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^^We use extra sweaters too!!! Lol.
A)We're kinda poor, so our house isn't heated AT ALL. We live in Ontario, Canada, meaning that it's sitting at about 0 degrees Celcius or lower right now. Sooo we wear lots of sweaters and blankets and lots of cuddling XD
Speaking of saving electricity, here, electricity remains turned off for more than 30% of the whole day. I guess our nation is helping the earth quite a lot in this way....load shedding and load shedding.
Yep, I am in Ontario too, over on the shore of Lake Huron.....Quote:
Originally Posted by BeccaT
Yep, hell I've wandered around in a t-shirt in colder temperatures than that. Once summer gets here all my sweaters get packed up and put in the storage room.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Becca,Quote:
Originally Posted by BeccaT
we aren't exactly poor but we mostly don't use heat in the winter either except once in a while to prevent mildew and such.
Virgil, you sound a little pampered.
What I do and my family is:
We walk a lot, we rarely use the car
We make most food from scratch so avoiding tons of plastic wrap and those tedious foam packaging.
We recycle and we make paper out of newspapers and such and use them for crafts and gifts, the paper is beautiful
We use healthy candles, beeswax is very healthful, a lot instead of lighting with electricity.
We wear lots of sweaters and warm socks and find we rarely get ill from stuffy overheating of the home.
We drink a lot of tea, coffee and hot chocolate and it is fun!
I thought you might find this interesting. from Readers Digest:
Living Green: Full Country and City Rankings
We analyzed data from two top sources covering 141 nations to rank the world's greenest, most livable places. View the complete city and country rankings.
By Matthew E. Kahn, PhD, and Fran Lostys
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Countries Overall
1. Finland
2. Iceland
3. Norway
4. Sweden
5. Austria
6. Switzerland
7. Ireland
8. Australia
9. Uruguay
10. Denmark
11. Canada
12. Japan
13. Israel
14. Italy
15. Slovenia
16. France
17. Netherlands
18. Portugal
19. New Zealand
20. Greece
21. Germany
22. Latvia
23. United States
24. Lithuania
25. United Kingdom
26. Belgium
27. Argentina
28. Croatia
29. Spain
30. Hungary
31. Albania
32. Estonia
33. Slovakia
34. Costa Rica
35. South Korea
36. Cuba
37. Belarus
38. Czech Republic
39. Bosnia and Herzegovina
40. Brazil
41. Panama
42. Armenia
43. Chile
44. Paraguay
45. United Arab Emirates
46. Macedonia
47. Bulgaria
48. Poland
49. Kuwait
50. Oman
51. Russia
52. Peru
53. Colombia
54. Malaysia
55. Guyana
56. Romania
57. Trinidad & Tobago
58. Georgia
59. Kazakhstan
60. Moldova
61. Thailand
62. Tunisia
63. Mexico
64. Libya
65. Ukraine
66. Sri Lanka
67. Lebanon
68. Venezuela
69. Ecuador
70. Turkey
71. Jordan
72. Algeria
73. Kyrgyzstan
74. Azerbaijan
75. Bolivia
76. Gabon
77. Dominican Republic
78. Syria
79. El Salvador
80. Saudi Arabia
81. Jamaica
82. Indonesia
83. Iran
84. China
85. Nicaragua
86. Namibia
87. Philippines
88. Egypt
89. Mongolia
90. Viet Nam
91. Myanmar
92. Honduras
93. Botswana
94. Turkmenistan
95. Tajikistan
96. South Africa
97. Guatemala
98. Cambodia
99. Uzbekistan
100. Bhutan
101. Laos
102. Morocco
103. Ghana
104. India
105. Congo
106. Cameroon
107. Uganda
108. Nepal
109. Papua New Guinea
110. Gambia
111. Bangladesh
112. Madagascar
113. Senegal
114. Togo
115. Pakistan
116. Kenya
117. Rwanda
118. Guinea
119. Zimbabwe
120. Zambia
121. Nigeria
122. Sudan
123. Tanzania
124. Benin
125. Central Africa Republic
126. Malawi
127. Mauritania
128. Yemen
129. Angola
130. Côte d'Ivoire
131. Democratic Republic of the Congo
132. Haiti
133. Mali
134. Guinea-Bissau
135. Mozambique
136. Burundi
137. Chad
138. Burkina Faso
139. Sierra Leone
140. Niger
141. Ethiopia
And here are some of the cities:
Living Green: Full Country and City Rankings
We analyzed data from two top sources covering 141 nations to rank the world's greenest, most livable places. View the complete city and country rankings.
