milano Santa Monica: An Eco-City Within a City

Posted in:World's Green Steps on 29th OctNo Comments
Milano Santa Monica: An Eco-City Within a City

 

Long famed for its legendary fashion houses, Milan soon hopes to be known as a cutting-edge leader in yet another area of design: green communities. Come 2013, the bustling metropolitan area will be home to Milano Santa Monica, a two million square metre green space that will feature 2,000 apartments alongside schools, shops and sporting [...]

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India

Posted in:Human impact on Earth on 27th SepNo Comments

In India, awareness in people at the grass root level and the higher echelons about the importance of the environment is almost negligible. With rising poverty, a booming population explosion, internal and external terror problems, health issues and unemployment taking priority; no political party actually finds environmental issues an adequate plan to gain votes. Countries [...]

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