Ladies & Gentlemen, I am not sure if you’re aware of it or not, but today is Monday, December 22. That means, officially, we only have today, and TWO More days to get all of our holiday shopping done for each and every member of our “Nice List” this year! Given the state of our economy this year, if you’re at all like me, your Christmas Stash is probably dwindling. Relax, I found a great way to stretch it!I just found an awesomely helpful little article that had 5 great tips that just so happened to be Green as well, that will help stretch your Holiday cash as far as possible AND ensure that everyone on your gift list will go home happy! As always, head over and check out the full article, but for now, for your brief viewing pleasure, here are the 5 ways you can greenly save your green while being a good gift giver…talk about 3 birds with 1 stone!
Bake Your Way Through The Holiday Gift List - Homemade treats = Genius. Do it.
Skip the Paper Christmas Cards This Year - Email Only. Save a Tree.
Donate To All Your Favorite Eco-Organizations - There is ALWAYS someone that needs more help than we do. Help them. Help the earth.
Cut The Consumption in YOUR Family - Less gifts all around. Give less, BE more.
Don’t Overfeed Your Family and Friends This Holiday Season - Stick to normal sized meals, don’t go overboard all the time.
There you go! Any one of those should be able to help you cut the costs down, help the planet, and still come out looking like the Jolly Old Elf we all know and love. Stay Green, even when it’s white outside!
Here’s a little video tidbit that many of you probably had no idea about. I know I didn’t. When you think about Christmas Trees, many of you probably think that the act of cutting down a living tree only to put it up inside your home for a few weeks is the furthest thing from being “Green” as you can get. Turns out, anyone thinking that would be wrong.
That’s right, buying and cutting a REAL tree each year to serve as your Christmas tree is a great way to go green and actually give back to the environment when you’re done with it. The trees you buy at a tree farm are insect free, smell amazing, and when finished, can be reground up to use as fertilizer for soil, helping to grow even more trees next year. The moment one is cut, one is planted to replace it. Perfect.
Don’t believe me, check out this awesome video I just found that shows just how great buying a REAL tree, instead of a plastic or artificial tree, really is. Have a great weekend, stay warm and finish up that holiday shopping!
Tis the Season to be Shopping, right? You know what I’m talking about, Christmas is literally only 8 days away and the number of shopping days to fill up those stockings and load up under the tree are dwindling. What surprised ME today, is not that I still have shopping to do, but instead, just how many consumers in this great country really are focusing on the environment, and DO want change. While 33% is not 66% or even 100%, it’s a start, and as we all know, the longest journey starts with the smallest step.
So, this 33% step comes in the form of 33% of all consumers in the U.S.A. would prefer that the electronics they purchase, the gizmos and gadgets they fill their carts with, were a heck of a lot greener. According to the article I just read, a study by Environmental Leader has shown that:
“…thirty-three percent of consumers plan to buy greener gadgets over the next two years…The report shows that women are out-greening men, and that being eco-friendly is as important as cost. The report also finds that 89 percent of people want their next TV to be more energy efficient.”
33% is a start. I mentioned that but what we really need is the demand to go absolutely through the roof. As soon as the demand rises, the supply will too. Can you imagine if we lived in a world where every little gadget we purchased was 100% green? Wow. Head over and check out the full article, some of the results might really surprise you.
Ladies & Gentlemen, I am not sure if you’re aware of it or not, but today is Monday, December 22. That means, officially, we only have today, and TWO More days to get all of our holiday shopping done for each and every member of our “Nice List” this year! Given the state of our economy this year, if you’re at all like me, your Christmas Stash is probably dwindling. Relax, I found a great way to stretch it!I just found an awesomely helpful little article that had 5 great tips that just so happened to be Green as well, that will help stretch your Holiday cash as far as possible AND ensure that everyone on your gift list will go home happy! As always, head over and check out the full article, but for now, for your brief viewing pleasure, here are the 5 ways you can greenly save your green while being a good gift giver…talk about 3 birds with 1 stone!
