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With the summer season heating up, it won’t feel festive without a holiday barbecue. But how green is your barbecue?
Some tips to making your hot holiday feast as eco as possible:
- Opt for a cleaner-burning propane or electric grill over one powered by charcoal, which contributes more to poor air quality. If you’ve got time to spare, a solar oven or stove avoids emissions altogether.
- If you do use charcoal, look for lump brands (briquettes may contain coal dust or other additives as binders) made from invasive tree species or harvested from sustainably managed forests, and switch from lighter fluid, which releases smog-forming VOCs, to a chimney starter.
- Grill organic, hormone-free meat and mix it up with fish, veggies, even fruit.
- Minimize health risks (from carcinogenic substances that can form when meats are grilled or broiled at high temperature) by choosing lean meats and trimming fat before cooking.
- Set your picnic table with reusable dishware and silverware and cloth napkins. If that’s not feasible, look for biodegradable or recycled-paper dinnerware, unbleached cups, and recycled-paper napkins.
- Clean up green with a natural cleaner like one made from orange oil or sugar soap.
Simon Turner, Marquette Turner
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§ 30% of water use in the home is in the shower.
§ Having a bath can use twice as much water as a shower.
§ Leave the tap running and you will waste 15 litres of water a minute.
§ Retro showerheads use about 20 litres of water per minute.
§ AAA rated showerheads use about 11 litres of water per minute.
Simon Turner
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Try to combine trips in the car.
Several short trips begun when the engine is cold creates unnecessary air pollution.
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When heating a small meal, use a microwave as they use substantially less energy than a conventional oven.
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When next buying a computer, consider a laptop as they use considerably less power than a desktop.
Also, be sure to unplug the computer when it’s not in use, as 75% of the power used by home electronics is when the unit is turned off but still plugged in.
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The ecology fund has dished up some great eco-friendly tips. If you want to make your green life even greener, or if you are looking for a great way to start living green, then this is just what you are looking for. Here are a couple of tips to get you started.
1) Travel. Bike, use public transit, carpool to work, drive slower, keep your tires inflated. One-third of all traffic is commuters. Use alternative transportation when possible. If you must drive, go slower with proper tire inflation. It saves both fuel and tires, and lowers emissions. It also saves lives.
2) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost. Reusing packaging material saves more energy than recycling. By avoiding extra packaging, you save both energy and landfill space. Yard and kitchen waste (leaves/grass/vegetable scraps) are 30% of trash. Reduce this amount by composting. Also be sure to re-use plastic bags, or better yet… refuse plastic bags when you really don’t need them. 3) Conserve water. Don’t let faucets run. Never water your lawn at midday. Place a brick in old toilets. Take low flow short showers. Run the dishwasher only when it is full. Let grass grow longer. Plant native or drought-tolerant garden plants.
4) Use the Energy Star feature built into your personal computers. This turns off (or puts to sleep) the monitor and computer after a chosen period of inactivity. They all have the feature, but it’s often disabled. It will reduce their electricity consumption by as much as 70% compared with leaving them running all day and night. For Windows PCs, look in the ‘Power Options’ in the Control Panel.
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