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Gxila kwiFluorescent

Ukuba ibhalbhu enye itshintshwe ngebhalbhu ebumbeneyo kwikhaya ngalinye laseMelika, ibingonga amandla ngokwaneleyo ukunika amandla amakhaya azizigidi ezi-3 ngonyaka, kuthintela ukukhutshwa kweegesi zendlu eluhlaza ezilingana neemoto ezingama-800,000, kwaye igcine ngaphezulu kwe- $ 600 yezigidi kwiindleko zamandla. Eminye imibono eqaqambileyo: i-dimmers yokunciphisa i-wattage yakho, kunye nezixhobo ezivula kwaye zicime ngokuzenzekelayo xa ungena okanye uphuma kwigumbi, njenge-BRK Screw-In Motion Sensor Switch ($ 30; smarthome.com).

Fumana uPhicotho lwaMandla

Nciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kunye neendleko ngokuthetha nenkampani yakho eluncedo. Uninzi lunika izaphulelo ukukhuthaza abathengi ukuba banciphise ukusetyenziswa, kunye neemitha kunye neziboniso ezibonisa ukuba zingakanani na izixhobo zombane ezisebenzisa wena. Usenokufanelekela inkqubo yexesha lokusebenzisa, apho uya kuhlawuliswa ngokwahlukileyo ngombane osetyenziswayo ngeeyure zombane owusebenzisa kakhulu nangexesha lokungasebenzi. Ngamanye amagama, ungahlawula ixabiso eliphantsi lokuhlamba ebusuku okanye uhlambe impahla ngeempelaveki.

Tsala iPlagi

I-75 yepesenti yokusetyenziswa kwamandla ngombane wasekhaya, njengetshaja zeselfowuni, izidlali zeDVD, kunye nabashicileli, kwenzeka xa izixhobo zicinyiwe kodwa ziplagiwe. Kodwa ungoyiki: Zikhona izixhobo zombane, ezifana neKill A Watt EZ evela kwiP3 International. ($ 60; amazon .com), eyilelwe ukukhomba abo baxhamli bamandla. Ungena nje ngedatha yamaxabiso kwityala lakho lombane uze ufake iplagi yesixhobo esichaphazelekayo kwiyunithi yenani leendleko zokusebenza ngeveki, inyanga nonyaka.

Mfutshane Iishawari

Usebenzisa i-avareji ye-2.5 yeelitha zamanzi ngomzuzu ngamnye okhoyo. Nciphisa iishawari zakho ukusuka kwi-15 ukuya kwimizuzu eyi-10 kwaye uya kugcina iilitha ezingama-375 zamanzi ngenyanga. Kwakhona qiniseka ukuba uyayicima i-faucet ngelixa ucheba imilenze yakho, ukhulula ulusu lwakho, okanye ulinde i-conditioner yakho ukuba ingene ngaphakathi. Jonga i-greenIQ.com, iWebhsayithi ebala indawo yakho yokusingqongileyo, ukubona ubuninzi bemithombo yendalo onayo. Sebenzisa kunye negesi enobushushu obushushu ovelisayo ngenxa yemisebenzi yakho yemihla ngemihla.

Yehlisa Ubushushu

Uninzi lwezifudumezi zamanzi zibekwe ku-130°F okanye kwi-140°F, kodwa unokuzijika ngokulula ezakho ziye ku-120°F. Uya kusebenzisa amandla amancinci ukufudumeza amanzi akho kwaye wonge ukuya kuthi ga kwipesenti ezi-5 ngonyaka kwiindleko zokufudumeza amanzi.

Hlangula i-imeyile yakho ye-Carrier

Phantse i-19 yezigidigidi zeekhathalogu zithunyelwa ngeposi e-US rhoqo ngonyaka-uninzi lwazo luye ngqo emgqomeni wokuphinda usetyenziswe. Ukulungisa lula, ndwendwela kukhathaloguchoice.org, iWebsite eqhagamshelana neenkampani egameni lakho ukuze icele ukuba ususwe kuluhlu lwabo lokuposa.

(Owomileyo) Coca umThetho wakho

Phantse iipesenti ezingama-85 zabahlambululi abomileyo e-US basebenzisa i-perchlorethylene, ikhompawundi eguqukayo enxulunyaniswa neengxaki zokuphefumla kunye nokwanda komngcipheko kwiintlobo ezininzi zomhlaza. Yiya ku greenearthcleaning.com ufumane isicoci esikufuphi kuwe esisebenzisa iinkqubo ezilungele umhlaba. Ukuba awufumani enye indlela eluhlaza, ubuncinci yeka iplastiki ecacileyo-zombini ukugcina izixhobo kunye nomoya ngaphandle kweekhemikhali-kwaye ubuyisele iihanger zocingo ukuze ziphinde zisetyenziswe. (Ngaphezu kwe-3.5 yeebhiliyoni zokuxhoma ucingo ziphelela kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma minyaka le.)

