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I have heard so much discussion about trying to be more environmentally friendly including buying organic, purchasing cars that uses less fossil fuel, drinking tap water instead of bottled water, using more environmentally friendly materials; the list goes on and on. Yet what immediate benefit can one say to convince either oneself or others that “going green” is a good move? Or are the effects going to be long term, if there is any at all, that no one will know until 50 years or 100 years or more? I need help deciphering truth from panic. I want to help what lives in this earth not help destroy, how does one do that?
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Morality
you owe it to the Environment for allowing you the conditions that make life possible on Earth
and we should try to help the planet along instead of making it harder
Besides we owe it to the next generation not to leave them a place behind that looks like a toilet.that never gets cleaned
Never before has humanity left their childern so much rubbish to wallow in,as these present generations are doing right now .
desserts devoid of life covered in trash should not be their inherritance
with little water to drink and few places that still can grow food
That is morally unjust.
The best we can do as individuals is be more responsible ,in our own neck of the woods
Organise well publicized clean up parties ,talk on the radio
Have citizan meetings
Get the shools involved to plant trees and listen to environmental awareness talks,
If you do any cleaning up leave signs behind saying who cleaned,why and ask people not to start dumping rubbish again ,leave a hole or bins ,in case people come with trash ,
POSITIVE ACTIONS)
Classify trash take out all the organic waste and make compost with it ,the worst you can do is throw it with the trash
70% of contamination is due to organic waste that is mixed in with the garbage .
And it is just as bad in the sewer where it helps to breed rats and in the landfill it poisons the ground
And it is the easiest to take care of
o first of all we have to clasify trash at least keep the organic to one side ,like in a plasic bin with a lid
If you got a few meters of ground ,you only need 1 or 2 square meters in a shallow hole ,in the shade ,that you can wet now and again ,where you dump everything that is organic ,from toilet paper,bones vegetable cuttings ,eggshells,,,excrement ,and cover regularly with leaves to keep humid and to hide any smell
the worms will come and decompose the wastes truning it into beautifull black soil for the garden of flower pots .
If you are in an apartment ,if you have a balcony get a big plastic bin drill some holes in the side and lid ,
Add a few buckets of sand now and again to put over the trash ,you should really stir or move the stuff at times to airate it and ensure that the decomposition is overall ,keep moist
This rubbish does not get big very fast and the thing works for a long time with out getting full
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these are Al gores sites …………
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If you want to help the planet ,plant a tree every week ,if everyone on the planet did we we would be able to slowdown the destructive processes
Reduce carbon emisions,and they are already working on that by alternative forms of energy and regulations on carbon producing materials,aerosol cans,burning rubbish,industrial chimneys,powerplants etc.
Waterharvesting projects ,such as millions of small dams.to redirect over ground waterflows from the rains into the ground to supply subteranian water supplies.
The protection of existing forrests.
Stop building more highways,urban planning to include vegetation stop building cities encourage people to return to the land to conduct their business from there which now has become possible thanks to the internet.
Education to motivate people to auto sufficiency by building more home food gardens.
Education on environmental awareness
education on family planning to curb over´population
Agricultural education and improvements to follow the principals or sustainability and soil management.
More environmental or land ,design to prevent bush fires,such as–fire breaks
More dams.regulations and control for public behaviour
Alternative effeciant public transport to discourage the use of the internal conbustion engine
“going Green” within reason simply means saving money.
Thats all it takes… don’t spend money on useless crap.
The less trash you make per week… the ‘Greener” your lifestyle… and the less money you are wasting.
You don’t even have to think about “Is this ‘environmentally friendly’?”
Just think ” Do I really need this piece of junk?”
Cash in the bank. Buying organic (make sure its local or it won’t be worth the extra money) costs more, but you’ll save almost every other way of going green.
-Feeling good about yourself
-Financial savings
-More time with friends and family (if you spend less time watching tv or doing other electronic stuff)
-Better health (from walking, biking, and eating better)
Not to beg the question, but going green isn’t really a transaction. It’s a logical response to realizing our lifestyle — our consumption, most of all — is out of balance with the environment and with the rest of the world.
Sure, there are a lot of immediate benefits, and some of the answers here have done a good job stating them. You’ll save money immediately. You’ll become healthier. You’ll be leaving a lighter footstep on the planet’s very limited resources, which helps everyone.
But the biggest benefit is knowing that you’re restoring balance: to your own life, and to the lives of others.
I agree with FredHH’s answer.
Going green doesn’t have to mean going all tree-hugger. In fact, going green in that sense increases the cost of living (ethanol-based fuel is a perfect example).
Do things like not buying stupid little electronic gizmos if you don’t need it. Don’t turn on the AC if a fan will suffice (remember, people went throusands of years without AC). Turn off the TV if you won’t be going back to the room for a while. Buy energy star appliances, etc.
Don’t drink tap water it has over 700 chemicals in it to make you sick in the long run-distilled is the way. And the benefits of going green is not paying the rich who profit off the electric money and everything else you buy down to vinagar insted of a Johnson and Johnson product and hey it’s a great whitener and softner in the landry too. Money saved thats the immediate benefit
ITS ALL PANIC!!!! and a few stealth taxes thrown in!
where do you think all those nice retro cars from the 80s, 70s etc go well truth is they dont get squished up to make new shiny coke cans, the majority of the end up in the worlds lungs!!! that is Africa for them that dont know, i currently work in west africa and it is said to be a rich tropical rain forest area!!! 40% of that has gone for much needed agricultural land that would probably need not be gone if the old EU mountains (food ) got put to use!!! add to that the combined effect of rotting cars with nil pollution controls and poor fuels = bye bye lush green oxygen rich jungle, hello Sahara!!! Gordon Brown also stated the recent flooding is due to global warming if thats the case…….but these are the worst floods britain has seen in 60 years……did they have global warming then??? warmest winters in 86 years global warming then??? its all a money spin!!! the biggest producers of crap the USA, China, Russia, Germany, Africa, and some where down the list in a lowly 56 place throughout other world countries is the pride of britain!!!! but then again cant say that in the UK these days get arrested for patriotism!!!
Yes, the problem is a worldwide problem and we are all guilty of what is happening. Until now, alone, I am starting a big proyect and I am sure, if we all act together in a peaceful way, we could save our planet. I am full of waiting until the goverments have some time to work on it. Thats why I think, if everybody of ourselfs could do a good part (like the first answer of your cuestion which I like very much) this could be a good beginning. I live in Cancun, Mexico and I put some videos in youtube, talking about my plans etc. Important is that we work all together to show and teach and change things faster, because when we don´t do anything there will be the point of no return and it´s too late. So join me please on the worldwide event: 9th of september, 9pm (local time) in turning off the lights for 9 minutes. Only if we all do it, we can go public and get some more atention. Anyway, we don´t loose anything, but we can win everything. Our planet don´t need us, but we need our planet. Check out my two websites and videos to learn more: (there are 22 videos, some in english, some in spanish and some in german. Also have a look here: And please, inform everybody about this as soon you can. Together we can do it!
The immediate benefit of going green would be feeling great about doing something to save and preserve the environment. When you start recycling you also realize have much less garbage you are creating and how it really does count.