You can be very green
Last year before the Olympic Games, someone posted a question on the Internet: how would Beijing Olympic Games demonstrate the theme "Green Olympics"? A “genius” replied that: didn’t they invite Nicholas Tse to sing? (Nicholas was said to “wear a green hat”, an insult for a man whose wife was involved in an affair)
It is just a joke, of course, but the theme of “green” or environmental protection has been really hot on major media. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, though retired, has been actively promoting environmental protection using his influence on politics, calling for our attention to negative effects of climate warming.
Ordinary as we are, we can well start from small things in our daily life, as one small change in our habit in the right direction would amount to great contribution to environmental protection.
The urban white-collar LOHAS are promoting a healthy lifestyle featuring “sustainability”, the “S” in “LOHAS”, which covers the four basic necessities in life. They are in favor of organic and natural foods, fashionable dress made of recycled materials, mixed power and electric cars, energy-saving appliances and applications, and green sustainable constructions and so on.
Now please look at the suggestions UNDP China gives to China, which, for us, is a small piece of cake.
At home:
1. Cut off power supply when you want to close your TV, otherwise it would still be energy-consuming.
2. Turn the light off as you go out.
3. Use energy-saving lamps. (PS: pity that China's energy-saving lamps are not energy saving)
4. Adjust air-conditioner by raising or lowering 1 degree.
5. Use energy-efficient appliances.
6. Plant more flowers.
7. Use recycled paper. (PS: tissue could be replaced by handkerchief)
8. Cherish every drop of water.
Shopping:
9. Bring your own shopping bags.
10. Buy fewer non-degradable CD, and download more.
11. Use reusable towels at hotels.
12. Buy green detergent.
At Work:
13. Use less computer screen saver, as it is more power consuming than standby.
14. Make full use of each piece of paper.
15. Print double-sidedly.
16. Cut the power off when you want to close the computer.
17. Unplug the charger after charging the phone.
18. Save paper.
19. Hold video conferencing instead of going on business travels.
20. Install sensor lighting.
Other suggestions:
27. Bring our own chopsticks to restaurants to reduce wood consumption.
28. Select the green decoration materials, such as energy-saving doors and windows.
29. Use water-saving toilets.
30. Use microwave for heating rather than electric furnaces.
Environmental protection is more of action than attitude. The "3R" emphasized in environmental protection, namely, reduce, reuse, and recycle, are of great significance for every one of us and for the future of the planet. So, do not hesitate any more, and get started from now to make the world greener.
