We've all heard of simple things we can all do to live a green lifestyle and lower our impact on our environment. Obvious activities like switching to CFL's, recycling, and using public transportation are often repeated, but the list below will hopefully be a fresh list of new things to tackle once you've done the more common ones. Green your Internet search! Set your search engine favorite to www.blackle.com. Powered by Google, the black screens use less power from computers while still giving you the great results you expect. Also use www.EcoSearch.com, for every 10,000 searches made, they will plant one tree! Buy remanufactured cell phones. This embodies the "reuse" corner of the recycling triangle. Remanufactured cell phones (and other products too) are technically used but function as though they are brand new and require minimal new materials to make. They're often cheaper than retail price as well! Email greengreeks@umich.edu if you have a suggestion for this page! |