I love all these ideas! Has anyone ever purchased a Solar Stik Generator online? I've been searching for personal reviews out there. Seems like it would be a great investment. It's military grade and supposedly built to last.
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Ideas for going green in your home?
Started by Lucy, Sep 21 2011 12:01 PM
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#102
Posted 09 May 2012 - 08:20 PM
I just saw this on the biodegradable plastic that I use as a garbage bag. The 5Rs.
I’m only familiar of the 3Rs = Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The other 2Rs are RETHINK and REPLANT.
Rethink that’s what we are all doing here, finding as many ways as we can to contribute for the good of the environment and dropping all the bad practices that harms it. Just when we thought this one is fine, surprisingly we come up with another better idea.
Replant. Needless to say, planting should be an undying course of action. We shouldn’t wait for another tree to be cut or another harvest to be made to plant a new one especially when it takes just a few minutes to cut a tree and years to grow them.
I’m only familiar of the 3Rs = Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The other 2Rs are RETHINK and REPLANT.
Rethink that’s what we are all doing here, finding as many ways as we can to contribute for the good of the environment and dropping all the bad practices that harms it. Just when we thought this one is fine, surprisingly we come up with another better idea.
Replant. Needless to say, planting should be an undying course of action. We shouldn’t wait for another tree to be cut or another harvest to be made to plant a new one especially when it takes just a few minutes to cut a tree and years to grow them.
#103
Posted 11 May 2012 - 06:30 AM
babymotard, on 07 May 2012 - 07:58 PM, said:
I love all these ideas! Has anyone ever purchased a Solar Stik Generator online? I've been searching for personal reviews out there. Seems like it would be a great investment. It's military grade and supposedly built to last.
. . . $3,900.- for a combined windmill and solar panels VS a few hundred for a generator and some gasoline.
Then the only times I have needed emergency power,
. . . is during ice storms that knock out power to most of the state for a few days.
. . . During those times, there has been very little sun and
. . . ice covers everything, freezing and knocking down tree and limbs everywhere,
. . . blocking roads and knocking down power lines.
When that happens, I think a Solar Stick would be covered and frozen with ice also.
. . . Where as generators run in the dark and in-spite of icy winds.
I hate being negative about renewable energy,
. . . but for emergency purposes in cold climates,
. . . this doesn't seem practical.
Source: Ice-storms-hit-north-east-US
#104
Posted 16 May 2012 - 11:44 AM
In our home we use the 3R's- recycle, reuse and reperpose again. We unplug lights when not in use, most of the lamps and computers are on power surgers so we turn them off at the end of their use.
We are also growing a garden.
We are also growing a garden.
#106
Posted 04 June 2012 - 07:50 AM
It is the simple things that add up; such as composting vegetable scraps (they make a much better fertilizer for your garden), turning off lights when not in use, using a clothesline instead of the dryer (how I wish I had one of these again), collecting rainwater for the garden/houseplants instead of using tap water, unplugging electronics as soon as they are finished charging (this also helps preserve battery life in cordless phones) and washing dishes by hand instead of using a dishwasher (this saves power and water). These are just a few of the ways to reduce our demand on the resources we have; there are many more.
#107
Posted 29 July 2012 - 09:16 PM
I'd say having an all-day, all-times, never-ignored dedication to recycling. Like categorizing garbage. Ridding yourself of plastic stuff carefully. Using paper carefully. Also not wasting water. Turning off all unnecessary lights. Not leaving TVs etc. on stand-by. That's a biggie. Small things add upto a lot.
#108
Posted 03 August 2012 - 06:18 AM
A nice way to go green at home is invest in wicker/rattan/rush/clothe shopping bags. Other bags, especially those we get when we shop at stores we can make use of but as far as purchasing of plastic bags goes, I feel I am doing something helpful by carrying around my wicker shopping basket though I look ancient with it, which I am not.
#109
Posted 03 August 2012 - 02:14 PM
Magic Pixel, on 03 August 2012 - 06:18 AM, said:
A nice way to go green at home is invest in wicker/rattan/rush/clothe shopping bags. Other bags, especially those we get when we shop at stores we can make use of but as far as purchasing of plastic bags goes, I feel I am doing something helpful by carrying around my wicker shopping basket though I look ancient with it, which I am not.
as you're a good person-who cares?
Bravo!
#112
Posted 03 August 2012 - 07:53 PM
Did you know you can legally mail small gifts inside a plastic water bottle instead of throwing it out? There's a tutorial here.
http://www.giverslog...?tag=happy-mail
http://www.giverslog...?tag=happy-mail
#113
Posted 04 August 2012 - 05:14 AM
Shortpoet-GTD, on 03 August 2012 - 02:14 PM, said:
Before you become ancient, you will realize that it doesn't matter a damn what people think about you; as long
as you're a good person-who cares?
Bravo!
as you're a good person-who cares?
Bravo!
Thanks, shortpoet. Gotta love a guy with a face like that (I am refering to your avatar). Reminds me of some buddies of mine who live in my house :) You're a splendid guy * tst...people are talking , you don't know...*
#114
Posted 04 August 2012 - 05:11 PM
Magic Pixel, on 04 August 2012 - 05:14 AM, said:
Thanks, shortpoet. Gotta love a guy with a face like that (I am refering to your avatar). Reminds me of some buddies of mine who live in my house :) You're a splendid guy * tst...people are talking , you don't know...*
All woman!
Girlie picture with a cute kitten. (Athough I know guys like kittens too.)
#116
Posted 01 September 2012 - 11:36 PM
I think going green is fairly easy and almost everyone already does it. It's having that sense of conserving something. Not letting a drop of water go wasted is how everyone can do their part to save the planets resources. Paper is getting used less now that everything is mobile and online. Making sure your home is sealed up and the heat or cold isn't leaking out. Turning off devices when not in use. I shop at Goodwill too, They have brand new clothes that were donated, and nobody would ever know.
#117
Posted 27 September 2012 - 06:34 AM
I think a great way to go green at home and when you're out and about is to eat less red meat. Not only is red meant not so great for you, the methane from cows and destruction of forests so soy and grain can be planted to feed them are some huge contributors to climate change.
#118
Posted 27 September 2012 - 10:37 AM
adam_a, on 27 September 2012 - 06:34 AM, said:
I think a great way to go green at home and when you're out and about is to eat less red meat. Not only is red meant not so great for you, the methane from cows and destruction of forests so soy and grain can be planted to feed them are some huge contributors to climate change.
#120
Posted 05 October 2012 - 11:52 PM
All members of Alt Energy Shift Forum should watch this movie. It will blow you away.
It's a little scary to know that families like the Rockefellers, Morgans, and Rothschilds have so much power and control, and use it for horrible manipulation. However, the movie also provides solutions to bring about change in our environment and help to end toxic poisons that the powers that be, are trying to force on us. The "social experiments," the "sterilization and depopulation agenda," must come to a halt.
The website is thrivemovement.com .. the movie is a couple hours long but worth every second. Watch it when you have time, at your leisure, but do not procrastinate.
It's a little scary to know that families like the Rockefellers, Morgans, and Rothschilds have so much power and control, and use it for horrible manipulation. However, the movie also provides solutions to bring about change in our environment and help to end toxic poisons that the powers that be, are trying to force on us. The "social experiments," the "sterilization and depopulation agenda," must come to a halt.
The website is thrivemovement.com .. the movie is a couple hours long but worth every second. Watch it when you have time, at your leisure, but do not procrastinate.
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