Can anyone help me with some simple ideas on how to go green? Well I am trying to get rid of all the chemicals in my home that are harmful to us humans and pets and the environment and learn to do more little things to help improve our environment. Mostly in the home first since I am actually pretty clueless on the matter and wonder if green cleaners work but I got some laundry stuff that worked great (seventh generation I believe it was called) it was just the fabric softener though. I am going to try the detergent next. I did buy HE washer and have lots of those energy saver light bulbs.
Also how do you know things really are as good for the environment as they say? Can anyone say that on a box?

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3 months ago

Thanks joe m I alredy knew that they offer a HE detergent in the seventh generation brand an I order in bulk through amazon so it is a good price as long as it works

http://www.naturodoc.com/library/lifesty...


also if you have pets you FOR SURE will want to read this link
http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/10-Dangerou...

you will note some common things like food.. contain dangerous chemicals... why these things are allowed for pets.. is beyond me...
and check this web site it has a lot of the latest green technology and products
http://greenhome.huddler.com/products/

hello.i am so glad you care about our earth!go you! ok.well anyway to start being green,u must know wat global warming is.i bet you already know but this will but it simplier terms for you.ok just think.at night wen your sleeping with the covers on and you get hot.so u kick off the covers.ok.well think of the earth now.wen the sun heats the earth it comes down in short waves.like the choppy waves at the beach.then some of that heat is bounced off the earth into one of the layers of the earth.well think of all the bad gasses as the blanket over the earth.so all those bad gasses make it so the heat cant bounce of the earth of another layer of the in the air.so it keeps all the heat on the earth.do you understand?hah well i hope so.so thats y its called global WARNING.cause the heat cant escape.
well here are some ways u can go green.
-make a compost pile(with any food biodegradable)
-shut of lights wen u leave the room
-UNPLUG computers wen u are not using them.even if the computer is off it still uses 30% of energy.also unplug ur tv too.cause even if its off...go feel the cable box and it will bee hot...cause it is still using energy.
-wen using ur dishwasher make sure u get as much dishes in there as you can.
-encourage friends and neighbors to go green
-at local stores in your town,tell them to put a recycle bin outside the store.

*there are so many more things u can do*this is like a few out of thousands. just go to google and type in green tips.and a zillion things will come up.
thankyou so much for making out world a better place:]:]:]
u can really make a difference.
god bless
Mae