Green Living

I have multiple options at work: I can use paper towels, which are made from recycled material, I can use an electrical hand dryer or I can use fabric towel from a dispenser roll. All these modes create a certain level of impact on the environment, from the production over maintenance to disposal. Which one does the least amount of damage to our lovely planet?

2007-06-25 16:20:48 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know if there are any environmental benifits to shopping in the clearance section of a store? Thrift store shopping is clearly an environmental practice, as it re-uses products that would otherwise be at the end of their life. What about the clearance rack? They drop the prices because an item is not selling usualy, so by buying them are we rescuing them from the dumpster?

Just wondering if my frugality could also be an environmental habit, or if I'm just saving money.

2007-06-25 15:52:51 · 5 answers · asked by joecool123_us 5

I took a really big **** the other day too, is that natural?

2007-06-25 15:26:08 · 11 answers · asked by Colton M 2

2007-06-25 14:40:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 12:53:34 · 4 answers · asked by bluecat_pur 3

2007-06-25 06:18:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like many people, I am trying to go green and switch to florescent lights. However, I know that some people have neurological reactions to these lights, such as headaches or even seizures.
I wonder if fish can be affected badly too.
Before I switch to the more eco-friendly lights for my goldfish, I wonder if anyone knows if any studies have been done on the effects that florescent lights have on aquatic animals.
If anyone here knows of any websites on such a study that would be most appreciated.

2007-06-25 05:49:22 · 2 answers · asked by thezaylady 7

I am looking for ideas on how to make our new school building more 'green'/eco-firendly/energy-saving. It is has not been designed yet so now is the time to get ideas together.

2007-06-25 05:46:38 · 10 answers · asked by funnyhaha 2

My son and I have this environmental battle going on. I'm telling him to use a regular plate to eat his meals and then wash it.
He says he rather use a styrofoam plate since less water is needed to produce a styrofoam plate than to wash a regular one.
Is he right or just lazy??

2007-06-25 04:29:26 · 7 answers · asked by theowlgirl 1

Does anyone know of environmentally friendly bulbs that give good quality light like incandescents? Fluorescents leave me feeling depressed in the winter time... Brands, etc...

2007-06-25 03:18:54 · 9 answers · asked by sadieky1974 2

2007-06-25 02:04:25 · 10 answers · asked by Michael R 1

how do u imagine a grocery store whos practices generate near zero waste and have a near zero environmental impact? just wondering.

2007-06-24 21:45:53 · 6 answers · asked by Mr. RNC 3

And how is the pay? Where were you able to find said job?

2007-06-24 17:53:46 · 9 answers · asked by joecool123_us 5

ok i have the portable solar panel and i want to have a power outlet to plug in to my solar panel so tat i could charge anything i want. i bought 12V DC-to-110V AC plug but it seems that it didnt work, do u know which ones might work wit the solar panel???
(plz for you people tat dont know the answer, plz dont answers, stop wasting my time and yours)

2007-06-24 15:09:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live near the beach, but along the coast its foggy and cold, so i need to find things to do at home or inside to keep my summer F U N ! ! ! ! !

2007-06-24 13:26:39 · 11 answers · asked by Nicole 3

Is paper with ink writing on it recycable? are plastic toddler toys recycable?? are chip bags recycable??

i want to try to recycle as much as i could but i dont kno wat is recycable and wat isn't....

i kno the ovbious things that are recycable like bottles and paper bags..and stuff like that...

but do they have to be cleean to be recycled??? like i have papers from my freshmen year with pencil and ink all over them are those recycable?

and i remember a teacher telling me that chip bags (like a dorito aluminum bag) isnt recycable because there is plastic mixed with it can someone help me out please...

and please dont give me sarcastic answers

2007-06-24 10:43:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

many people use their cars to work. this is despite the distance from home to work is walkable, bikeable, or less than an hour by train?

they complain on the smoke and pollution. yet it is the cars emmissions that contribute to that pollution they avoid.

btw, NMT is Non Motorized Tranportation

2007-06-24 07:30:59 · 16 answers · asked by Inspector Gadget 2

Any herbs that are good for smoking that are common. Oregano, Chives, Ect.

2007-06-24 03:13:08 · 6 answers · asked by poopyhead 2

As far as I can tell, curbside recycling only takes newspaper ( no cardboard ) and only # 1and # 2 plastics.
Thanks for any help folks !

2007-06-24 02:32:30 · 2 answers · asked by yahwhatever 2

"american_wardog" posted a little while ago about a water bottle ban in San Francisco. That got me looking at the story about SF banning plastic bags. Of course as someone else commented on that story, banning the bags is a band aid solution and if widely used will just put us back to deforesting our country to make paper.
Here is an idea.
City and state governments can offer a tax reduction for stores that participate. Stores sell cloth bags that could have the business logo. They offer a small percentage off for people who use their particular cloth bag and they are also required to collect a tax for anyone who doesn’t have a bag and uses plastic or paper.
It would not be that difficult or inconvenient to carry a few cloth bags when you go shopping. No more need for oil to make plastic bags and no need to cut down trees for paper. Since the bags would be used over and over the resources required are less and there’s less trash.
Recycling good, not creating trash better.

2007-06-23 13:08:03 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are the simplist ways to save money and the environment?

2007-06-23 08:48:06 · 9 answers · asked by ian d 1

How can i install solar energy in a new home in a rural area what do i need, cost , equipments etc?
i am building a new home in a rural area in Africa where electricity is not constant and i would like to use solar energy alone or with electricity(whenever it is available) is it possible? It sometimes rain alot in some months- will rain be a problem eventhough it is generally hot most of the time.

2007-06-23 05:57:11 · 8 answers · asked by Becky A 1

What cleaning products do you use to clean your home that's not toxic or damaging to your health?

2007-06-23 04:27:31 · 11 answers · asked by trini 2

I was wondering if it wold be possible to rig up a mini wind turbine on the top of a camper van so that when you are driving it would create energy to store in a battery.

Or would the extra energy needed to drive the van due, to the drag from the, any energy made by the turbine?

If so can you get mini camping turbines?

Thanks,
Martin.

2007-06-23 04:06:55 · 8 answers · asked by FishMan 1

2007-06-22 19:49:00 · 4 answers · asked by jobees 6

i have noticed it has been one week since a small tiny brown butterfly entered my room and is now refusing to leave. i wake up in the mornings and its sleeping on the door, sometimes it flies around and at night it sleeps in the same position on the door. it is amazingggggggggg, maybe it is in love with me, i open the window in the morning, it is there, now i am in love with it as well, i do not wana lose it, what should i do?

2007-06-22 10:35:49 · 7 answers · asked by sugar 2

In Watts

2007-06-22 10:12:14 · 5 answers · asked by joecool123_us 5

....ie: a dwelling suspended from a balloon, something along the lines of a zeppelin...but brought up to date.

how do land-laws and air-space regulations resolve themselves..if someone wanted to permanently moor themselves somewhere....much like a a caravan in the air?

2007-06-22 03:33:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am asking because this is usually listed as one of the biggest ways that we can conserve energy but i dont think that cold water cleans as effectively as hot water. Any thoughts or opinions?

2007-06-22 00:26:55 · 19 answers · asked by msijg 5

2007-06-21 17:45:07 · 17 answers · asked by Ω allan y 6