Earth Friendly Holiday Season Tips

Over the Christmas Season, the western world generates a lot more rubbish than at other times of the year. Here's a series of tips to help you reduce your upcoming Christmas impact on the environment.

  • Shop online. Sometimes online retailers will have better pricing than bricks and mortar stores, plus you'll save fuel in travelling from store to store, time and stress! Items purchased online are often shipped straight from the factory to you, so it can also cut down on the overall freight impact.
  • When heading out to do your Christmas shopping, take your own reusable bags rather than using the plastic ones provided by stores.
  • When purchasing gifts, try and think "earth-friendly" every step of the way; from the product itself to the packaging. If you buy green gifts, make a special effort to let the person know of its environmental benefit as you may just set the receiver on the path to a greener life. This doesn't mean buying items the person may not need or want, but consider the person's interests and look for a green angle. For example, for chocolate lovers, perhaps organic, fair trade chocolate.
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Tips for Green Living

  • Move Your Thermostat down Two Degrees. Almost half of the energy we use in our homes goes to heating and cooling. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.
  • Unplug Unused Electronics from the Wall, when you go home tonight. Even when turned off, things like hairdryers, cell phone chargers and televisions use energy. Unplugging them can save millions of tons of carbon from entering the atmosphere.
  • Buy Fresh Foods Instead of Frozen, next time you are at the store. Frozen food uses 10 times more energy to produce.
  • Opt for a Credit Card E-Statement. If all Americans viewed and paid bills online, we'd save 18.5 Million trees each year.
  • Carpool with a Friend or (Two) to Yoga. More people doing yoga together, and driving together, helps make the world a better place.
  • Source: stopglobalwarming.com and idealbite.com