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- kdfrawg, on 07/04/2008, -3/+17This is a pretty darned complete list of things that you can do to be green without spending too much money. Good column.
- hgielrehtaeh, on 07/05/2008, -2/+10They forgot some of the easiest ways to save money and be green: buy a reusable container to transport your water in. (My Nalgene bottle cost under $20) And stop eating fast food. The packaging is bad, but the company's practices on getting that food to you are definitely eco-unfriendly. And escape from the consumerist mentality that you must spend spend spend and buy buy buy and consume consume consume. No you don't. Just live simply. That's the easiest and cheapest way to go green.
- philodygmn, on 07/04/2008, -2/+7Use soapnut instead of laundry detergent or those plastic balls they recommend. Soapnut is a tree whose berry is covered in saponin, which liquefies with gentle heat and reduces surface tension of water so dramatically that dirt literally falls off your clothes (or skin!). I use it in my apartment complex's washers where tap water is so bad, I cannot even wash my hands with it. I must use 15 soapnuts per load when recommended is 3-5, but it just goes to show how powerful soapnut is that it could in a single load remove the entire week's worth of other people's chemical crap detergents coating the machine!
http://maggiespureland.com/ - also available at Whole Foods
Unfortunately I can't find _any_ other US suppliers for it! - Premier, on 07/05/2008, -7/+12I am sick of hearing about 'going green'
- norman619, on 07/05/2008, -3/+8Sorry but the planet does not need saving. We need to be saved from our own arrogance and silly tendency to claim responsibility for things we have no hope of controlling or influencing.
- phorty40, on 07/05/2008, -1/+6its beginning to remind me of that south park episode where the environmentalists were inhaling their own farts.
yes, its becomming that pretentious/arrogant and intrusive ( not to say its a bad movement , just done the wrong way) - smitas, on 07/05/2008, -1/+5Have you ever thought about what we shouldn't do?
- Kosher1947, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Planting flowers or bushes would save to energy. Again, smarter.
- desertDenizen, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Not complete:
* Don't have kids
* Buy less *****
There. Now it's complete. - MarkReaves, on 07/05/2008, -4/+7I've been researching "going green" for quite awhile now and must say this list covers the basics and does so in a very readable way. Good job.
- teesix, on 07/05/2008, -2/+5Buried because they say this is a list of cheap ways to go green yet #14 suggests we install is very expensive ground source heat pump? They then go to say we should not heat our home when it gets cold but using A/C is ok? Tell that to the millions of people living north of the 49th when it the temperature dips below 0c. I would laugh in anyone's face if they told me to just dress in layers when it's -25c.
- Kosher1947, on 07/05/2008, -11/+14You know what. I am tired of this going green fad. Seriously, half of this ***** that people do is just stupid, wasteful nonsense. Eat meat, straight up. Um, clean with Baking Soda and Vinegar. DON'T buy a programmable thermostat, because they straight up suck; you can get the same savings from supplementing your heating and cooling needs with fans and plug in space heaters. Keep the gas mower, but fill a portion of the lawn with a garden or either flowers, food plants or hell TREES! If you live in a warm climate than you can do number 7, if you live in a colder climate you are going to still have to warm the damn car up anyway. Hang you cloths if you own a house, but for apartment dwellers it isn't an option; it violates many a lease. Screw rain water; harvesting rain water is like owning a mosquito farm and is a sure invitation for many a disease. Screw second hand technology if you are in any work that requires the best. Second hand clothes are for hippies, and honestly you'll pay more than clothes on sale at a department store. They are still going to make new clothes anyway.
Telecommuting sucks. There are a lot of things you can't do through a video conference, and most advertised jobs for telecommuting are scams anyway. If you don't believe me I would like to sell you this nice $9.00 guide to working from home.
DON'T GO GREEN....GO SMART. ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DOESN'T MEAN DOING EVERYTHING THE GREEN FAD TELLS YOU TO. DO ACTUAL RESEARCH, AND FIND LEGITIMATE WAYS TO CUT COSTS AND IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. - uberdilly, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2We have CO-OP's in the US too.
- qetuo, on 07/05/2008, -1/+3If you live in the UK shop at the CO-OP, they are much more responsible and stock a larger 'green' range.
- NightRiderkami, on 07/05/2008, -5/+7There is no way I'm using a mechanical push mower. (and I'm sure others feel the same)
- dragon76, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2WOW. 36-50 loads in 10oz. That blows Tide away both in the amount of energy used to create and transport the product and in the cost.
- wattersm, on 07/05/2008, -1/+3Yup, it's about time to go brown, most of these articles are full of ***** any way.
- RoccoMcTaco, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2I use a tortoise with a carrot that dangles in front of his face by hanging it from a string that's attached to it's body.
I got it from my parents; have yet to get a new tortoise, and I don't have to worry about buying new carrots because my mexican gardener won 2 state awards for growing genetically modified vegetables. My wife and I both love them. So does Manuel. - micoder, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2The author of this list Mike Sowden is an idiot. If anyone believes that mowing the lawn with a gas mower for an hour equals driving 100 miles in my Honda at 20 mpg, they have either never mowed a lawn or driven a car. I did not even read the rest of his recommendations. How can I believe any of it when this one is about mowing the grass is so far wrong it must have been thought up on the spur of the moment.