By Matthew E. Kahn, PhD, and Fran Lostys
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Cities Overall
1. Stockholm, Sweden
2. Oslo, Norway
3. Munich, Germany
4. Paris, France
5. Frankfurt, Germany
6. Stuttgart, Germany
7. Lyon, France
8. Dusseldorf, Germany
9. Nantes, France
10. Copenhagen, Denmark
11. Geneva, Switzerland
12. Zurich, Switzerland
13. Glasgow, United Kingdom
14. Barcelona, Spain
15. New York, United States
16. Brussels, Belgium
17. Hamburg, Germany
18. Hong Kong, PR China
19. Newcastle, United Kingdom
20. Tokyo, Japan
21. Helsinki, Finland
22. Washington, D.C., United States
23. Chicago, United States
24. Vancouver, Canada
25. Dortmund, Germany
26. San Francisco, United States
27. London, United Kingdom
28. Perth, Australia
29. Melbourne, Australia
30. Manchester, United Kingdom
31. Graz, Austria
32. Berlin, Germany
33. Ottawa, Canada
34. Wellington, New Zealand
35. Amsterdam, Netherlands
36. Atlanta, United States
37. Marseille, France
38. Vienna, Austria
39. Rome, Italy
40. Sydney, Australia
41. Prague, Czech Republic
42. Brisbane, Australia
43. Denver, United States
44. Berne, Switzerland
45. Singapore, Singapore
46. Houston, United States
47. Bologna, Italy
48. Montreal, Canada
49. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
50. Toronto, Canada
51. Cape Town, South Africa
52. Seoul, South Korea
53. Milan, Italy
54. Curitiba, Brazil
55. San Diego, United States
56. Madrid, Spain
57. Los Angeles, United States
58. Budapest, Hungary
59. Calgary, Canada
60. Phoenix, United States
61. Johannesburg, South Africa
62. Sao Paulo, Brazil
63. Athens, Greece
64. Tel Aviv, Israel
65. Chennai, India
66. Cracow, Poland
67. Taipei, Taiwan
68. Bangkok, Thailand
69. Guangzhou, PR China
70. Mumbai, India
71. Shanghai, PR China
72. Beijing, PR China
Nice stats Jane! I can't believe Perth hit the top 30.
Hehe...go green and snuggle :D I love.
Ok, Glasgow being there sticks out (& leads me to being doubtful about the validity of the research).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jane Jane
Can you provide information as to exactly what parameters they are measuring? Glasgow is not a clean or particularly environmentally freindly city - in fact recycling pick-up has only really began there in the last 2 years and it is still not on a par with a lot of other places. The only way I can imagine glasgow making the list is that it has a lot of public parks, therefore increasing the green space to population density numbers. These parks however are generally not nice places, there is no wildlife (with the exception of a few ducks) & virtually the only plant is grass. Also no-one in their right mind would go for a stroll in one after dusk due to the very large chance of either getting a bottle smashed over your head or a knife stuck in your gullet.
As far as most livable goes - there are areas in glasgow where the life expectancy is in the low 60's, and there are huge problems still with poverty.
Yeah..I gotta say Perth isn't amazing either. Considering the vast amount they specifically could do that they are not,at all, I have always personally thought they weren't very..green. But I don't want to presume.
