Thinking "GREEN"!

The National Association of REALTORS now has a "green" designation. I just returned from taking the designation course in Washington, DC. It was amazing!

With a world population of 6,750,000,000 (yup - thats BILLION!) it has never been more important to conserve, reduce and reuse everything in our day to day lives. Take for example that the United States of America manufactures approximately 10,000,000,000 (yup - thats BILLION!) plastic water bottles per year, but we only recycle 1,000,000,000. Only 10 percent get recycled, the other 9 BILLION end up in the landfills.

There are MANY ways that each and every one of us can live a "Greener" life, and they are simple things to do. Try using a re-fillable water bottle just for starter. Use re-usable grocery bags and don't accept plastic at the store.

Here's a few interesting facts:

• 1 hour of lawn mowing omits as much polution as driving a car 350 miles!
• Americans spill 1 million gallons of gas each year filling gas cans!
• Food travels and average of 2,300 miles to reach your dinning room table!
• The oranges you eat in Florida usually come from California! (Florida oranges make juice)
• Running a clothes dryer takes 200 cubic feet of air per minute out of your home.
• Phantom Loads (power to TV's, VCR's) while appliances are turned off are energy hogs!
• Properly inflated car tires save $$ on the gas bill.
  
  

I hope to start including some "green" tips in my newsletters, so e-mail me to get on the list!