What have you done to make your home more environmently “Green”?

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I changed my light bulbs to those new swirly lower wattage ones and covered the attic floor with an insulation made from recyclable materials . What are you doing?
So far 2 days and such great ideas! We, too, are using our cloth bags with handles for shopping instead of getting paper or plastic ones from the store. We also use our bikes or walk to short trips to local shops instead of the car. Keep those thermostats down/up (according to season). More ideas, please!

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How much better for the environment are those weird spirally light bulbs?

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I got some of those weird spirally light bulbs, but how much better are they for the environment?

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How can i help out the environment in my own home?

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The environment is very important to me. I make sure to shut off all of the lights when I’m not in the room and I’m persuading my Mom to buy the better light bulbs for the environment. I also recycle everything (bottles, cans, cardboard, paper, etc) What else can i do?

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Are all human residents of Antarctica green freaks?

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I want to know if all of the scientists and people living in Antarctica are eco friendly. Do they use Hairspray? do they use those green swirly light bulbs? Or is it just the Greenpeace base?

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Permaculture: How do you know if you are 'Green'? What would be your minimum criteria?

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A question that keeps coming up for me. How Green is Green? What would be your minimum criteria? Do you have to be vegan or just change your light bulbs to low energy ones? Do you have to cycle to work or put on another jumper instead of heating the whole house? How do you know you are Green?

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