:lol: Do you think? I don't live my like I'm a cave man. I'm an engineer. I believe in the modern world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jane Jane
I see my home city is actually 15th. I assume that's despite me. :p
Naturally the Scandinavians have got it all figured out...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jane Jane
Proud to be a Finn :D
I grow most of our food and I try to eat locally for the rest. I conserve trips in the van. We use very little energy- keep lights off, hang our clothes out to dry, energy star, special light bulbs and the like. I only use the air conditioner for about three weeks out of the year, I’m usually canning all the time then and it gets hot. I use natural soaps, detergents and cleaners. I used cloth diapers on the kids and breastfeed them. We avoid plastic, Teflon, and other things that smell of chemicals. We use cloth shopping bags, recycle, use less, reuse, and by used. I think one of the big things is reducing the amount of stuff We don’t get stuff we don’t need and we.
That's amazing Motherhubbard! :thumbs_up
I miss that about Perth, it was sunny 200 days a year so I never used the clothes dryer.
There is a wonderful Facebook application called Greenbook that I have signed up for.
I went on a trip to Vegas with my ex last year and I figured the desert would be beautiful aswell as the drive there and back.It was beautiful as long as you did not look down at all the trash people throw out there windows driving down the road or stoppping at the gas station or store.So if you want to help mother earth,clean up after yourselves and don't litter.
Right on Ydfkdy!
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...t6/litter1.jpg
That first one is so classic! Thanks for putting these up papaya!
Give a hoot!!
I love going to park's late at night and seeing mother nature and the animal's at there best in there own inviroment.I have 2 favorite park's,because of the layout.1st I go to during the day cause it get's way too dark at night,and I walk along the river and all I see is trash in it and I see it in the banks.Then I come out of that part and walk around the 2 lakes and wonder how much trash is in the lakes.My 2nd fav. park I go to at night and there is a spot where you can sit on a marble bench and literally put you hands in the water by the end of the summer there is trash in it and green film on top.it makes the lake look ugly and the geese and ducks don't swim through.Keep our water clean not only for the wild life but for us,we all have to live and survive together.
Yeah, after watching those I've been singing the woodsy the owl song all day..Quote:
Originally Posted by dramasnot6
Going to parks and enjoying nature is important, I too love visiting my favorite parks at night :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ydfkdy
I hate water pollution! In Perth, there were these amazing market gardens a short walk away from our house- I would go there with my dog almost every day. It was filled with ducks, black swans(such beautiful creatures!), swamp hens, and many,many other species of water birds(as well as a resident turtle!). Unfortunately, people would throw their ciggarettes,bottles and plastic bags into the water. It is bad for the water, horrible for people trying to enjoy the view, bad for the animals, and just careless.
Make sure your camp fire is out and your camp ground you stayed at is clean before leaving.tree's supply oxygen plus more,and to those who hunt.The animals that come down from the montain's what you leave they go through and eateven while you are camping in the mountains.just think about it.
I thought about another thing (and this thread is a good example of how to do it): PR does no harm, and I frequently write letters to the editor of several papers. I do not limit myself to environmental issues, but a healthy percentage of those letters does deal with the environment. If you have ideas about how to lessen the environmetal impact, I suppose it is a good idea to go public with them.
As it happens, the local rag recently started a series about the environment, and keep asking the readers to contribute with their hints and ideas. I have provided a few. ;)
/Claes
Drive a car with 20 MPGs on a good day. Don't reduce, reuse, OR recycle. Don't eat soy or anything. Don't donate to green causes. Haven't seen "An Inconvenient Truth"...etc.
But hey, I eat so unhealthy that I have to be taken something bad out of the environment.
Well, now... I just got a message from said rag, telling me that I have won a book for my contributions: An Inconvenient Truth... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ClaesGefvenberg
/Claes
Yay! Go Claes! :D
You make an excellent point! Everyone has the ability to help the environment and think of new ways to do so. A lot of people don't help to their potential because they are ignorant of what damage is being caused to our planet and also to how they can help, so it is always a wonderful thing to share your knowledge and experience with others in order to inspire them to improving our world,too.