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Until recently, being an environmentalist or “green person” was considered pretty extreme, and associated with hippies, tree huggers, or people who wanted to drop out of society and live on a co-op. Today, however, with growing awareness of global warming, pollution,  and other environmental problems, more and more people are realizing that there is no shortage of answers to the question, “Why should I go green?” Here are a few you should ponder.

1. Think About Our Future Generations

If you have kids, nephews, nieces or any young people who mean something to you, don’t you want them to grow up in a world that is green, healthy and sustainable? One of the reasons we have problems today is that for a long time, people were imprudent and careless  and didn’t think about the future.

2. Ponder Your Own Future

The fact is, many people alive today may have to face the ramifications of climate change, pollution, global warming deforestation and other environmental issues. You should be concerned for more than just your children, you should be worried about yourself. Many of these factors are not a far away and are affecting the world right now. If you need evidence for this, just look at the increasing frequency and severity of storms, hurricanes, tsunamis and other devastating weather events.

3. Green Can Be  Healthier

Many green activities, from using non-toxic household cleaners, to eating more naturally, to organic gardening are healthier for you. You can reduce your exposure to damaging chemicals by developing green habits.

4. Save More Money

You can save money by driving your car less, using less heat and air conditioning, and conserving on electricity by turning the lights off. These activities conserve energy and can reduce your bills at the same time.

5. Reduce Your Clutter

By reducing the amount of paper you use, you are helping to conserve trees and reduce paper waste, but a side benefit is that it can significantly reduce clutter in your home. Paper clutter can make you feel overwhelmed and disorganized, so recycle those bills and do as much of it as you can online.  Activities like banking, and viewing statements on a computer will save you time and money, as well as using less paper.

6. Allocate More Outdoor Time

Many green tasks, such as composting, gardening and biking or walking as an alternative mode of transportation, involve spending healthy outdoor time. This can help you stay in shape and also bond with friends and family members.

7. Get Educated

Going green involves learning more intimately about the world, ecology, the climate and many other paramount issues. As you learn why each issue is important, you will also be educating yourself.

Why should you go green? In short, it’s healthy for your body, your wallet, and the planet!  www.SquidGoneGreen.com can help you along with your journey to go green.

1. Cooking requires heat and energy, so conserve it to save money. Cover the cooking pan with a lid so that the heat doesn’t escape. Water will boil around 5% faster in pans with a lid on, thereby saving time, energy and your money, as well as giving the environment a break.

2. While cooking in a Oven, keep the door closed. Most modern Ovens have a glass door so as to  let you see what’s happening

inside. Use it appropriately. Around 15% of all oven heat is lost every time the door is opened. If you’re trying to bake a Pizza, for example, and you keep opening the door to see how it’s cooking, then you are cooking at 85% of the efficiency, at the sametime wasting energy and money!

3. STOP using commercial cleaning products in your kitchen or anywhere in your house.  They are expensive to buy and expensive to produce. Their production is also harmful to the environment. The waste you release after cleaning is also harmful to the environment.

You can make your own cleaner from a mixture of vinegar, salt and baking soda. It will clean perfectly the same way as a commercial product, and it  contains no toxic chemicals, thereby helping the environment. It will cost a great deal  less too.

To put this into perspective. We dump some 35 million pounds of  toxins down our drains every year, just from household and kitchen cleaning products alone. What kind of damage do you think that is doing to the environment? Well, you don’t have to do it anymore.

Here’s another simple recipe for an all-purpose cleaner, courtesy of

Greenpeace:

½ cup pure liquid soap

1 gallon hot water

¼ cup lemon juice

It’s safe and effective, and costs very little.

4. You don’t have to pre-heat your oven for every time your cook, unless you are baking bread and cake. Just put the dish into the oven and switch on, setting it to the right temperature. That way you are not wasting energy which is lost between the time it is pre-heated and you put in the preparation.

5. Cook once in a day instead of twice. This is a great way to save all round. If your oven can hold two chicken pieces, then why not cook two instead of one. Two chickens will cook in about the same amount of time that one will. Now, do the math… You will cut your cooking time in half, thereby saving electricity  – and guess what happens to all the money saved! Yep, it stays right in your pocket. This way you have more time for other activities. The time saved on cooking the second time can be used better elsewhere. Remember, it doesn’t have to be just chickens. It can turkeys, beef, etc. And I surely don’t have to mention the environmental benefits.

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