Go A Little Greener... Does It Really Hurt?

Yes, your family is probably annoyed with you. People don't like to be preached to about something as banal as 'going green.' People like you would probably be happy if we went back to the stone age, and had no electricity or supermarkets or even money itself. If you want to be green, fine. Just don't shove it down someone's throat. It's like someone trying to change your religion or something. That's why a lot of doors get slammed on door to door salespeople, lol. The only part of the green garbarge I believe in is recycling. Beyond that, it's lunacy. Have a nice day.

i hope we do that but i think we cant change our habits as we take the easiest way thats my opinion

The biggest saving of all would be to not live so long. If we all cashed our chips in a three score years and ten the we would save a huge amount of energy.

first...your getting a friend request because i like the way you think. Second i actually blog about exactly what your saying and working for walmart i always encourage costumers to green up their lives. I even started building a website about it. its a work in progress but i guess I'm just going to have post it here. i haven't worked on it in a couple of weeks...been busy. but i am going to work on it some more soon...probably my next day off. hears the link. http://www.homeworld.ws/ . thanks for an awesome discussion!

I've been doing all those things for years now because some of them also save me money. We also recycle glass and cans here. We only put as much water in the kettle as we're going to use; dont have anything electrical on standby; only iron laundry when necessary (usually just my work tunics); unfortunately, I have to use the car for work but I go grocery shopping etc on the way home rather than make separate trips; keeping tyre pressures correct, avoiding sudden changes in speed; I read somewhere that it used less fuel to reverse into a space than to reverse out of it.. I'm guessing its something to do with the engine having to work harder when you first start up and when you reverse - so if you reverse when the engine's already warm you save (??); garden and food waste is composted; I handwash small items of clothing ... I'm sure there are other things I do & more that I could do. I work on a busy hospital ward and it really winds me up to see the number of plastic aprons, bottles, paper towels etc that cannot be recycled as they must be treated as clinical waste!!

i don't think it hurts, it is really good to go green and having a green day of at least 1 day a week will go a long way in helping the body stay healthy, a green day or green week will be very advantageous for everyone who think their health is as important as anything else

i always make sure that i switch off all the lights and powers from the main switch when i am not using the electricity... i use my green bag when i do my grocery shopping instead of using their plastic bag... i recycle my rubbish... i try to do my part as a citizen to keep this world greener... and as you say, every little part plays which is very true... take care and have a nice day...

You are right if we all made a little efort it would make a bug diference. So can you imagine if we actually made more than just a little efort? I have a conteiner where I put all my recycling items in there and I was surprice to see that every week it we get it all the way to the top. It must be better tu put it in the recycling container than the regular trash so they can do something better with it. I also hand wash my dishes I just don't like to wait until the dishwasher getd full of durty dishes. I changes all the little bulbes to the little florecent bulbs that use less electricity and also tune of all the electricol items and disconect them from the wall outlet. Well on disconecting all the items I tend to forget to do it for all of the things but I might disconect some every night.

GOOD JOB! Keep annoying your family!haha. but actually keeps doing it. eventually it going to effect them and hopefully they will start to do some of the little things that does so much good for the world. i like to think that my family doesn't many things to help out the environment. - we turn off many of our power bars when we go to bed - use a compost bin which is used for most of the year (when the backyard is not covered in snow - use reusable bags - i like to walk or take transit (subway or the bus) to get around the city - in the summer we hang our clothes out side and we hang them around the house in the winter time - using the dish washer and clothes washer at later times of the night puts lets stress on the city's water system - toronto has a great system called the green bin. you can put old food, klenex, paper towel and degradable food packaging into the bin. the city collect your green bin material every week and they turn it into compost. this system has saved the city tons of garbage! these are some of the small things you can do. it might seem as if it does little to nothing but it all adds up!

I guess the questio day is not does it hurt but rather is it required/ and the obvious answer is YES ....going Green as now become a necessary requirement in a number of parts of the world if we want to exist here for a few more years ..Did you know that there are cities and major cites in some part of the world where there is acute shortage of electricity due to decrease in the rainfall and thus leading to a major reduction in the generation of power...such countries have to switch to solar power which would not only help generate power the green way but also wash off the power supply problem ...I guess going a bit green can start at home ..the abolishment of plastic bags is really good but unfortunately it is so deep set in the system that compeletly elemenating them would become really difficult . We could also start by growing a lil plant in our rooms or offices ..a true start to a green world

Hi there, I think it's a great thing I'm actually doing that myself. I started cleaning out my garage and gave away a bunch of clothes, recycled plastic containers and recycle cardboard boxes

Totally agree with you. I doesn't hurt at whole reciclye a few thinks, and people would save the planet. I think that A LOT of ppl will be shocked in a few years, when they see the real consequences of the actions so many People do every day.

lol, i used to drive my family crazy too. i worked in the recycling industry for years. instead of speeches i just showed up at their houses with green boxes and set them up. didn't take them long to realize that throwing paper in the paper box was a lot easier than having piles around the house and stuff. bought them fabric shopping bags too. i think they thought it would be a hassle to start so i just started for them.

I am a chinese student. In China, people used to use plastic bags when purchasing products, because it is free. But now, we will charge for plastic bags, so we usually use own own hoppocket when shopping. Most of the chinese have no co-awareness, i think we should learn from the suggestion you give for the same earth.

I took out my recycling this morning. I use clothe bags for my groceries. I drive a propane powered vehicle. Those are the things I do for the earth and each day I try and learn more.

You make a valid point when you say if everyone did a bit, that would add up. Too many people take the stance: I am only one person. I have no way to make a difference. But many "one persons" working together can make great strides! My own efforts include using my vehicle only when necessary, washing dishes by hand, conserving the amount of water I use, recycling, cutting back on electricity, and numerous other small things that add up. A great discussion! Karen

I always do those things you say, except for the plastic bags that i use sometimes but then i use them to throw garbage (if i didn't use plastic bags from shops i'd have to buy waste bags :D), i also avoid using the car every time it is possible and use mass transit. I still can't understand why so many people in the united states use the dryer, hanging the clothes and waiting 1 day can save loads of electricity (and money), and i find no draw-back in that. I also recycle everything i can (metals, paper, glass and plastic) too bad there is not yet organic waste composting in my area, and living in a flat i can't compost my waste here ^^ I turn off everything when i am not using it, and avoid keeping things in standby.