YES TO LESS IS MORE!
YES WE CAN...

• fly less and if you have to join meetings and appointments, drive less and walk more or take public transportation, or carpool whenever possible.
• avoid shipping, mail-order less and support local stores.
• choose fresh non-processed items over shipped ones.
• use alternative insulating materials such as cork, straw, hemp, seaweed panels
• minimize the use of air conditioners only 1 degree Celsius less cold in summer and less warm in winter in our house or appartment saves energy and reduces our carbon footprint and only heat the space you need.
• plant trees. A single 10-year-old tree releases enough oxygen into the air to supply two human beings.
• buy products that are CFC free (such as pump sprays or use other appliances that use non ODS substances such as HFC-410A which replaced HCFC-22, CFC-12 can be replaced by HFC-134a.
• be mindful about our energy consumption matters.
• choose a Laptop over a Desktop computer and put it in sleep mode, let it run on battery as often as possible and charge it in little bits, unplug charger when not needed.
• maintain our refrigerator clean and without ice (defrost it once in 6 months)
• use renewable energy: photovoltaic solar panels produce energy without emitting gases
• make our own bio cleaner, based on vinegar with orange rind or a few drops of essential oils and baking soda, refill pump spray bottles, glass cleaner with one part vinegar, one part alcohol.
• eat less meat and diary products as the average cow produces enough methane per year to do the same greenhouse damage as four tons of carbon dioxide.
• keep air-purifying indoor plants and clean dust reguarly with a humid cloth instead of using air purifyer.
• avoid buying ‘fast fashion’ and choose alternatives like investing in higher quality clothing or buy second hand and support a local charity and/or do clothes swaps with friends, and support small businesses who create handmade garments.
• linedry clothes and use the sun and fresh air to dry clothes. One dryer load is equivalent to turning on 225 light bulbs for an hour!
• use our celphones as a light source instead of turning the light on for just a few seconds
• replace incandescent bulbs with compact flourescet (CF) or LED bulbs and recycle the used ones properly.
• look into alternative energy for our home – solar panels, geothermal, wind, passive solar heating, etc. Some countries have incentives for these options, and get paid every month selling energy back to the grid.
• purchase appliances (dishwashers, ranges, washers dryers AC units, refrigerators etc) that are Energy Star Efficient.
• drive carefully and avoid speeding/reckless driving/tailgating/ speeding up and braking and avoid rush hour traffic– it reduces milage by up to 33%.
• remember that every little bit counts
• Do you have another idea?
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