I Shoulda' been a Cowgirl
A Slice of Organic Life is a luminous book that not only offers wealth of information about Organic and Natural living, but is illustrated so beautifully that it could grace the top of your coffee table.
Edited by Sheherrazade Goldsmith, this book offers how to on everything from growing salad leaves in a window box to how to churn your own natural butter. This book is for not only for the country dwellers, but also offers information for urban dwellers as well. In the forward, Alice Water explains,
This beautifully illustrated book is a treasury of practical information. The projects that (Goldsmith) proposes are simple object lessons in ecology and conservation that not so long ago were part of our everyday education... Now, with the survival of the planet at stake, we need to relearn these basic lessons in sustainability.
In an article published by the U.K. Economist, Recycling is indeed better for the Environment. In a research completed by the Technical University of Denmark and the Danish Topic Centre on Waste, in 83% of all programs that included recycling, it was concluded that recyling is better for the Environment. This debunks most of the dubious consumers on the issues on the effectiveness of recycling.
The researchers studied at least 200 different scenarios of recycling with that of burying or burning waste, and did a review of 55 life-cycle of a particular recycled products. The Environmental Protection agency estimates that recycling reduced United States carbon emission by 107,800 lbs in 2005.
Today I was watching the News which is a pretty rare occasion for me and the Environmental Protection Agency spokesperson was on the show talking about Environmental Responsibility. According to EPA, it is a responsibility of all human beings to care and protect the Environment. Green Consumerism is the new catch phrase that has taken hold in modern society. People are becoming more aware that the Earth can not continue to sustain the lifestyle we have become accustomed to. It is our social responsibility to care for our planet and teach the future generation to care for it also.
The first thing you can do is cut down on your automobile consumption. The EPA states that this is the number one contributor to Global Warming. One of the simplest things you can do is to not speed. Speeding means that more gas is being consumed. Also don't use your car as a storage facility. Take out your golf clubs before you head into work. Consider biking to work couple days a week. I had a friend who commuted to his law office everyday on his bicycle. He beat the traffic and always came home with a smile. Try walking sometime. Walking is one of the best way you can stay in shape and help the Environment. Another tip is to fill your gas up at night. Less emissions of gas and fumes. This is particularly important in the hotter months.
