What legacy are we going to leave for our children? Just think about it. We inherited a lovely, gre...
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What legacy are we going to leave for our children? Just think about it. We inherited a lovely, green world from our grandfathers but will our grandchildren be able to thank us for passing it on to them – unpolluted, unharmed and safe?
I just came across an interesting article which shows the way to a greener earth. These are some of the things we can all do and pitch in our little effort to make the world a safer place. It is time we heeded to the cry of Mother Nature and earth, which is over-burdened by callous human beings. Please spread the word around. Teach your children and educate as many people as possible about the steps they could take in healing the ailing world.
Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2006 approached a staggering 32 billion tons. For a safer world, the following need to be done immediately:
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Turn food into fuel: Are corn husks better than corn for producing energy? Ethanol is the alternative fuel that could finally wean the world from its expensive oil habit and turn off millions of tons of carbon emissions that go with it.
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Get blueprints for a green house: Control heat, air and moisture leakage by sealing windows and doors. Insulate the garage, attic and basement with natural, nontoxic materials like reclaimed blue jeans. Protect windows from sunrays with large overhangs and double- pane glass. Emphasize natural cross ventilation.
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Change your light-bulbs: The hottest thing in household energy savings is the compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL), a funny-looking swirl that fits into standard sockets. CFLS cost three to five times as much as conventional incandescent bulbs yet use one-quarter of the electricity and last years longer.
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Ditch the mansion: Oversize houses aren’t just architecturally offensive; they also generally require more energy to heat and cool than smaller ones even after you have factored in efficient appliances.
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Hang a clothes line: Wash your clothes in warm water instead of hot; launder big loads instead of many smaller ones. New machines use as little as a fourth of the energy of older laundry machines. When clean, dry your clothes the natural way by hanging them on a line rather than loading them in a dryer.
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Take another look at vintage clothes: Not buying a shirt the second time around means you avoid consuming all the energy used in producing and shipping a new one and, therefore, the carbon emissions assodated with it.
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Work close to home: Sitting in gridlock wastes your time and the planet’s fuel. The solution: move your home next to the office. Or take the bus.
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Pay your bills online: Eliminate your paper trail and pay bills online. Save trees.
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Open a window: Open a window instead of running the AC. Adjust the thermostat a couple of degrees higher in the summer and lower in the winter. Insulate your walls and ceilings. Use the dishwasher only when it’s full. Install low-flow showerheads. Wash your clothes in warm or cold water. Turn down the thermostat on the water heater. At the end of the year, don’t be surprised if your house feels lighter. It just lost 4,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide.
Source: www.time.com
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hi Arvind,
Thank you very much...
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Good one. GOD Bless.
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Hi Mottibilli,
Yes, I also have a concern about the corn issue. just read somewhere that the food price zoom has soemthing to do with USA having diverted their corn crop towards ethanol production...there are so many controversies one doesn't know which is right and which is wrong...
We can only do our bit and keep fingers crossed.
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Nice points and this is a topic which has to be internalised by all - the more we talk about it - it should get in the face kind-of-thing.
Not sure about the Corn being using for Ethanol. A recent report in Time mentioned that , yes - this will help getting cleaner gas, but then what about the food issue - the prices of corn will shoot up - as corn will be diverted to fuel instead of food. And also in places like Barzil - rainforests are being chopped up to make way for corn fields - not a good idea.
Yeah - there is no perfect solution.
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Hi Karan,
Thanks very much....
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Hi Gopalakrishnan,
Your suggestions are a goldmine...many of them can be followed very easily by everyone provided they thought about the environment. My husband is adamant about using solar energy and rain water harvesting..his one dream is to establish a model village where these things will be taught..
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Hi Kalyanee,
Maybe you read it before. It is sourced from www.time.com
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Hi Apurba,
YOu are right....while we can't solve all the problems, maybe a beginning can be made by each of us in a small way..that could help since the population is so large...
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Hi Amrita,
Thanks!
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Hi Meera,
there are so many more suggestions...if you go through the comments you'll realise how concerned Sulekha bloggers are about the Greening of the planet... any suggestions?
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