Ukutshintsha indlu yangasese yakho? Khetha imodeli yokuhamba okuphantsi njengeToto Aquia Dual Flush (ukusuka kwi- $ 395; totousa.com yeevenkile). Okanye, khohlisa indlu yangasese. Uninzi lweemodeli ezisemgangathweni zifuna iilitha ezi-3 ukuya kwezi-5 zamanzi ukuba zisebenze ngokufanelekileyo, kodwa ufuna kuphela 2. Ngokubeka amatye amakhulu okanye ibhotile e-1-litre etywiniweyo egcwele isanti etankini, ungasusa iilitha ezimbalwa kwaye usebenzise amanzi amancinci .

Yenza ibhedi yakho ngeBamboo

Ukuba usemarikeni yelinen entsha, jonga izinto ezizinzileyo ezinje ngoqalo. Isityalo esikhula ngokukhawuleza siyalinywa ngaphandle kwezibulali zinambuzane kwaye sifuna amanzi amancinci kunomqhaphu okhuliswe ngokuqhelekileyo. Amashiti e-bamboo ajongeka kwaye azive ngathi yi-satin, ukufuma kwe-wick, kwaye i-antimicrobial ngokwemvelo.

Yiba yindawo

Kukho isizathu sokuba iOxford American Dictionary yenze eli gama lichazwe njengomntu otya kuphela ukutya okulinywe okanye okuveliswe ngaphakathi kwe-100 yeemayile-igama lonyaka. Isidlo esiqhelekileyo saseMelika sihamba iikhilomitha ezili-1 500 ukuya kwipleyiti. Xa ucinga ukuba ingakanani i-fuel esetyenzisiweyo kunye neegesi ze-greenhouse ezikhutshwayo ngenxa yolo hambo, ukutya ukutya okukhuliswe kufutshane nekhaya linyathelo elihle leplanethi.

Khetha ngokutya kwaselwandle

Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuba yabanjwa njani kwaye phi intlanzi oyiodolayo kunye nendlela abantu abaqhuba kakuhle ngayo, ke uya kuba nayo loo ntlanzi kwixesha elizayo. Khangela iintlobo eziphantsi kokungcoliseka, njenge-mercury, i-PCB, kunye ne-dioxins, kwaye ubanjwe ngamagwegwe kunye nemigca (enefuthe elincinci kwindawo yokuhlala yolwandle). Nxibelelana nrdc.org/mercury okanye seafoodwatch.org malunga neengcebiso ekukhetheni intlanzi esempilweni, ezinzileyo.

Zibophelele kwi-COPosting

Ngokugcina ukutya okotyiweyo njengeziqhamo kunye nenkunkuma yemifuno ngaphandle kokugcwaliswa komhlaba, unganciphisa i-greenhouse gases kwimida emibini. Ezinye zeenzuzo zomgquba kukuba inokuthi ithathe indawo yezichumiso ezisekwe kwi-petroleum, evelisa ungcoliseko kwaye ingcolise unikezelo lwamanzi. Fumana umgqomo ongasemva kwendlu, onjengeGaiam Spinning Composter ($179; gaiam.com), okanye ubeke inkonkxa yenkunkuma efana necomposter yaseNaturemill ($300; ​​naturemill.com) ekhitshini lakho.

Phinda ucinge ngeSink

Ukuhlamba izandla imfumba enkulu yezitya ezingcolileyo kunokufuna ukuya kuthi ga kwiilitha zamanzi ezingama-20, ngaphezulu kwamaxesha amahlanu amanzi asetyenziswa uninzi lwe-EnergyStar-eqinisekisiweyo (ethathwa njengeyonga amandla yi-EPA kunye neSebe lezaMandla laseMelika) kumatshini wokuhlamba izitya ngomthwalo omnye. Kodwa ukuwahluza ngaphambi kokuba uwalayishe kungancanca phantse yonke into.

Uninzi lwee-dishwashers namhlanje zomelele ngokwaneleyo ukuba zisuse intsalela yokutya kwiipleyiti. Ukuba eyakho ayikho, thatha ithuba lomjikelo wesixhobo sakho, esisebenzisa amanzi amancinci kunokuhlamba izandla. Kwaye soloko ulinda de i-dishwasher igcwele ngaphambi kokuyiqhuba.

