QUOTE(SilverCougar @ Mar 5 2007, 08:52 PM) [snapback]1569476[/snapback]
Ya know.. I just read an article about how to build and make your home "eco friendly" and you really would not be giving up all those creature comforts... just useing different materials along with building your house in such a way that would work with nature. Inclueding ways to build your home without clear cutting the lot and useing the trees to help warm your house in the winter and shade it in the summer.. And if you build your house along the coast, it gives tips on building it in such a way that it'll collect the summer coastal breezes to help cool the place down so you won't need an AC... And then if you live in a cold winter area, how to build it to collect the sunlight so that it warms the house up so you don't have to depend on the heater all to much.
Let's see...
Here we go!Now it's just a matter of continueing to be lazy... or actually do the little things that can help your house and it's use of energy.
Oh...there's plenty of ways to help cut down on the pollution and over-consumption of resources and still manage to have comfort.The problem lies within the people who think "Oh...that's too much for me to try to do",and those who think "Oooh...that'll probably cost me a bundle to do that".Then there are those who say "I really don't have time to do anything".
But,making the home eco-friendly is only one step that people could do.Another is to plan things so that you can do more in one trip in the car,instead of wasting fuel and adding to the air pollution.This will also save some wear & tear on the vehicle,as well as save time.Also,if the weather is decent and you don't have to go pick up a lot of stuff from a place within a couple of blocks from home...try walking there & back instead of driving.
There really are a lot of things that people can do...but they all need to quit claiming a *need* to continue what they've been doing,and start changing their ways.