"Green" is the Color for 2008
April 16, 2008
We are all aware of Al Gore's crusade about global warming. We hear the word "carbon footprint" usually associated with manufacturing or commercial entities. Now cities are reviewing their policies and the "going green" is beginning to enter homeowner's psyches.
At home we replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. We recycle papers. magazines, metals and plastics. Cities hold recycling days for tires, appliances and electronics. Redlands Fire Department holds a hazardous waste center where citizens can bring batteries, paints and other hazardous chemical wastes.
Some of theses measures actually save the homeowner money by reducing utility bills. If the savings you may experience from switching to "green", the Environmental Protection Agency has some suggestions on its web site, http://www.epa.gov/.
Here is the concept: Reduce what you use; reuse what you can; and recycle the rest. As we become sensitized to these three Rs, each of us can contribute to the improvement of our environment even when what we are doing seems insignificant.
We are all aware of Al Gore's crusade about global warming. We hear the word "carbon footprint" usually associated with manufacturing or commercial entities. Now cities are reviewing their policies and the "going green" is beginning to enter homeowner's psyches.
At home we replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. We recycle papers. magazines, metals and plastics. Cities hold recycling days for tires, appliances and electronics. Redlands Fire Department holds a hazardous waste center where citizens can bring batteries, paints and other hazardous chemical wastes.
Some of theses measures actually save the homeowner money by reducing utility bills. If the savings you may experience from switching to "green", the Environmental Protection Agency has some suggestions on its web site, http://www.epa.gov/.
Here is the concept: Reduce what you use; reuse what you can; and recycle the rest. As we become sensitized to these three Rs, each of us can contribute to the improvement of our environment even when what we are doing seems insignificant.
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