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Green Living, Made Easy

By: Pat Lowe

Global warming is an increasing problem for those of us who are concerned about our planet's future. Therefore, many people are starting to turn to green living practices to help save our planet and keep it healthy for future generations. When you get involved in green living, it will affect every aspect of your life, from mowing your lawn to driving to work.

It's a daunting prospect to switch to green living all at one time, and this might actually scare some people away from taking on these most important earth friendly changes. However, you can start slowly, so that you ease into green living and will still help positively impact the earth's environment.

For some cities, air pollution is a major dilemma. Although much of it is produced by factories, there are many other factors that contribute to global warming. Copious quantities of pollutants are emitted from automobiles. Our ozone is being ripped apart as each car driving through city streets is emitting pollutants.

If you have lots of traffic driving around your city streets, the amount of pollutants emitted by your car is multiplied by the number of cars driving around you. What does this mean in terms of our earth? These types of pollutants help destroy the ozone layer, among other things. To help save the environment, start by walking when you can instead of taking the car, carpooling, or even purchasing a hybrid vehicle if you're in the market for a new car.

Even small modifications to your everyday routine can grant a respite to the earth that will benefit future generations. For example, start by taking a look through your home to see what kinds of green changes you can make. A simple place to begin is with the type of light bulbs you use.

Standard bulbs that are currently being used in many households contribute to higher electricity bills and also damage our environment with excessive carbon dioxide. By simply exchanging your old standard bulbs with new compact fluorescent bulbs, you can cut down your electricity bill and also help reduce environmental pollution.

You can also seal any gaps around your windows or doors to keep any cool drafts from going into the house. This can cost you more money. Your house should be well insulated so that you can cut down on energy "escapes," especially during the wintertime. The better insulated your house, the less your furnace will have to run, which will save you money and will save energy, too.

It might be worthwhile to inspect your home appliances. Are they consuming way too much energy? If you are using an older model, your answer will most likely be yes. Ways to help the environment, other than the changes in the appliances you use, involve your own habits and actions.

Do you open the oven door several times to check and see if something is done? The harder an appliance has to work, the harder it is on the environment. If you keep opening the oven door, the temperature will drop almost 25 degrees. It will then have to work harder to get back to the original temperature.

One of the things you should also be doing a regular basis is recycling. Buy as much as you can that says "recycled" on it, and recycle your own waste as much as you can, too. Don't use non-recyclable items such as Styrofoam cups whenever possible. The less that must be tossed into landfills, the better.

Though these small changes may not seem like they could do much to help the environment, they will actually help a great deal. Even the little things we do will add up in the end and make a substantial difference in the amount of natural resources available for future generations. Embrace the environment, get involved in living green for our earth, and make a difference.

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Pat Lowe is editor of the Home and Garden Section at i-KnowHow | Information for Life, where you'll also find ideas and tips for hobbies, family, personal finance, technology basics and much more.

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