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There is a great number of people who finally start thinking about our planet’s issues. They start thinking, but not many of them do something to protect the environment. Today this message is the wake-up call for people to understand that there is no time left to wait for some miracles to happen. It is up to us how do we want to determine the fate of the Earth in the near future. The climate change caused by many factors, especially human factors, is a dreadful thought for everyone. But we shouldn’t fear it as much as we should start acting towards helping the planet.
Green living is not just concern that habitants of this planet worry about. It is the way of how you think, how you act in your everyday life and how you promote this way of living and spread the message. I know there are people who still don’t understand that going to the oil industry for example will not bring much profit in the future. The thing is, they don’t care about the future, but they prefer sticking to the short-term perspective and opportunity to earn more money.
The benefits of going green are enormous not just in the future, but nowadays world. By having a greener lifestyle you make a good impact on the ecology around your house, your workplace. Here are the biggest health and environmental benefits:
- use less chemicals in your house cleaning; that will reduce the risk of allergy and asthma. For example you can use soda and vinegar for cleaning instead of the substances that poison water, air and soil;
- try to use less cans and plastic bottles by which you immediately help the environment. Moreover plastic bottles have chemicals that can cause some health problems;
- don’t use pre-ackaged food – there are lots of chemicals in there that are damaging both to your health and to the environment;
- consume food from the local produce. It doesn’t require transportation costs associated with more pollution;
- try to switch to a more vegetarian lifestyle. It was stated statistically that if every european and american man will hold vegetarian diet just once a week, there will be less 30 million starving kids in the world. It caused by the huge amounts of plants and land required to produce meat. It is also proven that vegetarian diet reduces the risk of heart deceases by almost 80%
- spend more time enjoying nature and try to use ecologically friendly transport to get to work (bike). Everyone knows it’s more healthy and better for the environment.
The leading countries in going green like Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland, Costa Rica, Germany, Denmark put the importance of protecting the nature on the first place after industrial, military and agricultural spending. Some countries like Costa Rica, Dominica, Grenada demilitarised themselves; it has a positive impact on environment, they don’t have armies any more. However, they still get affected by the rest of the world. It’s imperative how you think about the army and your attitude towards wars and aggression. “It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder” – Albert Einshtein
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BE INSPIRED
I always think about how people can make it to convert their house eventually to a green way. Many say that they would like to do it, but then they can always find excuses like work, kids, family, etc. I just wanted to clarify for people like that, who are still in doubts that it’s not just simply laziness, so you should never blame yourself on not trying hard enough. And no way this sense of guilt will inspire you much. The inspiration always comes with a higher goal – to make the life better in you family, in your house, in that piece of land you inhabit, in the city you live, or should it be a countryside. This is called motivation, and it can inspire you enough to start working on your lifestyle. Well, this is how it works for me, because fear and guilt never work as good as real motivation.
If you’d like to get some ideas on how to convert your home, you can follow this link, where Miller Britzke, the Alternative Energy Engineer, gives you the best advice: http://solar-panel-sfor-home.com/