Let's see how this stacks up in reality. My mower takes a quarter of a gallon for an hour of mowing. My Honda would have to get 400 mpg to make this equation true. Mike must work for Fox News. They don't need anything to be factual. - qetuo, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1The CO-OP has a clearly defined ethical policy, has de-clined £10 million in investment, closed Christian Voices bank account with the co-op bank due to it being against there ethical policy, that is created by customers. Is the biggest stockiest of fair trade, all co-op farms have a clear and set humane policy regarding animals welfare, no co-op household cleaner or cosmetic is tested on animals, and is approved by BUAV. Over 100 different pesticides have how been banned from use in co-op farms (That are still used on other farms). They donate money to charity, support human and animal rights. Basically yes the co-op is impressive, it is the oldest supermarket in the uk, has a clear ethical policy, amoghts other policies which have been approved by co-op members (those who have a divined card). All it all it has proved that you can be a company that makes a good profit will still being a force of good, that benefits not just the UK but the rest of the world. Why not read about theme on wikipedia or read there website.
Please do not accuse me of creating positive propaganda about a company, as though i am a troll. I merely think that the co-op is a responsible company with good ethics and i choose to support theme by using there services. - compacho, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Yeah, i liked it too. Lots of original ideas for once.
- acedigger, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1For those opposed to #17 - Eat Less Meat. Why?
Meat has been proven to be a MASSIVELY HUGE ECONOMICAL and MORAL issue. Yes, i am a vegetarian, and no, you dont need meat. You eat it simply because of the taste. Period, end of story. It is not needed, if you are over the age of 10, you have enough protein stored in you, to last quite a while. You arent going to die (or be malnourished) from lack of protein.
I dont know why some people get their panties in a bunch over.....meat! - Senchou, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1No kidding, I thought the same thing. I bought 2 gallons of gas back when I first started mowing my lawn this year, have already mowed my lawn at least 12 times this year, and I still have probably another 2 - 3 mows left. This list is absolutely ridiculous.
There are some things I think are a good idea, like getting CF light bulbs and programmable thermostats, but seriously, a solar powered oven? - yosserhughes, on 07/05/2008, -2/+3Look, exactly for whom am I saving all this oil for? My kids? grand-kids? remote posterity? Someone has to use the last drop, why shouldn't it be me? Should I bike to work, live on brown rice, Lentils and Nettle soup forever just so some ancestor can put the last gallon of fuel in his jet-car, or relax in the comfort of his air-conditioned house?
No, when its gone, its gone: then and only then will they figure out how to do without it. - mimigins, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1That sounded a lot like a pitch
- bentman78, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Actually from what I understand the only food that has all of the amino acids you need is eggs. If you take hemp your still out on important stuff like creatine found in lean beef and omega 3's found in salmon.
I'm sure your gains would be quicker/faster with these foods, otherwise you'll have to supplement in unnatural ways.
I take no supplements other protein shakes. - RoccoMcTaco, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Dugg.
- Jonez176, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1But isn't that what "green" means?
You're a self-hating green person! - hoopy22, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1#26. Become a hippy.
- 15charmaxwtf, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1Responsible? Thats some kind of newspeak or something I guess.
- desertDenizen, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1I'm an amateur bodybuilder, 100% vegan and mostly high-raw for almost 3 years. I continue to make gains, so don't buy into the myth. I supplement with hemp protein, which has a complete amino acid profile.
Your sweat will stink less too. And most vegan athletes benefit from faster recovery time, meaning you can work out harder or more frequently, hence make faster gains. - trollick, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1What's so green about local traders/growers??? For all you know they are much less efficient (that's why they cannot compete with non local ones). The fact that it took less gas to deliver their goods to store does not say much.
- uberdilly, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1Tofu does the trick too. Between avocadoes, beans, and soy there is no difficulty in acquiring protein in a vegetarian diet. I understand if you dont WANT to give it up, bit if you do and think you cant, I just wanted to let you know it can be done easily, im happy I made the change, I have much more energy as a result of vegetarianism.
- drewpey, on 07/05/2008, -0/+0I tried a push reel mower, and they truly suck, unless your front yard looks like a putting green on a golf course. If you have tall grass, it won't cut it. If you have weeds of any kind (dandelions) it won't cut it. Mowing a lawn takes more than twice the time it takes with a normal mower because it is so inefficient. I'm all for going green, but there is a reason most people gave up on them years ago, because they don't work as good.
The other suggestions, not too bad though. - Melkor71, on 07/22/2008, -0/+0Because dying from protein starvation and malnutrition is just about the least fun way to die I can think of. And because you need a hell of a lot more protein than you think if you're doing any sort of serious training - http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/full/19/suppl_5/51 ... from the Journal of American College of Nutrition. You don't need animal protein as such, but it takes from 20 to 60 days to die of protein starvation if you get less than replacement level of protein per day, even if you get enough calories. Read a book sometime.
- Mikeachim, on 07/05/2008, -2/+0Hi, teesix.
The article is suggesting ways to save money - and we stated that #14 isn't a cheap outlay. Ground source heating does save lots of money, but it takes a while to do so because of the initial investment. (There's a few stars who have the readies and have installed them, such as Elton John). But it's a new technology so it's bound to come down in price (like solar energy collection units- which are another way to save, but with a still considerable initial investment).
I agree that regarding A/C and heating, it's not applicable where A/C and heating are a major quality-of-life matter. But in a middling climate, given the choice, A/C is more economical to run than house heating. - bentman78, on 07/05/2008, -4/+2Don't eat meat? screw that. I work out and need the protein. Chicken is a main stable in my diet. If I want to be a skinny bean pole maybe, but with the amount of weight lifting I do (and the stinky gym clothes that result), chicken is a must for me. So are eggs.
I will also use detergent.... - desertDenizen, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1Yet you clicked anyway.
- 15charmaxwtf, on 07/05/2008, -4/+2Might be an interesting list if I didn't vomit each time I hear the words "going green."
- blanketfury, on 07/05/2008, -5/+2How about saving the cheerleader. Does that count?
- lubokduit, on 07/05/2008, -7/+1pretty good
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