As our family grows, we seem to accumulate a lot more stuff. Things that sit in cupboards, never to be used by anyone or decorations that add up. We buy items on a whim or on sale. If it is something made cheaply, it breaks easily and then we just have to purchase another . . . → Read More: The Story of Stuff
As I share ways for us to be green, I decided to highlight 10 things I personally do at home to be green. Share with us some of the green things you do at home.
Do your holiday lights make your neighbourhood’s power station resort to auxiliary nuclear power? Choosing light-emitting diode technology—LED lights— that use as much as 95 percent less electricity than their inefficient predecessors and last up to 10 times longer is the best answer to making your festivities truly bright.
The Empire State Building, the symbol of New York’s pre-eminence that held the title of the world’s tallest skyscraper for 41 years, is seeking to pierce through the pall of economic gloom that has descended on Manhattan by turning itself green.
All of feel that we should be green one way or another. Parenting is one of the biggest areas of going green as children are consumers from food they eat to diapers they wear. They learn from us, what we do, what we throw out or what we recycle. We are their first teachers, in many instances, going green is a family affair. In our convenient world, sometimes it is a challenge to go green. We do our best and what we do affect others. When we go green, others will follow. Everyone can make a difference.
