Going Green
We’ve all hear the term “Going Green” and most of us have some idea what it means, but what does “Going Green” mean exactly. Well in a very general sense it means being environmentally conscious. Minimizing your “Carbon Footprint” is another term often associated with the popular “Going Green”. Essentially it equates too having as little an impact on the environment as possible. Recycling, car pooling, using public transportation, investing in renewable energy sources and even shopping and supporting certain eco-friendly businesses and establishments are all good examples of “Going Green”.
Recycling, ah good old recycling, even though the option and action of recycling was introduced as early as 400 BC, recycling as we understand it now only began around 1800 ad in Ireland and Great Britain with the recycling of glass bottles. The ability to recycle aluminum did not become available to the general public until as late as 1982. Today we can recycle almost anything and we have made great strides towards eliminating the massive landfills and toxic dumbs that have been the norm for the better part of the last century.
Car-pooling and public transportation minimizes carbon emissions that (despite certain beliefs) damage our ozone layer, the protective atmosphere that mitigates harmful UV radiation produced by our sun. Hybrid vehicles also go a long way towards getting away from the burning of traditional fossil fuels (the leading cause of carbon emissions). Although not every area has readily available public transportation most people have the ability to car-pool or in the absence of any other options walk or ride a bike to the desired destination.
One of the biggest trends these days for individuals looking to “Go Green” is the investment in renewable energy sources. Some examples of renewable energy are solar power, geo-thermal heating and cooling, the installation of wind turbines to harness wind power and hydroelectric power. We have recently developed the technology to make many of these alternative energy sources as efficient as using the tried and true fossil fuels we have been using for two centuries (in some cases the renewable energy sources are much more efficient then their more traditional contemporaries).
All of these actions and solutions contribute to what we know as “Going Green”. Not all of these things may be available to you but I am sure some are and we encourage you to take advantage of them as much as possible. All Star Limousine has been striving to eliminate carbon emissions as much as possible thru various methods and we will also soon be installing our very own solar array so as to take advantage of some of these very practical and very earth friendly movements. Remember this planet is not only for us it’s for our children and our children’s children, so act accordingly.
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by Jarrad Kulick