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Earth Day

Postby 4given » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:37 am

What are you doing to recognize Earth Day?

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Postby 4given » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 am

Perhaps everyone was out there DOING and left with no time to respond.

We pledged to continue doing what we are doing...

Recycling as many things as we can
Turning out lights and unplugging appliances, not in use
Never littering
Washing clothes in cold water
Keeping the thermostat set higher or lower to save energy

Also, we are always looking for new, doable ideas to improve. That's why I asked for your input.

Maybe I put this in the wrong forum? Off-Topic may have been more appropriate. Science just seemed right at the moment...

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Postby Jazzy » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:02 am

We took some plastic water bottles to the Disney Store in exchange for a reusable Disney water bottle. I didn't make a big deal about it being "Earth Day" but we did discuss recycling and trying our best to be wise with resources.

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Postby 4given » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:22 am

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Thanks for sharing!

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Sorry we missed your Earth Day post!

Postby Lorelei Sieja » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:47 pm

I was busy yesterday - but many places seem to be treating this as "earth week" instead of a day. I posted to my two blogs yesterday about the earth friendly cleaning products that I use in my home. I just use vinegar, baking soda, or a mixture of home-made laundry soap, vinegar, and water - for all the cleaning around my house. This gets everything clean, from soap scum, to mold or mildew, to red wine stains in the carpet. Really! I have saved so much in not buying expensive and toxic chemicals for cleaning my house, and I feel good about not filling up landfills with spray cans and plastic containers. I buy my products in bulk, and reuse small spray bottles. If you want to know more, you can check out my blog in the sig line. Otherwise, I didn't DO anything formal yesterday, but then I've got only a 2 yr old granddaughter with me. She's a little young for earth day. She does help us recycle plastic and glass, though.

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Postby 4given » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:41 pm

I will definitely be checking out those blogs. I have been very curious about the homemade cleaners. We have currently been trying a diluted peroxide spray to clean/disinfect counters, etc. I would love to read about laundry detergent and more... when I have time.

We didn't make a big to-do about it, either. Just a little discussion, acknowledgment. We try to live every day, giving thought to this wonderful Earth that God has trusted us with.

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Postby Lily » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:04 am

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Postby Alicelewis11 » Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:05 am

The essential center of environmentalism is, all things considered, to decrease contamination, less to do whatever sounds best on the surface. That is the reason I emphatically dismiss any top and-exchange approach, and backing new engineering improvement, (for example, LED lighting, air autos, electric autos based off smart phone batteries, current atomic force plants, and so forth.) At home, obviously, I purchase practically nothing, and keep my lights/ workstations turned off when I'm not utilizing them, yet when I do need to toss something out, I'm not going to feel awful about doing it


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