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Top 10 Green Choices to Improve your Life
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The planet is becoming complicated by each passing.
We have over a billion people in the country snug.
Resources
are scarce. Pollution levels have hit the roof. The noise and the
crowd in the city intimidate us. Many countries are dying to get
those goddamn nuclear weapons. Natural disasters keep visitng us
every now and then. Meanwhile, you have enough problems just trying
to remember your girlfriend's birthday. Amidst the entire mad
urbanization spree we're on, the environment is being utterly
disregarded.
It's time to go green now. And it would not only
contribute to the betterment of the planet, it would also bring out
a better man in you.
Here are top 10 green choices that will
perk up your life. They're easy and effective, and each will make
you a better man
10 Try Ecotourism
Aren't you bored from living in your city since
ages? And then you're planning a trip to Dubai! It's time to connect
with the nature and move away a bit from the “urban”. India has a
number of good ecotourism spots. The Kumaon and the Garhwal regions
in Uttarakhand and then there's HImcahal and Jammu and Kashmir. Down
south, we have Nilgiri Hills and Kerala. And many more. Explore.
Pack your bags. And make the move. During the trip, try and interact
with the locals. You can find out about the flora and fauna of the
region.
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9: Get a Cool Travel Mug
Do you have any idea about how many paper cups get
wasted each day in the offices in Delhi alone? The number would be
in lakhs. And not all cups are made of recycled paper. It's time to
upgrade to a stainless steel travel mug. It will be leak proof,
durable and would retain more heat than
paper.
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8: It's Time for CFLs
There were times
when compact fluorescent lamps used to be scarce. Even if you
managed to find one, the price was extortionate. But that's history
now. If you are studying under that age-old Philips 100 W bulbs, you
need to come of age. You will be consuming (not you personally, but
the bulb) a hell lot of energy rather than helping in energy
conservation. CFLs have come way down in price, and their
performance is on par with or even better than incandescent ones in
terms of light quality. The best thing - they use 70% less
energy.
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7: Eat Local, Seasonal Food
We are generation obsessed with McDonals
and Pizza Hut. People have forgotten local delicacies and seasonal
foods. Eating local, seasonal foods means your body will be in tune
with the environment. Also, if you procure stuff from the locals,
farmers etc. you would be helping them in earning a livelihood and
most probably save a lot of money for yourself. Lay a lot of
emphasis on seasonal fruits and vegetables and resist the usual junk
- burgers, fries, sandwiches etc.
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6: Organic Clothes
clothes is a good place to start when it comes
to switching to eco-friendly apparel. The very idea of wearing that clothes made of plastic fibres in a factory with a chimney is
er…disconcerting to say the least. You would be making your due
contribution to the environment protection by bidding those harmful
bleaching chemicals goodbye.
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5 Keep Walking
For Good Lord's sake
get rid of that habit of hopping on to you mobike for going the
local shopping centre which is barely 100 meters away. Stop vrooming
your SUVs for visiting a friend who lives in the next block. Walking
down to nearby destination would be a great thing to do. Not only
would it help in saving fuel, it would also let you stay healthy.
It'll also save you money, open your world up to new places and give
you time to reflect on life
4: Plunge into the 'Car
Pool'
Rather than driving to your office/college in your
sedan all by yourself, try going for a car pool. You have no idea
how much fuel you can save this way. Besides, it would be an
interesting drive. You guys can interact, indulge in meaningless
blabber or even groove to the music. This way you wouldn't even mind
the distance and traffic snarls. And of course, this will strengthen
the bond of friendship.
3 Organic Wine
Organic
foods are gradually becoming a mainstream food culture. You love the
glitzy wine but please stop for a minute to ponder upon the fact
that grapes, just like any other crop, require pesticides and
chemicals to mass production. Now would you like to sip those darn
chemicals by the candlelight? Organic wine is the solution to all
this.
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2 Go Paperless
From regular emails and discount coupons, from
credit card bills to utility bills, everything can be managed
online. Save paper, spare the trees and save the environment. Not
only would you reduce the clutter around you, managing of all this
stuff would become a lot easier.
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1: The Veg Surprise
 According to a 2006 United Nations initiative,
the livestock industry is one of the largest contributors to
environmental degradation worldwide, and modern practices of raising
animals for food contributes on a "massive scale" to deforestation,
air and water pollution, land degradation, loss of topsoil, climate
change, the overuse of resources including oil and water, and loss
of biodiversity. Turn into a veggie and make your valuable
contribution in protecting the planet.
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