Go Green!

Yes, everyone is jumping on the eco friendly and green bandwagon these days. I was just at Borders Bookstore and there were about 15 new books on the subject! And, this is a great thing! The awareness has grown and people start thinking more about how they use the earth's resources, what they use in their house and how they can help minimize their carbon footprint. There are a few sites I have found that are quite informative and interesting that I thought I would share.

If you haven't already seen the movie, read the book and/or visited the web site, the first site to visit is: http://www.climatecrisis.net/. This is Al Gore's site and although it is a promotional vehicle for the book and movie, it provides interesting info, data and shows you what your carbon footprint is and how to help reduce it.

Another great site to help with your environmental awareness that I just happened upon lately that is more practical: http://www.lowimpactliving.com/. This site covers the impact, green projects you can tackle and even some of the products to use that are more eco-friendly. It is very user-friendly and visually appealing too.

A site that is good for household eco friendly products: http://www.seventhgeneration.com/. These products seem great and can be bought online.

Top 5 Tips to Go Green:

Recycle grocery bags - Trader Joes is a great example of a company that makes it easy for you to do this.

Put in energy saving light bulbs - Easy and now can be found everywhere.

Turn off your power strip - a matter of habit!

Use reuseable water bottles (BPA free, of course!) and use filtered tap water to eliminate bottled water waste.

Compost your food scraps. In Fremont, they make it easy with the green bin and small container to gather them in. But, otherwise, just grab a box and line it with newspaper and gather your scraps....