Just looking for some general tips on living greener, things such as solar panels, etc, that won’t cost a lot to implement? Of course, solar panels cost a fortune, but it’s an example. Thanks!

Hey Jenny,

I actually just responded to another question of yours too a few minutes ago. I’ve been reviewing "green" manuals lately and found something called "Earth4Energy" – It’s a great guide with detailed information on how to build your own solar and wind power. You can check out my full review of it @ http://renewable-energy-info.com/ – Best of luck to ya!

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I need to do an email interview with someone who is an expert in green living.

Where should I start? Do any universities have professors that are experts in green living?

Any ideas would be helpful!

*Thanks!*

Lots of universities have experts on environmental issues. Look for physical geographers, earth systems science people, or environmental scientists.

or, if there is an environmental activism group in your area contact them. (i.e. a watershed association, park cleanup group, etc).

The city might also have someone you could contact that promotes environmental issues.

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“Better Living with Laura Klein” Easy and Affordable Green Scrub For Your Home episode. The show is about green living, creating a healthy home and cooking with organic food. Laura Klein is a Green Living Expert “Green Diva” and publishes http://www.organicauthority.com .
For more info goto http://www.greendiva.tv

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Any links to websites for green living? ty!

The same way you start a long journey with one step. First and easiest begin replacing incandesent bulbs with compact flouresent ones. Begin to walk for more errands. Turn your thermostat up or down 1 degree.

One other thing Mr Romania is right don’t be an ass about it allow people to make up there own minds about the issue. But answer freely when someone asks. Good luck.

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Please join us April 24-26, 2009 at the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, for Toronto’s largest show dedicated to all things green.

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What website would you recommend to a family getting more involved with green living? We already do basic things, like recycle, reuse, turn off lights when we don’t need them, keep the heat low, don’t run the water, etc..but it never occurred to me to wash clothes in cold water only. Where can I find more great ideas like that? Thanks!

I have several and they are geared for different levels, also some of them have many links to other sites which I find valuable but if I had to settle on one for starting out and it had to stand on it’s own with no links I like this one. It is pretty straight forward. If you want the one that is linked to almost everything and has all the info you’d ever want on recycling nothing but earth 911 the 2nd link. If you want a list here’s a list 3rd site. If you want videos the 4th site

Sorry I cheated couldn’t do just one. (It was hard enough limiting it to just these)

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“Host Kahi Lee takes the Koo family living room to a whole new level and gives it a complete Green makeover according to their needs and goals.

Green Done Right presented by Scott Naturals is a web series focusing on making sustainable-living, budget-conscious design choices.”

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Imagine you were asked to design a course about Green Living for GCSE standard what topics do you think are essential?

There are the technological bits to be covered like water management, composting etc; but more important is understanding & values http://www.greatturningtimes.org

Creativity, Art and Nature eg work of andy goldsworthy

Sustainable Food Production eg organic, agroforestry

Holistic Science eg Gaia & chaos theory; eg Joanna Macy http://www.joannamacy.net

Traditional sustainable cultutes & ethnobotany eg Learning from Ladakh http://www.isec.org.uk; Eden project Cornwall

Ecological Psychological Studies, Mythology, Spirit and the Land , eg process work http://www.rspopuk.com/

Sustainable Technologies – trip to CAT Machynlleth and stay in lodges to monitor resource use http://www.cat.org.uk

Community and the Environment – how local comunity relates to built & natural environment – write an engaging article for local newspaper.

