Green Notes
Benefits Of Morning Walks
Morning walk helps to lose weight. It burns your calories and increases the metabolism of the body. A regular walk with a balanced diet can give you good results in weight loss. It reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke. It improves the circulation of blood. Walk raises the HDL levels which is good [...]
Use Bicycle
Bike, use public transit, carpool to work, drive slower, keep your tires inflated One-third of all traffic is commuters. Use alternative transportation when possible. If you must drive, go slower with proper tire inflation. It saves both fuel and tires, and lowers emissions. It also saves lives. Bike, use public transit, carpool to work, drive slower, keep [...]
Conserve water
Don’t let faucets run. Never water your lawn at midday. Place a brick in old toilets. Take low flow short showers. Run the dishwasher only when it is full. Let grass grow longer. Plant native or drought-tolerant garden plants. Conserve water Don’t let faucets run. Never water your lawn at midday. Place a brick in old [...]
Quit smoking
Second-hand smoke is a major indoor air pollutant and health hazard. When you quit, both you and your family will lead longer and healthier lives. Quit smoking Second-hand smoke is a major indoor air pollutant and health hazard. When you quit, both you and your family will lead longer and healthier lives.
Plant a tree with a child
Take a walk in the woods, or plant trees which store CO2. Teaching our children to love and care for the planet is the most important thing we can do to insure the future of humankind. Plant a tree with a child Take a walk in the woods, or plant trees which store CO2. Teaching our [...]
Balloons
Never release balloons outdoors. They frequently find their way to open water (even from 100′s of miles away) and can harm or kill turtles, whales, and other marine mammals.
Native Plants
Fill your yard with native plants. This will cut down significantly on watering requirements and, in the process, provide much needed food and shelter to local wildlife.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost
Reusing packaging material saves more energy than recycling. By avoiding extra packaging, you save both energy and landfill space. Yard and kitchen waste (leaves/grass/vegetable scraps) are 30% of trash. Reduce this amount by composting. Also be sure to re-use plastic bags, or better yet… refuse plastic bags when you really don’t need them.
Wrapping Paper
To reduce resource consumption from using new wrapping paper, you can find donated wrapping paper at thrift stores during the holiday season. Alternatively reusable gift bags, usable cloth (e.g., nice dish rags), old maps, decorated paper bags, any colorful pieces of material, home-made gift bags, or the sunday comics can substitute for store-bought wrapping paper.
Online Newspaper and Magazine Sources
Consider switching to online news. If you enjoy reading newspapers and/or magazines offline better, consider reading them at a local library. If they don’t carry a newspaper or magazine you like, find out if you can buy a subscription for the library (this is a great way to introduce sustainable/environmental magazines to people in your [...]
