Tips to Go Green...

Yo, if you really want to know some great ways to go green it takes a
bit of research. (well it did for me)

Then, I found this article on squidoo: http://www.squidoo.com/agreenlife
.. Wish I had found it before...

On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:28:54 -0700 (PDT), karnpatel18@gmail.com said
in
<094c681e-bfc2-492d-930a-e081333395b4@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>:

>Yo, if you really want to know some great ways to go green it takes a
>bit of research. (well it did for me)

This seems a bit more pink than green. What does it say about Hormel
Foods, I wonder?

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<karnpatel18@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:094c681e-bfc2-492d-930a-e081333395b4@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> Yo, if you really want to know some great ways to go green it takes a
> bit of research. (well it did for me)
>
> Then, I found this article on squidoo: http://www.squidoo.com/agreenlife
> . Wish I had found it before...

Given that the greenest measure, swapping car for bike, is last on the list,
I'm not inclined to give this much credence. But then, it is from the US.

burtthebike wrote:
>
> <karnpatel18@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:094c681e-bfc2-492d-930a-e081333395b4@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> Yo, if you really want to know some great ways to go green it takes a
>> bit of research. (well it did for me)
>>
>> Then, I found this article on squidoo: http://www.squidoo.com/agreenlife
>> . Wish I had found it before...
>
> Given that the greenest measure, swapping car for bike, is last on the
> list, I'm not inclined to give this much credence. But then, it is from
> the US.

At 19 was "Go to a car wash".

On 2008-06-23, Tosspot <Frank.Leake@esa.int> wrote:
> burtthebike wrote:
>>
>> <karnpatel18@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:094c681e-bfc2-492d-930a-e081333395b4@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>>> Yo, if you really want to know some great ways to go green it takes a
>>> bit of research. (well it did for me)
>>>
>>> Then, I found this article on squidoo: http://www.squidoo.com/agreenlife
>>> . Wish I had found it before...
>>
>> Given that the greenest measure, swapping car for bike, is last on the
>> list, I'm not inclined to give this much credence. But then, it is from
>> the US.
>
> At 19 was "Go to a car wash".

My favourite was, "25. Inflate your Tires - if your tires are inflated at
all times your car will run more miles on less gas".

"Ben C" <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote in message
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> On 2008-06-23, Tosspot <Frank.Leake@esa.int> wrote:
>> burtthebike wrote:
>>>
>>> <karnpatel18@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:094c681e-bfc2-492d-930a-e081333395b4@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Yo, if you really want to know some great ways to go green it takes a
>>>> bit of research. (well it did for me)
>>>>
>>>> Then, I found this article on squidoo:
>>>> http://www.squidoo.com/agreenlife
>>>> . Wish I had found it before...
>>>
>>> Given that the greenest measure, swapping car for bike, is last on the
>>> list, I'm not inclined to give this much credence. But then, it is from
>>> the US.
>>
>> At 19 was "Go to a car wash".
>
> My favourite was, "25. Inflate your Tires - if your tires are inflated at
> all times your car will run more miles on less gas".

"22. Play your bills online". I'm guessing this is an invitation to an
online casino!

On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:28:54 -0700 (PDT), karnpatel18@gmail.com wrote:

>Yo, if you really want to know some great ways to go green it takes a
>bit of research. (well it did for me)
>
>Then, I found this article on squidoo: http://www.squidoo.com/agreenlife
>. Wish I had found it before...

It's for the USA. Will the advice work in the UK?

On 2008-06-23, Colin Reed <colin-reed@nospam-lineone.net> wrote:
>
> "Ben C" <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote in message
> news:slrng5un1l.5mv.spamspam@bowser.marioworld...
>> On 2008-06-23, Tosspot <Frank.Leake@esa.int> wrote:
>>> burtthebike wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <karnpatel18@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:094c681e-bfc2-492d-930a-e081333395b4@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>>>>> Yo, if you really want to know some great ways to go green it takes a
>>>>> bit of research. (well it did for me)
>>>>>
>>>>> Then, I found this article on squidoo:
>>>>> http://www.squidoo.com/agreenlife
>>>>> . Wish I had found it before...
>>>>
>>>> Given that the greenest measure, swapping car for bike, is last on the
>>>> list, I'm not inclined to give this much credence. But then, it is from
>>>> the US.
>>>
>>> At 19 was "Go to a car wash".
>>
>> My favourite was, "25. Inflate your Tires - if your tires are inflated at
>> all times your car will run more miles on less gas".
>
> "22. Play your bills online". I'm guessing this is an invitation to an
> online casino!

One of the things they tell you to do is wash less, which sounds like a
fine idea.

OK, a real green question: does it use less energy to drive 5 miles to
work in the car or to ride the bike there but then have a shower
lasting say 10 minutes (a bit long but not unrealistic).

