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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
I agree 100%. It seems people want to make being "green" an all or nothing proposition. That I either have to be horrible to the environment or making my clothes out of hemp.
There is nothing wrong with doing little things to help. Turning down the thermostat a degree, sealing windows better, installing a ceiling fan for the summer. People can put more efficient lights in ride a bike on occasion to something close by.
I'm not the best at being green by I do a lot of little things too. I crush cans and walk them down the street to a recycling center every couple weeks. I've switched my light bulbs and seal my place up nicely in the winter so that my heating bills aren't through the roof. I've switched almost every account I have to paperless billing. Old clothes are donated to the salvation army.
It's sad that more people can't just do little things and not be seen as loons for it. The sad thing is that most of the little things you or I have done actually save ourselves money.
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Exactly.
I forgot to mentioned in my earlier post that I sunk nearly $30k into my house last year, for deep-packing insulation (cellulose fibre), outer wall insulation and siding, new outer foundation, and insulation to R-50 in the attic. A few years before that I had the windows replaced which was another $8k.
But what an incredible difference I've noticed for heating over the winter. I've saved hundreds so far and at this rate it will be just under 10 years and I'll have made all that money back in savings on utility bills. Plus my home is worth a LOT more now due to the upgrades (and market increases of course).
Go green the right way and it can actually be lucrative.