| "Going green", "Eco friendly", "environmentally | | | | Be creative. A British couple have recently taken their |
| conscious" and "living natural" are terms that are now | | | | honeymoon in the US and paid their flight with |
| part of our daily lives. You hear about it on the news, | | | | recyclable aluminum cans. |
| your read it on magazines and newspapers and | | | | Can you afford not to? |
| continuously on the internet. Even news services | | | | A few thoughts for you. How about your health? We |
| have a nature category. | | | | really don't know the toxicity levels we have or a |
| Going green and living natural. It seems as if | | | | clear idea of the long term effects. We do know |
| everybody is doing it. | | | | that heart problems, cancer, diabetes and others are |
| But what does it mean? | | | | much greater than at any other time. Think about it. |
| It can go from a full scale change in life, going 100% | | | | What about climate change? The weather has |
| natural and even be militant about it, to small | | | | always been unpredictable, specially long term but we |
| continuous changes without affecting your quality of | | | | must all be aware that something is going on. We |
| life except for the better. My suggestion is starting | | | | hear the news, we see the images and many times |
| little by little. Rather like eating the proverbial elephant | | | | we are right in the middle of it - and these are not |
| (at least I hope you don't actual try the elephant). | | | | just isolated news items. We are just not sure of the |
| Take food for example. You can increase your fresh | | | | long term changes or the subtle effects that are |
| fruit and vegetables intake. What sort of packing | | | | happening. The butterfly effect must be overworked. |
| does it come in? Every day you have more green | | | | What about the next generations. Will they be able |
| food choices - look for them and learn about them. | | | | to see animals in the wild or outside a zoo. Or even |
| Your proteins - the meat or fish you eat; they are | | | | worse in a book or on film? |
| being farmed. How are they fattened? | | | | What about energy sources. How renewable are |
| Or energy requirements. At home, with a little effort, | | | | they? What about solar power and wind power? |
| you can reduce your electric bills just by turning | | | | Developments in these area are indeed amazing. |
| down the air conditioner or heaters. A simple formula | | | | If you reduce your waste (and probably waist, as |
| is: use what you need. Leave a little. | | | | well), your bills will go down and so will your carbon |
| Can you afford to do it? | | | | footprint. |
| Yes you can. Just start with a conscious decision. At | | | | You can find many sources of information all over |
| the end of the day that is all it takes. There is an | | | | the place. Just give yourself a bit of research time |
| enormous amount of information and consumer | | | | and you will be able to live a little greener. |
| alternatives around, and there will be more each day. | | | | |