Tshintshela kwiiMveliso zePhepha eliSebenzisiweyo

Kuthatha ama-40 ekhulwini amandla angaphantsi ukwenza iphepha kwisitokhwe esenziwe ngokutsha kunakwimathiriyeli engekasetyenziswa. Ukutshintsha okulula okwenziwayo namhlanje: Sebenzisa iitawuli zamaphepha kunye nezicubu zangasese ezivela kwiinkampani ezinobungakanani bomhlaba ezinje ngeSixhenxe seSizukulwana.

Fumana i-Elektroniki "eluhlaza"

Iikhomputha kunye nezinye izixhobo zisebenzisa amandla amaninzi kunokuba unokucinga, kwaye ezininzi zenziwe ngezinto ezinokuba yingozi kwindalo emva kokuba zilahliwe. Ukukunceda ufumane ezinye iindlela ezingcono, uMbutho weeMbane zabaThengi ubeke isikhokelo kwizixhobo eziluncedo emhlabeni. Ke ukuba ucinga ukuthenga ilaptop entsha, iselfowuni, okanye iTV, yiya ku-mygreenelectronics.com ukuze ufunde. Apho ungabala ukuba kuxabisa malini ngemini ukuqhuba oomatshini bakho ngoku-okuya kukucenga ukuba uphume endaweni yohlaza okanye ezimbini.

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Gcina iMozulu engqondweni

Kwiingca eziluhlaza okanye kwizitiya ezintle, sisebenzisa ubuninzi bendalo kwaye sibeka imithwalo yeekhemikhali emhlabeni ophelela kumanzi kunye nokutya kwethu. Buza indawo yakho yokugcina abantwana ukuba ikukhokele kwizityalo ezinganyamezeliyo imbalela ezilungelelaniswe nemozulu yakho yengingqi ukuze ungathembeli kunkcenkceshelo olugqithisileyo kunye nokuchumisa ukuze uzigcine zisempilweni.

Yenza ngaphaya kwesiqhelo sakho sokucheba

Tshisa iikhalori endaweni yamafutha efosili ngesitshixo sokutyhala, kwaye usete iincakuba zakho ukucheba ingca ukuya kwi-intshi ezi-2. Kule ndawo iphakamileyo, ingca ihlala ithule, ke kuyakufuneka uyinkcenkceshele kancinci. Ukongeza ukhula, olufuna ukukhanya ukuze lukhule, luyathintelwa ukuba lungantshuli.

Ukhula kunye no-Abandon

Ukususa ukhula ngalo lonke ixesha ubona isityalo esinye esiyingozi kuwufanele umzamo, kuba uya kunciphisa imfuno yakho yezibulali zinambuzane. Ukuba aba bangeneleli bezityalo abalawulekiyo, qwalasela i-Espoma Earth-tone 4n1 Weed Control ($7; neeps.com), esebenzisa i-fatty acids kunye ne-synthetic food-safeage agents endaweni yezibulali-zinambuzane eziyingozi zokubulala ukhula.

Tyala umthi

Inye kuphela enokulinganisa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-1.33 iitoni zecarbon dioxide ngaphezulu komjikelo wobomi. Kwaye ukuba uyityale ngobuchule, unokufumana amanqaku ngomthunzi owongezelelekileyo wendlu yakho, ukunciphisa amandla owasebenzisayo ukulungiselela umoya opholileyo. Imithi ikwanceda nokunkcenkceshela kunye nokuhamba kwamanzi, igcina ingca yakho isempilweni.

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Gcwalisa kwaye uphinde

Uyayikhumbula ibhotile yamanzi oyiphose emva kweklasi yokujikeleza ebusuku? Kusenokwenzeka ukuba uyazi ukuba kuya kuthatha malunga neminyaka eli-1 000 ukuya kwi-biodegrade. Ubhejo olungcono: Chola ingqayi yokuhluza amanzi okanye isihluzi esincamathela kumpompo wakho, kunye nebhotile yealuminiyam ephinda igcwaliseke kwiSigg (ukusuka kwi-16 yeedola; mysigg.com).

Phosa iTowel

Ngexesha elizayo xa ubamba isitaki seetawuli ngelixa uhlamba kwindawo yokuzivocavoca, khumbula ukuba amalahle ayimfuneko ukuqhuba wonke umthwalo wokuhlamba impahla, opompa i-CO 2 emoyeni. Zibeke kwitawuli enye kwindawo yokuzivocavoca, okanye uphathe encinci ebhegini yakho ukuze kungabikho mfuneko yokuba ukhuphe iphepha kwi-dispenser ukosula izixhobo okanye ubuso bakho obubilayo.

