Time’s Ideas for Going Green

Jul 13, 2007 Eco Friendly Home, Environmental News, Environmentally Friendly, Going Green

Time Magazine has a list they call their Global Warming Survival Guide. 51 tips on being more green.

Some are as simple as changing your lightbulbs to CFLs. Others relate to building or remodeling your home. Obviously those aren’t going to be for everyone.

I like some of the tips. I’ve been trying to figure out how to put up a clothesline where I live. Given that I’m a renter, it’s not easy, since I can’t just drop in something permanent. What surprised me about the article was that only 60% of the energy used in relation to an article of clothing is in washing and drying it. Says a lot about how much energy it costs just to get it to you.

Buying local is another of their ideas that is possible for many people. Farmer’s markets are a good place to start. You may also find food co-ops in your area. These foods are generally organically grown as well, so you may be avoiding pesticides too.

Shutting down unused electronics, use environmentally friendly makeup, rake up leaves in the fall… many of the ideas are suitable for individuals. The entire series of short articles is interesting and worth the read.

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One Response to “Time’s Ideas for Going Green”

  1. Ellen Says:

    July 17th, 2007 at 11:27 am

    Hey, I wanted to share another idea for going green. My brother and I just started a project to do our part. We talked with local land owners and got permission to plant trees on their land. Then we are having people sponsor the trees. We have room for lots of trees already, we just need more people to sponsor them.

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