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Going green
Tips are only as good as they are for only yourself. The world can change but this is a global effort. Everyone needs to pitch in. You have to spread the word. You can do this by talking to county legislatures and giving them suggestions.. talk to your beautification comitee and tell them how you can use less enrgy in the town. i did and now they Are changing all the street lamps to florescents and using only one light bulb instead of three. You can do it but we all need help.
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Permalink Reply by Jennell Ives on -
Betty,
Great advice. Another big difference that we can make is asking officials to require greener building practices in our communities. Currently, there are very few incentives for builders to create energy efficient homes and buildings are one of the largest carbon dioxide producers. If builders had to pay energy costs or the local building codes were changed this is a difference that will change things for the life of a home (maybe over 100 years)! -
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Permalink Reply by Betty Looney on -
That is so cool. We have too.I had a recent idea to get the community involved or the schools. It would be called a recycle showdown. The point would be to use recycleable items you have collected over a certain amount of time and make something based upon a topic. Then you'd present them along with some research and there will be prizes given to certain teams for certain subjects.
Jennell Ives said:Betty,
Great advice. Another big difference that we can make is asking officials to require greener building practices in our communities. Currently, there are very few incentives for builders to create energy efficient homes and buildings are one of the largest carbon dioxide producers. If builders had to pay energy costs or the local building codes were changed this is a difference that will change things for the life of a home (maybe over 100 years)! -
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