going green

Okay, so you've tried everything from exchanging your shotgun for a pellet gun and saving all your plastic bags from the grocery store in hopes of "going green." Well, now it's time to really go green and make a real difference for our environment. The "Going Green" movement is officially here.

Here are a few tips to help you go green that actually will help the environment:

Find a friend to carpool to work with. You can split the price of gas and use half the amount of fuel! If you can't find anyone to carpool with, try biking instead of driving, if that's a possibility.

You can recycle your glass, metal, and paper. This is a great way to help the environment. Furthermore, purchase only products made of recycled paper—and boycott those products that aren't!

Try your hand at gardening and reap the benefits of eating organic food without all the chemicals and preservatives. You won't regret it!

And finally, go out and plant a tree! Whether in your own yard or somewhere else where you have permission to plant, the world could always use another tree!

Bloggers speaking about going green can be found at sites like easywaystogogreen and greenearthcommunity.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “going green”

• Friendly Fronds

  
  C&T Publishing Blog — Authority: 430
  One of the fastest ways to go green is to get an indoor plant. Think you don’t have a green thumb? You’d be surprised at how easy many houseplants are to take care of. Here’s a list of plants that look beautiful and are practically foolproof: -       African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) -       ...
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• Greenies vs. Greenies

  
  NC Media Watch — Authority: 485
  Russ Steele A regular reader send this over the email transom. The state Coastal Commission encourages Californias seaside communities to embrace clean energy -- but it has to look good. The regulatory agency has told a Santa Cruz County couple...
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• New Year’s Goals

  
  the domestic fringe — Authority: 122
  Last year I was overtaken with the need to be green, an idea that may be attributed to purchasing reusable grocery bags, but could aslo be the result of doing too many dishes in Dawn.  I’m still not sure; however, my NEW YEAR’S GREEN post remains one of my most popular.  If you’re in the mood to laugh, go ...
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• French Revolution! Carbon tax ruled unconstitutional just two days before taking effect

  
  NC Media Watch — Authority: 485
  Russ Steele This new French carbon tax was scheduled to go into law on Jan1, 2010. The tax was steep: 17 euros per ton of carbon dioxide (USD $24.40). In a stunning move, and surely a blow to warmists everywhere,...
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• I guess experience does not count!

  
  NC Media Watch — Authority: 485
  Russ Steele Our local left leaning former newspaper editors writes about our local economy and has this to say about AB32 The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which includes host of regulations that impact small businesses: Most of the...
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• 7 Habits of Highly Successful Green Cities

  
  Supernatural Botanicals — Authority: 126
  7 Habits of Highly Successful Green Cities: Recycling Wind Power Solar Power Composting Alternative Transportation Pollution Laws Organic Gardening
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• I Resolve To…. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  
  YummY! Down on This — Authority: 112
  For 2010 I resolve to “Go Green.” Or, I should say I resolve to “Go Green(er).” Recently our city started a curbside recycling program, which my husband instantly hated. “Until they clean up our water,” he says, “Its useless to do anything else.” He wont even TRY to separate the recyclable stuff. ...
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• high water mark

  
  ashdenizen — Authority: 125
  In his article Are environmentalists an endangered species?, Time contributor Stephan Faris argues the 2005 flooding of New Orleans: marked the high-water mark of the environmental movement, the moment when it became clear that caring for nature was not altruistic, but ultimately selfish and self-protective.
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• A green resolution for 2010

  
  Green Life Smart Life — Authority: 429
  For the past few years I have not had your typical resolution on New Years, instead I have decided on picking one way to go green and switch to it, permanently .  I find that the peer pressure involved with my going green New Year’s resolution is much harder than the resolution itself.    Last year on January 1 ...
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• Going Green With Solar Power

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 472
  Everyone seems to agree that we should try and do everything we can to save the planet.  I also want to save money. Building your own homemade solar cell is one way to accomplish both.  Going green can be as big or as small as you want it to be.  There are  a lot of [...]
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• Guide to Green Building

  
  Norsteel — Authority: 111
  When deciding on renovating or creating a new steel building altogether, there are several choices to consider, such as different styles and colours to choose from, as well as location and design. These are really important processes when building, as you may want to consider products that are not harmful to the ...
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• The Snow Wovel

  
  The Greenists — Authority: 123
  After a night of heavy snowfall in our neighborhood, the air smells like gasoline.  Nourishing Words reported that according to the EPA, running a snow blower for an hour can equal the emissions of an average car driving 70 miles.  There are electric and new lower emission snow blowers on the market, but snow ...
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• Make Your Own Perfume

  
  Spirited Woman Blogger Team — Authority: 134
  I love wearing perfume; well, when I actually find one I like. I tend to be really picky about scents. I dont like anything too flowery or too strong; I tend to like a dull musky scent that slowly gets better throughout the day. I was talking to a friend over the weekend and she told me she makes her own perfume . ...
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• Can You Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?

  
  Snagwire Media — Authority: 134
  How many of you have seen shoppers at the market sporting reusable canvas totes instead of paper and plastic bags? That’s just an example of how Americans today are simply trying to reduce their own carbon footprints. Some may even be taking shorter showers, walking or riding bicycles to work, and implementing ...
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• Some Sweet Stats on Sugar

  
  Snagwire Media — Authority: 134
  Florida Crystals strongly believes that replenishing the land their sugar canes grow on is as important as our everyday sugar usage. After all, they are America’s first and only certified organic sugar producers! A sugar fan myself, I would like to share with you some surprisingly sweet ...
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• Going to Green: Alternative Energy Sources – Helping Out In Times Of Energy Crisis

  
  PimpThisBlog.com - Latest published stories — Authority: 468
  How important are the alternative energy sources? People most commonly get the energy to power many types of equipments and things through the kinds which can be acquired on natural resources. And what are these? What will first come to mind when subjected to such question will be the likes of petroleum, electricity ...
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• A Way of Life: Toxicity in Our Environment and Eco-friendly Cleaning Products

  
  ForWomenOnline — Authority: 145
  Because toxicity has become a way of life, and we must breath and eat, we are continuously exposed to pesticides and polluntants, some stored right under our kitchen sinks, says a report from the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Mass., and the Harvard University School of Public Health. The study was published ...
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• All About Baby: Seventh Generation *Giveaway*

  
  Rockin Mama — Authority: 546
  One of the reasons I enjoy the product review side of my blog is that I get to try new products I otherwise would never have the opportunity to try.  And the other aspect I enjoy is the opportunity to share with you about the products we use all the time in our home.  There are some companies I can’t speak enough ...
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• All About Baby: Organic Cottontail *Giveaway*

  
  Rockin Mama — Authority: 546
  I am one of the first to admit that I just adore shopping for my kids.  I don’t even bother shopping for myself anymore because it’s so much more fun to pick out smart threads for my 2 year old or pretty dresses for my newborn.  For the most part, I purchase eco-friendly, all-natural products.  But when it ...
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• Climategate

  
  Eclecticity — Authority: 510
  30 years in the making. The evidence on display for your downloading pleasure. HT: Instapundit
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