green is the new black
Mar. 12th, 2007 11:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snugglekittyGreen is in. If the fact that the Oscars were produced as a green show isn't enough to show you that loving the environment is the new hip thing, consider the fact that Glamour, that girly rag often showing less than 10 brain cells per issue, devoted 50 pages this month to how to live greenly. Amazing. In fact, just enough to get me to renew my subscription for the year. But I digress.
Here is a list of some things that I do to live more greenly.
- Walk, or take the T, to get where I'm going.
- Recycle.
- Buy everything used where possible.
- Host swaps.
- Use the library!
- Buy a reusable water bottle.
- No air conditioning.
- Enable sleep and hibernation on my computers.
- Buy local.
- Buy organic.
There are other things that I should do but often don't. Such as: unplugging my cell phone charger and laptop when not in use, asking to have my name taken off mailing lists rather than just recycling the flyers, turning off lights in rooms I'm not using at night, and so on. And then there are things that I would do if I owned my own house, like buying an energysaving washer and dryer, installing better insulation and windows, etc.
A few suggestions in the Glamour struck me. First, has anyone who is reading this post tried to buy green power for their electricity? There's a list of green power resources in Massachusetts, but I don't know how I would switch to them, or even if I can switch to them. Before I butt my head up against the wall of NStar, anyone want to share their experiences?
Second, what about the new compact flourescents? (New to me, okay?) The kind of flourescent lights I'm used to are the long tube sort that you often find in offices and basements. However, those make a hum that gives me a nasty headache. Do the new lights do that, too?
What do you do to sustain the Earth? What resources do you want to tell me about?
Here is a list of some things that I do to live more greenly.
- Walk, or take the T, to get where I'm going.
- Recycle.
- Buy everything used where possible.
- Host swaps.
- Use the library!
- Buy a reusable water bottle.
- No air conditioning.
- Enable sleep and hibernation on my computers.
- Buy local.
- Buy organic.
There are other things that I should do but often don't. Such as: unplugging my cell phone charger and laptop when not in use, asking to have my name taken off mailing lists rather than just recycling the flyers, turning off lights in rooms I'm not using at night, and so on. And then there are things that I would do if I owned my own house, like buying an energysaving washer and dryer, installing better insulation and windows, etc.
A few suggestions in the Glamour struck me. First, has anyone who is reading this post tried to buy green power for their electricity? There's a list of green power resources in Massachusetts, but I don't know how I would switch to them, or even if I can switch to them. Before I butt my head up against the wall of NStar, anyone want to share their experiences?
Second, what about the new compact flourescents? (New to me, okay?) The kind of flourescent lights I'm used to are the long tube sort that you often find in offices and basements. However, those make a hum that gives me a nasty headache. Do the new lights do that, too?
What do you do to sustain the Earth? What resources do you want to tell me about?