I’m quite passionate and committed to environmental causes and living a greener lifestyle. Eco subjects, green topics and the environment are a common theme for me when writing on Squidoo. As this is only my second post here I’ll cover breifly the Eco lenses that I have already Published on Squidoo.
My earliest ‘Green‘ lens was about Hemp Clothing, which to me is one of the most eco-friendly materials in existance as it costs little to produce, requires no nasty chemicals such as pesticides and fertilisers and it is a very durable material.
I followed that lens with one about Wind-Up Gadgets, such as Clockwork Torches, Bike Lights and Radios. Until writing this piece I had not realised there were so many people out there making all sorts of energy saving clockwork devices. It makes so much sense to use a wind-up device for portable equipment, meanijng that you never have to worry about the batteries running out or not being able to recharge it. I was so taken by this subject and one item in particular that I dedicated a whole lens to just one item – The Wind-Up Media Player.
Green Laundry also caught my attention as a result of being recommended Eco-Laundry-Balls, a chemical free way of washing clothes that is remarkably good for the environment. Not only are they chemical and detergent free, the fact that one small packet can last several hundred washes can save an enormous amount of packaging, transportation costs and pollution. And that’s without even taking into account the cost saving!
I recently discovered Green Computing and as I could probably save a fortune by cutting my PC’s energy usage and thereby reducing the carbon footprint of my PC. The other beauty of this is that as energy prices increase, green computing will make more sense and save more money!
Following straight on from that article, I was inspired to look into ‘greener office chairs‘. My current one is very much on it’s last legs, and due to me spending over 40 hours a week sitting in it I kinda grew used to the idea that they’d only last a year unless I bought a Very Good one. Well, I went looking to see what was out there and discovered a bunch of ‘Eco-Friendly Office Chairs‘ from a small number of makers. It was quite fun to research this and decide which chair I’d prefer!
I’m sure I will return again and again to this subject!
May 4, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I agree that we must change our thinking, about our environment. I also think we can recycle plastic bags.
May 4, 2008 at 10:20 pm
In the UK the plastic bag is getting phased out as more and more people are turning to reusable ones. In Ireland they have a tax on plastic bags and have almost stopped using them entirely as a result.