Develop a community project, like veg box scheme, community allotment…

Reading list:
Gaia – A new look at life on earth. James Lovelock 1995 version
The Ages of Gaia – A biography of our living Earth. James Lovelock 1988
Is the Solar System stable, Carl Murray, the New Scientist guide to chaos, ISBN 0-14-014571-0
Silent Spring, rachel Carson. ISBN 0-14-027371-9
Poems & Epigrams, Goete, translated by Michael Hamburger, ISBN 0 85646 100 8
Sustaining the harvest. John Thompson & Fiona Hinchcliffe. People & the Planet Vol. 7 No.1
Environmental Evolution – effects of the origin and evolution of life on planet Earth. Edited by Lynn Margulis and Lorraine Olendzenski. ISBN 0-262-13273-7
Permaculture in a Nutshell. Patrick Whitefield
Environmental Evolution – effects of the origin and evolution of life on planet Earth. Edited by Lynn Margulis and Lorraine Olendzenski. ISBN 0-262-13273-7
Introduction to Permaculture. Bill Mollison & Reny Mia Slay. 1991
Landscape & memory Simon Schama 1995 ISBN 0 00 215897 3 ;
Landscape Planning an Environmental Impact Design Tom Turner 1998 ISBN 1-85728-321-X;
Microclimatic Landscape Design R Brown & T. Gillespie 1995 ISBN 0-471-05667-7;
The Green Imperative Victor Papanek 1995 ISBN 0-500-27846-6;
Greening the built Environment. M Smith, J Whitelegg & N Williams. 1998 ISBN 1 85383 403 3
The Lens of Deep Ecology – a systems approach to deep ecology and despairwork. By Chris Johnstone1994, publisher The Oakwood Trust, London
Thinking Like a Mountain – Towards a council of all beings. John Seed, Joanna Macy, Pat Fleming, Arne Naess ISBN 0-96571-132-1
Environmental Psychology. Tony Cassidy. ISBN 0-86377-481-4
Green Psychology – transforming our relationship to the Earth. Ralph Metzner. ISBN 0-89281-798-4
Tao te ching, Lao Tsu,
Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age. Joanna Macy ISBN 0-86571-031-7
World as lover, world as self. Joanna Macy 1991, ASBN 0-938-77-27-9

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It’s eco-comedy with Chris and Gerry.

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I’m not talking about people who are against green living, but those who thinks they are leading a greener lifestyle.

I have been bothered by people who thinks consumption of green products is thus green living. Some people buy green products in additional to their normal needs. The key is to consume less!!

There was a great article on New York Times, but it’s subscription only right now. Treehuggers have their own report on this issue: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/buying_into_the.php

Do you know of any other common misconception about green living that you’d like to share with us?
More about recycling controversy, here’s clips from Penn & Teller:
pt.1 http://youtube.com/watch?v=9oloM_dSoW4
pt.2 http://youtube.com/watch?v=gvfQ0iffj40
pt.3 http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cnoj9MPpi54
Not all recycling is good. I really hope that people notice that REDUCE is the most important part of green living.

people get squirrely when they want to ‘make a difference’ and don’t know where to turn. as belladonna says, it’s not difficult, it’s simple. there is no measuring stick for how ‘green’ you must be save the one you use on yourself. for those who think they ARE living a greener lifestyle, if they’ve made positive changes, god bless ‘em. they ARE.

instead of fretting about which strategies you CANNOT use, act upon the ones you will. one preconception people have is that, "i can’t do it all myself, so i won’t do anything." this misses the whole point that what we all do helps. baby steps repeated endlessly by you and cumulatively by us have the same effect as one large corporate or governmental one- and are a heck of a lot easier to manage.

"i’m the only one doing this". not true, but if you need a mentor, find one. look up local members of the green party. find a ‘recycling buddy’ at work: most people exercise more regularly when they have someone to ‘push’ them, why not find a kindred to inspire you? the misconception that you’ll be looked upon as odd is old news. the chance that someone will strike up a conversation with you as you bring your own bag to the local grocer (i did say local, didn’t i?) is more than likely, and it’s a chance to share your ideals as well as stroke your ego. good deal, eh?

finally i agree that buying a surplus of ‘extra’ items because they’re earth-friendly is the wrong way to go about it. in fact, permaculture and many other green philosophies emphasize using LESS, not more. perhaps you could use this as a good opportunity to compare the ‘green vs. normal’ products, and let them know that there’s no dropoff in quality. maybe next time, they’ll remember your conversation and only toss the ‘green’ one in their bag. their canvas bag.

it doesn’t always go the way we’d like it to go. best not to alienate anyone: just support the good works that are being done. lemonade, not lemons. not always easy, peace.

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