Your 5 Favorite Green Things

What are your five favorite things you do for the health of the planet and all its living beings? Please write them in the comments below so everyone can see.

Five green things I do are:

1. Don’t eat meat from large animals and birds, because livestock agriculture generates 51% of climate change emissions, damages habitat and causes untold suffering. Climate change is also causing acidification of the oceans which is damaging coral reefs. Tens of billions of animals are killed every year just for meat consumption.

2. Drive a car that runs on biodiesel, which is recycled, used vegetable oil. Transportation is one of the top generators of climate change emissions. The EPA has a personal climate change calculator to determine one’s contribution to the global trend.

3. Donate money to Heifer.org for the planting of seedling trees. So far my donations have planted over 6,000 seedlings. Trees pull carbon out of the air and provide erosion control, food, shelter and dwelling places to animals. They also can last well over one hundred years, which is a great return on the small amount required for a donation.

4. Walk instead of drive, or ride public transportation when available. Exercise is better for our health, and you take the time to see things around you instead of sitting in a large moving machine.

5. Eat organic food.

Organic food production doesn’t use toxic chemicals, so it reduces soil and water pollution. It also supports small, local farmers.

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Kenneth D.

11:54AM PDT on Apr 30, 2012

noted

send a green star

Quanta K.

3:18AM PDT on Apr 30, 2012

Thanks.

Susan A.

12:10AM PDT on Apr 30, 2012

thanks for the info...

Danuta W.

1:59AM PDT on Apr 7, 2012

Very interesting

Eternal G.

8:47PM PST on Mar 4, 2012

-Solar & wind generated energy.
-composting
-own vegetable/fruit/herbs/eggs or otherwise locally obtained
-op-shopping, recycling
-tankwater.

Shannon B.

7:18AM PST on Feb 26, 2012

1. I do not buy soap, shampoo and other things, but instead make my own beauty products from simple, natural ingredients. (i.e. wash hair with baking soda)

2. I make my own cleaning products with vinegar, water, rubbing alcohol, baking soda and essential oils.

3. I am a vegan.

4. I buy local and from small companies whenever possible.

5. My home reflects the wisdom of William Morris who said "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."

Cheryl B.

11:57AM PST on Feb 25, 2012

thanks

Laura M.

5:49PM PST on Feb 20, 2012

1. Been vegan for six years and counting.
2. Use a mooncup.
3. Reduce waste in many ways, recycle, and compost.
4. Navy showers & let it mellow.
5. Use this website & similar. =)

Emily S.

8:01AM PST on Feb 20, 2012

How do you get a car that runs on biodiesal?

Kathy P.

7:58AM PST on Feb 16, 2012

Reduce, reuse, recycle.... carpool.... buy locally... have a garden.....