Let’s talk about this whole “green” craze. Is it me? Or did everyone turn into a tree huggin’ hippie the last 5 years? Well NO, the answer is you haven’t read the facts and if your not part of the solution, guess what?

You’re part of the PROBLEM!

Here are some things you could do to help out the environment and do your part. Some are bigger things, some are little things, but ANYTHING will help.

- Invest in buying a hybrid car.

The fuel- efficiency on these things are off the chart! talk about saving gas, saving pollution, maintenance issues. with the money your saving on all these fuel issues, these cars will pay themselves off in 2- 3 years.

**Also, an added bonus: you get fuel efficient priority parking spaces at IKEA, and other stores. You get complimentary overnight parking at green- friendly hotels in downtown Chicago or NY, LA

(a $50- $80 savings).

- Bring re- usable bags when you go shopping.

This mainly includes grocery shopping, but department store shopping as well. Target, whole foods, etc.

These bags help the environment, but also keep your items in a sturdy carrier and less susceptible to a plastic bag breaking. With 2- 3 of these bags, you’ll save over 5,000 gallons of bags in a matter of months.

**At a lot of places, you can get these bags for free. Take advantage of that and leave them in visible your car so you never forget. They can fold up and take up absolutely no room.

- STOP buying water bottles.

For some odd reason, everyone thinks that they will get lead poisoning if they drink from the sink.

Sink or tap water is not harmful to you. A lot of places have some of the cleanest water coming from the tap and if you’re THAT paranoid, buy a filtration system. Buy a Brita, a Pur – something that filters your water through the sink a little extra more. These are one- time buys, for a lifetime of water supply.

**Plus you never have to carry that 24- pk of water out of the car, up to your stairs and into the fridge and staying away from bottled water will save you money and save those little innocent plastic bottles we dispose of constantly everyday.

**Buy a permanent water bottle, that you can clean or reuse. This way, you can bring water with you to work, class or to the gym. Plus you can have a custom color and these can hold much more water than the flimsy disposable water bottles.

- Convert your home already!

From the light bulbs to the TV’s, stop wasting money, and start saving green!

There are LCD TV’s that use up more than 1/2 the power of that giant 70″ tube you’ve had since 1993.

Create solar panels to conserve energy. Magnetic power can power up your whole house, wind power can keep your electric on. update your kitchen! Keep an eye out for green- friendly appliances for your fridge, freezer, stove, oven, dishwasher, wine cellar. You could be using 3 times the energy now with your old appliances. It’s time to start saving green!

Saving money has become the hardest yet. Instead of investing in more superficial things, take the time to view some of your options. Open your eyes to a green saving environment, but it shouldn’t stop here – tell your friends, neighbors and family. The more you do, the more we save.

“Someone can’t do everything. But everyone can do something.”

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