The MYADSL green thread

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Well, besides myself there are at least a couple of other greenies on this forum (you know who you are), so I thought that it'd be a good idea to start a thread about all things environmental, and maybe spread the word to some of our less enlightened ( :p ) forumite friends.

So to start off, I'd like to post about the fridge that uses only 0.1kWh of electricity per day - that's the same as a 100W light bulb running for an hour. This guy's taken a chest freezer (makes more sense coz the cold air doesn't escape a chest freezer when you open it) and attached an external thermostat that keeps the contents at fridge (rather than freezer) temperature. The result is a fridge that only runs for 90 seconds out of every hour.

And here's one of my own stories (not exactly rocket science either) - have less kids, **** up the world less.
 
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when i read the thread heading i thought you ment like green thumbs green fingers,gardeners....my bad. is smoking weed environmentally friendlier that cigs
 
dablakmark8 said:
when i read the thread heading i thought you ment like green thumbs green fingers,gardeners....my bad. is smoking weed environmentally friendlier that cigs
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Probably. Not much weed is grown in large-scale agriculture with pesticides etc.
 
Apparently you can be 'greener' by using a dishwasher, rather than washing dishes by hand.

Go figure that one. lol


I was trying to figure out if my sig contributed towards a greener lifestyle........ maybe, kinda, sorta... naaa
 
You can also contribute to a greener lifestyle by drinking green food colouring.:D

The end result of that is greener sewerage which contributes to a greener.... um...... where does sewerage end up?
 
What do you guys think about the removal of pine plantations in the Cape?

Not sure if there are any hiker-nature lovers here? :D
 
Keep all your vege peelings and throw into garden/composte heap.

You'll be surprised how much less rubbish you throw out when you recycle stuff.
 
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Better to use those than to haphazardly throw bio-waste into one's garden - think of the potential rodent population explosion and resulting health issues.
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Vegetable matter is OK. I have a compost heap in my garden and it causes no problems - just don't throw meat onto it.

If there is a corresponding increase in the rodent population, my cats will be very happy.
 
Here's some advice:
Take public transport. For the most part, I take the train to work everyday. Until yesterday didn't drive my car for almost two weeks (I had to recharge the battery before it would work).
 
For a whole bunch of ways that you can make your life more energy efficient and less harmful to the planet, check out this article by Urban Sprout. Urban Sprout is an excellent South African environmental blog, BTW.

For green driving tips, you can check out the "Making a difference" section of my blog :p

Also, a very very good general environmental site is Treehugger, and an awesome green tech site is EcoGeek.
 
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