{"id":2249,"date":"2010-07-16T08:14:32","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T12:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:33","slug":"avoid-waste-and-be-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/avoid-waste-and-be-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid waste and be green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2626\/3937760523_14e4d22d2a.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" \/>The guys at <em>Do The Green Thing<\/em> know how to get your attention and put across a green message with a good dose of nonsensical British humor. They have produced a series of videos to show how people can avoid waste by using products they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve bought to their very end, never leaving anything behind. They say:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t buy a ticket to a film and walk out half-way through would you? (Unless it had Miley Cyrus in it). Anyway, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do that with stuff, use it all up. You know it wants you to.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><br \/>\n<!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p>They call the concept All-Consuming. We think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all good. Obviously the concept is applicable to energy as well: switching to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/store\/fountains-1063498-led-sr-1-led.html\">LED and solar lights<\/a>, insulating the home, unplugging appliances when these are not in use and being generally mindful of energy use are all green things to do. In fact, avoiding unnecessary usage<em> is <\/em>the ultimate green thing to do. To find out how green you are, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/archives\/how-green-are-you.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All-consuming<br \/>\n<object width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/emowa2aRHTc&amp;hl=pt_BR&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/emowa2aRHTc&amp;hl=pt_BR&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Toothpaste<br \/>\n<object width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OUS2DVtVAhQ&amp;hl=pt_BR&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OUS2DVtVAhQ&amp;hl=pt_BR&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Soap<br \/>\n<object width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hxWA9984uGk&amp;hl=pt_BR&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hxWA9984uGk&amp;hl=pt_BR&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<!--adsense--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li>No Related Posts Found! 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