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Entry bubble Earth Day and Going Green

By: Colleen | April 22, 2009 | Category: Home and Family

Today is the 39th observance of Earth Day.earthd ay

We all know that "going green" is on everyone's agenda today. This includes the makers of plastic bags, who have announced by 2015, plastic bags will be made with 40% recycled content. Doing this is estimated to save 463 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions and 300 million pounds of waste per year.

While this is a helpful step, some cities have gone as far as outlawing the bags altogether, and some retailers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have done away with them.

The earthday.gov website has a lot of great tips for living an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Doing simple things like turning off the water while brushing your teeth can make a big difference.

Do you bring your own reusable grocery bags to the store instead of using plastic? What other "green" tactics do you use daily?

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blue comment bubble Posted by Sommer on April 22, 2009 at 03:23 PM EDT

Our family uses cloth diapers and baby wipes and has replaced our napkins, paper towels and tissues with cloth alternatives (cloth napkins, towels, and hankies). We've also stopped using toxic cleaners and instead opt for using baking soda, vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, and Dr. Bronners soap for most cleaning tasks. This summer we'll take advantage of the Victory Garden in our neighborhood and plant a huge garden of fresh vegetables and flowers.

I'm disappointed more people haven't commented since I was looking forward to getting more ideas from GovGab readers! They're always so innovative!

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blue comment bubble Posted by Linda on April 23, 2009 at 03:28 PM EDT

Why are employers entitled to see someones private credit report? I would think that if someone had bad credit, how is preventing them from working going to help the situation. Why is an employees credit report their business? As long as an employee does their job it shouldn't matter. I think that this has gotten out of hand. What about employers credit. Do employees have the right to check on them. What about the companies that go out of business and close up shop forcing people to loose everthing and file bankruptcy. Or even file bankruptcy for other reasons. Does this mean they are out of luck, they can't be hired anywhere? What is fair in that? There are too many unnecessary people that have too much unnecessary access to too much personal information for no good reason.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Holley on April 23, 2009 at 05:23 PM EDT

I have stopped using paper plates and paper towels, moving to glass and cloth alternatives. I do use the reusable shopping bags. I no longer drive over 60 miles an hour and now consistently get between 36 and 40 mpg from my nonhybrid vehicle.

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