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Green Challenge #6 – No Television for One Week per Month
Today is March first, meaning, it is Green Challenge Day! And we have another good one for you! Challenge #6 – March 1, 2011 – March 1, 2012 No Television for One Week Per Month. Simple enough, right? For this challenge, I’m going to be turning off my T.V. for a week during each month, so I can 1) have quiet time spent reading, studying, and getting work done; and 2) use less electricity! It is obvious that cutting down your electricity usage helps the planet. According to ThinkQuest, “Many things cause global warming. One thing that causes global warming is electrical pollution. Electricity causes pollution in many ways, some…
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Green Challenge #5 – Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
This month’s green challenge is simple, but important. (source) One of the best ways we can help our environment is by reducing waste, reusing products and recycling. Now a days, it’s almost a no-brainer. Most, if not all, communities recycle, at least that is the case here in New York State. Here is a useful list of things that can be recycled. Paper and Cardboard Magazines, fliers, phonebooks and catalogues Newspapers Corrugated cardboard Plastic – According to EarthEasy.com, plastic cannot break down in a landfill. “Plastic goods are assigned different numbers to grade them for recycling: #1 (PET) and #2 (HDPE) for containers, #4 (LDPE) for bags, #7 for mixed…
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Green Challenge #4 – Eat a Vegan Meal Once a Week
Happy New Year!! It’s January 1, 2011. And you know what that means. Its time for the next Green Challenge. Green Challenge #4 – January 1, 2011-January 1, 2012 For this challenge, Chris and I will each eat a vegan meal once a week. Chances are, we will be cooking this meal together. But you’re probably wondering what going vegan has to do with the environment. A LOT! Most animal products we consume come from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs. CAFOs are also known as factory farms. A lot of environmental problems can be associated with these CAFOs. For example, according to the book Lucid Food: Cooking for an…
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Green Challenge Month 1: Guide to NY Beer and Wine
Happy Friday everyone! I’m going to try to get in the habit of posting about my Green Challenge every Friday to kind of check in with how we’re doing with it! This week I haven’t been doing any drinking since my half marathon is on Sunday and I’m not going indulge in alcohol until it is over! 😉 Sunday after my 12-miler I did have a beer: Rare Vos, a beer brewed by the Ommegang Brewery in Coopertown, NY! From their website, “Lift the glass to your mouth and enjoy the aroma of spicy orange blossoms. Taste, and the pleasant mellow flavor of caramel malt glides easily into a dry,…
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Jen’s Green Challenge
I’m really happy and excited to announce a new project that I’m putting together for my blog…Jen’s Green Challenge!! Last week, Chris and I watched a documentary called “No Impact Man“. Basically, this guy, Colin Beaven, went one year leaving as little impact on the Earth as possible. He and his wife gave up every day things that we normally take advantage of. Some examples were: -Living without electricity -Eating and purchasing only local food -Giving up on using paper products -Biking or walking as transportation rather than using transportation that requires fuel -Not buying any NEW products (only buying used or recycled) -Not buying any products with packaging (buying…