The Best Green Living Resources in one place
I am a green realist first, enthusiast second. Being a single graduate student at Buffalo State College, my lifestyle won’t ever be totally “green”. I live in a small space where I have communal bathrooms, a kitchen, and a private bedroom. By communal I mean that I share these resources with at least 10 other people at a given time. I am frustrated by the messes they make and the conflicts resulting from use of shared spaces, but the tension between living in close quarters pans out in the end because I know that this is my little part to live green.
Some steps to greening your lifestyle don’t have to be dramatic as relocating into a communal setting, though it is a good step. You can practice hyper-miling when your driving to increase your gas mileage, create a vermaculture (you must love worms for this) to deal with waste, or just simply recycle the gifts from last year to a new friend this year. All of these strategies end up saving you money in the long run since resources are handled more efficiently and effectively.
What else can you do? Well, that is up to you and your lifestyle. Below are several links that I know you will find helpful and will cut your living costs.
Green Living Resources
http://www.worldchanging.com/
http://www.treehugger.com/
http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/category/daily-green-tips/
http://greenlivingideas.com/simple-living/index.php [podcast]
http://www.idealbite.com/ [e-newsletter]
http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?cat=5
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/
http://grist.org/advice/ask/2008/05/21/ [an insightful green guru providing humorous responses to life's greening questions]Gr
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Sharing a house is the best thing you can do, all things considered. The more people you live with, the less gas and electricity you use per person. That’s actually more important than transport, recycling, and all the other things that tend to get prioritized in green living.
Good luck with the mess and the chaos!
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I love the great tips you give on how to live “greener”! My best friend and I always joke around about living on a commune together someday; growing veggies, laying out in the hammock, and taking care of our families together.
I would like to invite you and your readers to come and check out the EcoBrain ebook I’m giving away! It’s Radical Simplicity by Jim Merkel. Check it out! and enter to win!
http://mommylounge.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/ecobrain-green-books-for-green-living/
Kalisha