50 little ways to be green

by Jen (April 27, 2008)

Spotlight Post: 50 Ways to Help the Planet

This list from Wire & Twine has fifty simple ways you can reduce your impact to the environment and, in many cases, save some money, too. None of these mean drastic changes to your lifestyle.

Some of my favorites:

2. TURN OFF COMPUTERS AT NIGHT
By turning off your computer instead of leaving it in sleep mode, you can save 40 watt-hours per day. That adds up to 4 cents a day, or $14 per year. If you don’t want to wait for your computer to start up, set it to turn on automatically a few minutes before you get to work, or boot up while you’re pouring your morning cup ‘o joe.

and

8. GO VEGETARIAN ONCE A WEEK
One less meat-based meal a week helps the planet and your diet. For example: It requires 2,500 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef. You will also also save some trees. For each hamburger that originated from animals raised on rainforest land, approximately 55 square feet of forest have been destroyed.

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