Ben C wrote:
> On 2008-06-23, Colin Reed <colin-reed@nospam-lineone.net> wrote:
>> "Ben C" <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote in message
>> news:slrng5un1l.5mv.spamspam@bowser.marioworld...
>>> On 2008-06-23, Tosspot <Frank.Leake@esa.int> wrote:
>>>> burtthebike wrote:
>>>>> <karnpatel18@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:094c681e-bfc2-492d-930a-e081333395b4@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

>>>>>> Then, I found this article on squidoo:
>>>>>> http://www.squidoo.com/agreenlife
>>>>>> . Wish I had found it before...
>>>>> Given that the greenest measure, swapping car for bike, is last on the
>>>>> list, I'm not inclined to give this much credence. But then, it is from
>>>>> the US.
>>>> At 19 was "Go to a car wash".
>>> My favourite was, "25. Inflate your Tires - if your tires are inflated at
>>> all times your car will run more miles on less gas".
>> "22. Play your bills online". I'm guessing this is an invitation to an
>> online casino!
>
> One of the things they tell you to do is wash less, which sounds like a
> fine idea.
>
> OK, a real green question: does it use less energy to drive 5 miles to
> work in the car or to ride the bike there but then have a shower
> lasting say 10 minutes (a bit long but not unrealistic).

One of my work colleagues has asked me several times why I have a bath
before I leave home, if I then have a shower when I get to work. Saying
I would be far better off just having a shower when I get there.

My company is running an environmental drive at the moment, including
recycling, encouraging people to cycle to work etc. One of the things
they suggested was sharing showers.


Number 2 on the list is not to rinse your dirty plates before putting
them in a dishwasher. Wouldn't hand washing be even better?

"Ben C" <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote in message
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> On 2008-06-23, Colin Reed <colin-reed@nospam-lineone.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> My favourite was, "25. Inflate your Tires - if your tires are inflated
>>> at
>>> all times your car will run more miles on less gas".
>>
>> "22. Play your bills online". I'm guessing this is an invitation to an
>> online casino!
>
> One of the things they tell you to do is wash less, which sounds like a
> fine idea.
>
> OK, a real green question: does it use less energy to drive 5 miles to
> work in the car or to ride the bike there but then have a shower
> lasting say 10 minutes (a bit long but not unrealistic).

But if you're going to shower every day anyway, then showering when you get
to work is neutral, so the driving is just extra energy use.

On 2008-06-23, Martin <martin.dann@virgin.net> wrote:
[...]
> Number 2 on the list is not to rinse your dirty plates before putting
> them in a dishwasher. Wouldn't hand washing be even better?

I think that uses quite a bit more water than a dishwasher.

In article <wJU7k.123044$9x.21356@newsfe05.ams2>, Martin wrote:
>
>One of my work colleagues has asked me several times why I have a bath
>before I leave home, if I then have a shower when I get to work. Saying
>I would be far better off just having a shower when I get there.
>
>My company is running an environmental drive at the moment, including
>recycling, encouraging people to cycle to work etc. One of the things
>they suggested was sharing showers.

I'm happy to share a shower at home, but I think sharing showers at work
is taking things too far. In fact given the confined size of our work shower
cubicle I'm not convinced it's physically possible, at least not with two
of the larger cyclists (and I'm one of them).

Even an unshared shower uses a lot less water than a bath though.
Sometimes a long relaxing soak is what you want, but if it's just a question
of getting clean, the shower is better.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_shower
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007...nservation.php
(also a useful technique if your work shower has a very slow drain and tends
to overflow if left on full for long, though ours has been fixed now)

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:57:07 +0100, "burtthebike"
<burtthebike@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>
>"Ben C" <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote in message
>news:slrng604fg.83b.spamspam@bowser.marioworld...
>> On 2008-06-23, Colin Reed <colin-reed@nospam-lineone.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My favourite was, "25. Inflate your Tires - if your tires are inflated
>>>> at
>>>> all times your car will run more miles on less gas".
>>>
>>> "22. Play your bills online". I'm guessing this is an invitation to an
>>> online casino!
>>
>> One of the things they tell you to do is wash less, which sounds like a
>> fine idea.
>>
>> OK, a real green question: does it use less energy to drive 5 miles to
>> work in the car or to ride the bike there but then have a shower
>> lasting say 10 minutes (a bit long but not unrealistic).
>
>But if you're going to shower every day anyway, then showering when you get
>to work is neutral, so the driving is just extra energy use.

I wonder how many workplaces have a shower? Mine doesn't now. The
management decided to convert it to a store cupboard :-(

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On 24/06/2008 08:52, Alan Braggins wrote:
> See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_shower

That's what I'd call a "shower", no need for any additional description.
Why would you want to spend longer in the shower than it takes to get
clean (unless it's a cool shower on a hot day), or keep the water
running when it's not actually needed (unless ditto)?

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"Ben C" <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote in message
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> On 2008-06-23, Martin <martin.dann@virgin.net> wrote:
> [...]
>> Number 2 on the list is not to rinse your dirty plates before putting
>> them in a dishwasher. Wouldn't hand washing be even better?
>
> I think that uses quite a bit more water than a dishwasher.

There was some research on this, but I recall that it was done by the
dishwasher company and compared their most water efficient model with
someone who filled a new bowl for every cup.