Nika ukukhaba okuDala uBomi obutsha

Nikela ngalo naluphi na uhlobo lwezihlangu zembaleki kwinkqubo ye-Nike's Reuse-a-Shoe kwaye inkampani iya kuphinda izisetyenziswe kwizinto eziza kusetyenziswa kwiindawo zemidlalo, ezifana namabala okudlala, amabala okudlala, iinkundla zebhola yomnyazi, kunye neendawo zokubaleka, kuluntu olungahoywanga kwihlabathi jikelele. Yiya kule letepeplay.com/reuseashoe kwindawo ekuhlalwa kufutshane nawe.

Intloko ngaphandle

Umoya omtsha kunye nembono entsha ayizizo zodwa izibonelelo zokubetha ipavumente xa ubaleka okanye uhamba-uza konga iiyure ezingama-6 no-45 zeekhilowathi zombane ngenyanga ngokuthi ungasebenzi ngetreadmill (ngokusekwe kumndilili weeyure ezili-15 zokusetyenziswa ).

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Phrinta ngononophelo

Ngalo lonke ixesha uzibuza, "Ngaba ngenene kufuneka ndiprinte ngoku?" Ukuba kunjalo, qiniseka ukuba ufumana amaphepha akho kwangoko, ukuze ungabi lixhoba kumjikelo wokuprinta ongaphandle kwamehlo. Kwakhona qinisa imida yakho kwaye usebenzise omabini amacala ephepha xa kunokwenzeka. Kwaye qiniseka ukuba uphinde uphinde usebenzise iiprinta zakho. Uninzi lweevenkile ezinkulu ezibonelela ngeofisi ziyazamkela ngoku.

Sip ngobuchule

Zisa ikomityi yakho yekofu endaweni yokuxhomekeka kuluhlu olulahlwayo kwigumbi lokuphumla. Ngokuthenga ikomityi yekofu kwindebe yokulahla yonke imihla, wenza malunga neepawundi ezingama-23 zenkunkuma minyaka le.

Green-Bag It

Pakisha isidlo sakho sasemini kwizikhongozeli ezinokuphinda zisetyenziswe. Ukuba awukwazi ukwahlukana neebhegi, zama eMobi enokuphinda isetyenziswe, enokubola ngeprints ezidaywe ngemifuno ukusuka kumyili uTodd Oldham (i-$5 yeengxowa zesandwich ezingama-20; mobi-usa.com). Inxalenye yengeniso evela kwiingxowa iya kwi-NRDC.

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Kuphephe ukungenzi nto

Ukuba ufuna ukufudumeza imoto yakho ngemini ebandayo yasebusika, zama ukunciphisa ixesha lokungenzi nto kwimizuzwana engaphantsi kwama-30 ukugcina ukukhutshwa kwepetroli kuphantsi.

"Yomisa Hlamba Imoto Yakho

Nangona indlela yebhakethi kunye nesiponji inokufuna amanzi amancinci kunendawo yokuhlamba iimoto yalapha ekhaya, isenokungabi njengobubele kubume bendalo, ukwazisa ityhefu kumanzi asezantsi aphela xa sisela. Endaweni yokuthenga isicoci esisekwe kwisityalo esingenamanzi esifana noDri Wash Umona ($ 38; driwash.com).

Yipakishe

Ukutsala iisampulu zesayizi yeesampulu zempilo yakho kunye neemveliso zobuhle ekuqhubekeni kwakho yenye yeendlela zokuthobela imida yolwelo ye-TSA, kodwa kungcono umhlaba-kunye nesipaji sakho-ukubamba iseti yezikhongozeli ezinokuphinda zisetyenziswe.

Ukuhamba ngololiwe

Iiplanethi zivelisa ungcoliseko oluphindwe kalishumi kunolololiwe. Xa ubhabha, vala ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni yakho ngokuya ku-terrapass.com kwaye uthenge "iikhredithi" zokuxhasa ngemali iiprojekthi zamandla acocekileyo, njengazo zisebenzisa amandla omoya kunye nefama. Ukufumana ngakumbi izisombululo ze-eco, jonga i-idealbite.com, iWebhusayithi enikezela ngeengcebiso zasimahla zokuhlala eluhlaza kwibhokisi yakho ye-imeyile yonke imihla.

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