{"id":47,"date":"2007-03-29T00:46:40","date_gmt":"2007-03-29T00:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/green-tips-you-should-live-by\/"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:56:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:56:03","slug":"green-tips-you-should-live-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/green-tips-you-should-live-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Green tips you should live by"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left off\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/footprint.jpg\" alt=\"green tips\">Have you ever wondered what type of eco footprint you are leaving on our environment? You should..every day you are faced with opportunities to green this world- are you going to take them? Do you know when these opportunities present themselves? We have compiled these green tips to help you make smart, green decisions. Now you have no excuse&#8230; \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Green Tips for everyday life<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recycle<\/strong>&#8211; So many people want to make a positive impact on the environment, yet they don&#8217;t even recycle. Come on people!!! This one is easy!<\/li>\n<li>Buy <strong>energy efficient lights<\/strong> and replace every bulb in the house. It will give you a reason to dust those light fixtures.<\/li>\n<li><em>Don&#8217;t use plastic grocery bags<\/em>. Carry your own bag to the store&#8230;now the spaghetti sauce won&#8217;t come flying out of those cheap plastic bags anymore. San Francisco just passed a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/ap\/20070328\/ap_on_re_us\/plastic_bag_ban\" title=\"ban on plastic bags\" target=\"_blank\">ban on plastic bags<\/a> so you will be ahead of the rest of the population when similiar laws are posted in your city. <\/li>\n<li>Stop buying bottled water and <strong>buy a plastic water bottle<\/strong> instead. Fill it with tap water, and you just saved a couple bucks and a plastic bottle from going to a landfill. In 1997 the Food and Agricultural Organization said that bottled water was not any cleaner than tap water, so don&#8217;t think that bottled water is all they crack it up to be.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opt-out of junk mail<\/strong>. This one tip will save TONS of trash from going to the landfill every year. Find more info on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/pre-screen-and-opt-out-notice\/\" title=\"opt-out\">opting out<\/a> here.<\/li>\n<li>Use leftover paint in your garage or basement to help <em>spruce up a local park or school<\/em>. Try creating a green mural with the leftovers and get the community involved.<\/li>\n<li>Use alkaline manganese batteries because they are free of toxic heavy metals. Better yet get some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/rechargeable-batteries-are\/\" title=\"rechargeable batteries are cheaper\">rechargeable batteries<\/a> and save some money. They are also more environmentally friendly!<\/li>\n<li>Put all major devices in your home on a <strong>power strip<\/strong>. I have a master wall switch in every room that has a power strip connected to it. Before bed, all the switches get turned off except for the freezer, refrigerator, cable modem, telephone, and alarm clock. <\/li>\n<li>Pick up some <strong>solar chargers<\/strong>, generators, or other solar powered tools in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/store\/shop.php\" title=\"solar store\">solar store<\/a>. Try this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/store\/chargers-493964-B000IEZEGI-SC004_Power_Bar.html\" title=\"Power Bar solar charger\">Power Bar solar charger<\/a> out for all your gadgets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These tips <strong>DO<\/strong> make a difference, but they need to become habit in order to stick to your daily routine. Make up your mind to change the way you live and impact the environment. <\/p>\n<p><!--adsense#bottom--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li>No Related Posts Found! Go find some...<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered what type of eco footprint you are leaving on our environment? You should..every day you are faced with opportunities to green this world- are you going to take them? Do you know when these opportunities present themselves? We have compiled these green tips to help you make smart, green decisions. 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