What have you done to be "GREEN" or "ECO-Friendly"?

[ghosthunter]

Just noting the absence of any posts by the "motivational speakers" on their "green" actions in their daily lives.

[h83d]

- Always bring bag when taking grocery, almost 3 months na walang plastic bag used.

- LCD monitor and TV.

- Turn-off the lights when not needed, i dont use light when taking a shower.

- all lights are CFL's.

- Garbage segregation, collects boxes, bottles and plastic and donate them to garbage collectors.

- once a week cloths washing and ironing.

[Camgen6]

I Vanpool to and from work say about 80% of the time.
My other car is PZEV
We recycle soda cans, plastic bottles both at home and at work.
LCD TVs

[uls]

GH:

Just noting the absence of any posts by the "motivational speakers" on their "green" actions in their daily lives.

hehe

coz all they do is tell people to think positive and the Filipino can

[KERSMcRae]

Done:

use of CFLs, recycling of water, re-use plastic bags, no aircon, no hair sprays, garbage segregation, etc.

Just noting the absence of any posts by the "motivational speakers" on their "green" actions in their daily lives.

To do:
I'll support Tsikot partylist (if there is...), the greenpeace in congress.

[ghosthunter]

So far after a week of using a timer to turn off/on my freeezer/ref between 12:00 midnight and 5:30 am, the stuff in the freezer stayed frozen, etc.

I am using the electronic timer from CDRKING. Rated for 3,500 watts, it has more than enough capacity to handle the load. P500 each and looking something like this:



(CDRKING website is down at the moment so can't link there)

[DonCamote]

1. Joined Greenpeace and regularly contributing part of my meager heavily taxed income.
2. Put insulation in roof to reduce heat in house,
3. Designed our house to have an Atrium to naturally cool the air, this gives a natural breeze that circulates inside the house.
4. Painted roof with light colors to reflect light (dati kasi kulay red clay).

The above (2,3,4) had major impact - our bill used to average 3,500/ month. Now, the house is bigger but uses less electricity - 1,800/month. All because we use less AC, less Fan, less Ref cooling requirement.

4. Driving a small car that sips 9~15k/liter, used only for long trips and office.
5. Walk or bike for short trips that do not need me to arrive fresh.
6. Segregate
7. Recycle
8. Replaced ref with high EER rating
9. Bulbs - CFL
10. I avoid processed foods, GMO

[ghosthunter]

There are ways to be "green" and there are just some ways that are weird...

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article...4&in_page_id=2

[SIZE="4"]Pee before you fly policy of Japanese airline[/SIZE]
Empty bladder experiment by ANA will last four weeks
By TED THORNHILL - Friday, October 2, 2009

Japanese airline ANA is introducing a policy that some think really takes the pee. They want passengers to relieve themselves before they board the aircraft, in a somewhat desperate attempt to reduce carbon emissions.

The airline's chiefs say that empty bladders means passengers will weigh less, so their fleet of aircraft will save fuel and reduce their carbon emissions.

All Nippon Airways reckons that the policy could lead to a five-tonne reduction in carbon emissions per month, as well as saving the company money.

The new regulation will be policed by 'loo monitors', who stand by boarding gates and take waiting passengers to the lavatories before they embark.

Japan's NHK television says that the loo rule, which began on October 1, is a four-week experiment that ANA may well poo-poo in the end.

It may sound plane crazy, but ANA should at least be given some credit for trying. After all, flying is the fastest-growing source of carbon dioxide emissions, accounting for more than 600 million tons of the greenhouse gas per year.

[ghosthunter]

I pay my bills online. Less paper used, less travel (less fuel used) to the bank.

[ghosthunter]

I am looking into acquiring some high output LED light bulbs to replace certain CFLs that fail too-early too-often due to frequent on/off cycles.