Sustainable Green Living How can I live a green and sustainable lifestyle?

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Question by : How can I live a green and sustainable lifestyle?
I’m a 20 year old male living in california, U.S.

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Answer by Amy
-Eat season vegetables from your region
-avoid using the car & airplanes a lot and use more public transport or bike
-shower in 5minutes
-have a veggie-day
-minimize the use of the air conditioning and heating

drastic changes:
-solar panels
-good isolation
-electric car

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Sustainable Green Living Permaculture and Green Living - Is this our sustainable future?

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Question by barefootwanderin: Permaculture and Green Living – Is this our sustainable future?
If you are interested in Permaculture and sustainable living please support us to make a new Sub-Category on Yahoo Answers.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvrEUsAecqtlLPKu33zAslbsy6IX?qid=20070627202431AAZ8tTk

Is Permaculture the answer to a sustainable future?
This link contains photos of our land which is healing itself. Nature can take care of the water and everything else if you let her.

Photo links are within this question

http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlL177kr8B9.GmgCuZS3hoXg5gt.?qid=20070703091013AARQKHD&show=7#profile-info-3164a41154ab9b11f8993b7fabfb4776aa

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Answer by patzky99
this concept is sound. it’s appealing. it’s logical, and it’s environmentally friendly. it’s worth sharing as an alternative to the concrete jungle, transporting foods halfway around the country, and cutting down the size of the mark we make on the land. permaculture draws on varied disciplines such as architecture, botany, geography, agriculture… the list goes on and on, and i think that’s the point you’re trying to make by using this approach!

i have only one concern.. and that is by taking information about permaculture OUT of the more established and mainstream categories that already exist on answers and INTO its own specialized niche, it will make the concept seem less accessible to those who might want to know more. i know that’s not your intention.

i’ll do my part to share this information, through other organizing sites i frequent. it’s a long road to travel, spellcheck even underlined the term. {sigh} worth it though, for ALL our sakes. no more sad flowers… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nDK67jZviY

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Green Home Design Need guide to construct Green Home in tropical climate.?

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Question by Santos Lucipher: Need guide to construct Green Home in tropical climate.?
In my country, the climate is very humid and very warm all year long. I haven’t been able to find real solution to Green Homes for this kind of climate and in 5 years time, i’m thinking of building my own house.

Can anyone point out where i can find resources (information and physical material) for Green Home design specifically for tropical climate?

I do have some ideas, but still need some pointers on application:
1. Dessicant dehumidifier.
2. Passive ventilation (i’m thinking of utilizing differential pressure like burrows).
3. Solar Panel (equatorial countries benefit greatly from this)
4. Vertical wind turbine (where can i get it in Malaysia?)
etc…

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Answer by doce martha betiful.
ok.

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Live Green How can I be and live more green in simple ways?

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Question by herotwirlgirl: How can I be and live more green in simple ways?
I feel guilty when I am not living green when I know I can be. I am still young, so some simple ideas would be nice! Thx!

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Answer by Alisha V
There are so many simply ways to help the world.
Recycling is important-lots of stuff can get recycled, not just cans and bottles-computers, papers, etc.
Reusing is even more important-recycling takes energy to make the stuff into new things, reusing takes no extra energy-use cloth towels instead of paper towels, carry a refillable water bottle instead of buying water in plastic bottles, give stuff you don’t need away on freecycle or craigslist instead of tossing it
Don’t use more electricity than you really need-turn lights off when you leave the room, don’t have the tv on when you aren’t watching it, really important-unplug stuff when you’re not using it, tvs and stuff use a lot of power even when they’re not turned on
Carpool-next time you’re in a traffic jam look at all those people who are sitting alone in their cars, two people per car=half as many cars and a lot less gas used plus less traffic jams
Buy local-it really hurts the environment to buy fruit from across the country when maybe that same type of fruit grows right near you, try to buy when local growers and eat food that is in season, not stuff shipped in from Chile or somewhere.
These are some simple ideas to help and there are lots more out there.

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