Living Green

3 Alternatives to Drinking Bottled Water

In the last post we talked about the dangers of drinking bottled water. Now that we know why to never again put the neurotoxin filled petroleum-derived containers to our lips, let's talk about what alternatives exist. There are three pretty effective ways to do this. Two of them are easy and inexpensive, the other is a little more involved and will cost a little bit on the front end.

But before we talk about how to get clean and fresh tasting water at home, we have to talk about what we're going to put it in.

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The Bottled Water Scam

What cost more per gallon than gasoline? The answer is bottled water! This time last year earth-policy.org published an article stating, "The global consumption of bottled water reached 154 billion liters (41 billion gallons) in 2004, up 57 percent from the 98 billion liters consumed five years earlier. Even in areas where tap water is safe to drink, demand for bottled water is increasing--producing unnecessary garbage and consuming vast quantities of energy. Although in the industrial world bottled water is often no healthier than tap water, it can cost up to 10,000 times more. At as much as $2.50 per liter ($10 per gallon), bottled water costs more than gasoline."

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Buy Green Roses for Valentine's Day

With Valentine's Day coming up in less than a week, don't forget to send your sweetheart a beautiful bouquet of neurotoxins. That's right, Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org reports that, "More pesticides are used on a per-acre basis to grow flowers than any other agricultural product...Hazardous pesticides used on roses include possible carcinogens, such as paraquat, and neurotoxins, such as chlorpyrifos."

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3 Free Ways to a Greener Life

Going green doesn't simply refer to neutralizing your carbon footprint and combating global warming; those are merely factors, albeit big ones, in living a greener life. There are a host of things you can do that are free (and/or can actually save you money), help others, and contribute to saving and enjoying our environment.

Here are three ideas that accomplish all of those goals.

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Going Green: A Philosophical Perspective

Why would a person want to "go green"? That is a question that every person must answer for themselves and themselves alone. Why I have decided to explore the nuances of a greener life, may or may not have any relevance to why you may want to. You may find yourself in a number of different places on the spectrum of the green conversation, and maybe even sliding up and down the scale until you find where you really want to be, and that's ok. In this post, I'd like to explore some perspectives that exist from the natural, to the meta-physical, and to the religious.

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Road TerraPass

Though it takes some level of cooperation to make one million vehicles vanish from American roads, you can make it as if your vehicle doesn't exist in one fell swoop. How? By purchasing a Road TerraPass for your vehicle

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Make a Million Vehicles Vanish

Oh the power. Can you feel it? Let's make one million vehicles vanish from the face of the earth. It's actually easier than you may think. If every household in the United States would replace one incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL), the energy saved would be the equivalent of removing the aforementioned vehicles.

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Expanding Your Green Vocabulary

Making the decision to get involved in the environmental conversation and to go green can feel much like stepping into a new world altogether, including in vernacular. RenewableEnergyWorks.com has a great vocabulary resource that will greatly aid in your familiarity, and hence, productivity with the green conversation.

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