GREEN LIVING

The whole world today is talking about carbon credit?

( Than, what is carbon Debit? if any ideas write back to me)...

i need to add these 12- points here to enhance the corbon credit..

Not alone that "The energy saved is equal to the energy that produced".

We have to show our love and gratitude to our ancient/fore fathers who saved this planet earth for us,by various means right from the vedic period(eg- Agnigothra) to till today. we could live with better conveniences today..because of them...but on the other hand we are not aware/Less aware about the environment and its increasing pollutions .

What we are going to offer for our forth coming generation? we must be aware about all pollutants which spoil our environment and learn how to eradicate these pollutants from our day to day life and have a better quality living free from all diseases and leaving the earth more greenary to the generation who is going to come.That is my concern to pass these unto each one of you..hoping you will also acknowledge and pass this to many people as you can.

12 - Practical Tips for a Green living

1. Turn off the lights when you leave the room.

Save electricity and reduce global warming by turning off lights when you leave a room, and using only as much light as you need. And remember to turn off your television, video player, stereo and computer when you’re not using them.

2. Turn off the computer when possible

Don’t get me wrong, there is no need to turn the computer off every time you go to the bathroom. If you know that you will be away for four hours or more, however, turning it off could result in significant savings over the long run.

3. Print only when necessary

Sure, reading on paper might be more comfortable, but you should avoid printing those two-lines emails every single time. Read it on the screen and print only necessary documents. Remember also to use both sides of the sheet.

4. Use fluorescent lamps

Incandescent light bulbs use five times more energy than fluorescent ones and last ten times less. The fluorescent lamps cost more on the stores, but within one you should have already recovered the investment. Even the LED Bulbs will add greater energy savings and less emissions.

5. Use cold water as much as possible

In India, we prefer to use air-conditioners to cool our homes and offices but use hot water for showers and dish washing - strange. Use cold water as much as possible, insulate your hot water heater and unplug appliances when they’re not in use.

6. Reduce Water Consumption

To reduce your water consumption, keep faucets on low pressure with cold water as much as possible, turn off the faucet while you brush your teeth or shave, and run full loads of dishes and laundry on a short cycle with low water levels.

7. Go digital

Cancel your paper newspaper and magazine subscription and go online for the digital editions. Use your iPod for news, music and video downloads.

8. Think eco-friendly

There are many other environmentally friendly tips you can incorporate into your lifestyle as well. For example, choose non-toxic, environmentally friendly household products as much possible, try eating and gardening organically, use natural body products, pick up trash outside as you’re walking and give creative, eco-friendly gifts that don’t come in wrapping or packages.

9. Reuse everything

Change your mind-set and think twice before throwing anything out. Resealable plastic bags that held carrots today can hold crayons tomorrow. Mom might just like that cashmere sweater you’re sick of wearing. And Fido doesn’t know the difference between a new chew toy and the one you make yourself out of old dish towels. Donate your old cell phones - One person’s trash can be another persons treasure, learn more at www.freecycle.org

10. Drive Less and Drive Smart

Less driving means fewer emissions. Besides saving gasoline, walking and biking are great forms of exercise. Explore your community’s mass transit system, and check out options for carpooling to work or school. Pausing somewhere? Shut down your engine: Idling for any length of time burns more gas than it takes to restart the car. Speeding, fast accelerations, and hard braking waste gas. Maintaining your car saves it. Tune up your car according to your owner’s-manual schedule (usually every 30,000 miles) and raise your car’s fuel efficiency anywhere from 4 to 40 percent.

11. Bring your own bags to the market

Avoid taking plastic bags for purchases from the supermarkets and while shopping. Reduce plastic garbage. Stash some canvas/cloth bags in your car. Avoid products that come with excess packaging, especially molded plastic and other packaging that can’t be recycled. If you reduce your house hold garbage by 10 percent, you can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.

12. Plant a Tree

If you have the means to plant a tree, start digging. During photosynthesis, trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. They are an integral part of the natural atmospheric exchange cycle here on Earth, but there are too few of them to fully counter the increases in carbon dioxide caused by automobile traffic, manufacturing and other human activities. A single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide during its life time.

Above all keep your environment clean just by doing Nothing???

One may be surprised,

how Doing nothing and keep/maintain our environment clean and neat?

it is very much possible & The technique is very simple too...

"DO NOT THROW ANY THING ANY WHERE "

"BY DOING NOTHING..YOU CAN KEEP YOUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN."