DeLiRiOus' Go Green Tips..

It's been a long time since I last post....But thats not the point here. I have read an article lately, which is about the trouble we caused to our mother earth...And eventually, us.

What the heck?, you might ask. Yes, you heard me right,we're causing damage to our mother earth. We might not cut down the trees in Amazon, and yes, you didn't steall enough charcoal from your art class to spread it on the air and cause air pollution.. But then again, we don't need to do all that to cause damage to mother earth.

As we sit in front of our television while the computer's running(you're downloading porn from slutload..hehehe),the damage's already done. And, oh. You're eating vegetable imported from oversea. Eating the veggies is healthy, but the journey that the veggies took all the way from oversea to your plate?? The plane fuel has added up the your carbon footprint.

We didn't need to do much to destroy our one and only earth. But then again, it doesn't need much effort to reduce the damage done to her..



So, lets Go Green( not with envy..)

1. Instead of driving your shiny car to get to work or school( or wherever is it you wanna go), try taking the tube or cycling. Too crowded? try sharing cars with your buddy.
2. Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL).CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. This simple switch will save about 300 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
3. Do not leave appliances on standbyUse the “on/off” function on the machine itself. A TV set that’s switched on for 3 hours a day (the average time Europeans spend watching TV) and in standby mode during the remaining 21 hours uses about 40% of its energy in standby mode.
4. Cover your pots while cooking.Doing so can save a lot of the energy needed for preparing the dish. Even better are pressure cookers and steamers: they can save around 70%!!! now talk about energy saving...
5. Use the washing machine or dishwasher only when they are full.If you need to use it when it is half full, then use the half-load or economy setting. There is also no need to set the temperatures high. Nowadays detergents are so efficient that they get your clothes and dishes clean at low temperatures.
6. Take a shower instead of a bath.A shower takes up to four times less energy than a bath. To maximize the energy saving, avoid power showers and use low-flow showerheads, which are cheap and provide the same comfort. Use less hot water
7. Reduce the waste that we produce.Most products available in the market can cause greenhouse gas emissions in one way or another, e.g. during production and distribution. By taking your lunch in a reusable lunch box instead of a disposable one, you save the energy needed to produce new lunch boxes.
8. Buy locally grown and produced foods.The average meal in the United States travels 1,200 miles from the farm to your plate. Buying locally will save fuel and keep money in your community.
9. Buy organic foods as much as possible.Organic soils capture and store carbon dioxide at much higher levels than soils from conventional farms. If we grew all of our corn and soybeans organically, we’d remove 580 billion pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere!
10. Plant a tree.A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Shade provided by trees can also reduce your air conditioning bill by 10 to 15%. The Arbor Day Foundation has information on planting and provides trees you can plant with membership.
11. Keep your car tuned up.Regular maintenance helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces emissions. When just 1% of car owners properly maintain their cars, nearly a billion pounds of carbon dioxide are kept out of the atmosphere.
12. Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possibleYou can save 700 pounds of carbon dioxide when you air dry your clothes for 6 months out of the year.

See?? saving our mother earth and stop global warming is quite easy.. and mostly low cost. So, why don't we try it??