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LANWANMAN | Jul 8, 2010 |

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If you are a member of the socially and environmentally aware, you may already be practicing some of the green ideas below to help keep our earth's climate livable and maybe even save you some money. If you are new to the idea of going green, this is a great place to find Green Ideas Now and get started on doing your part for a healthy environment, for yourself, and future generations. The best thing about discovering ways to go green is that one always leads to another even better and more effective plan and before you know it, you will be creating and sharing your own green ideas.

The best place to start when implementing green ideas is in your own home. These are small, simple changes you can make without even leaving the house. One environment and money saving tip is to turn up the thermostat two degrees in the summer and down two degrees in the winter. Really the difference between 76 and 78 isn't that noticeable to you, but it definitely is to your wallet and the environment. By making this simple change you stand to save yourself three percent of your heating costs on each degree. Over all of the months you spend heating or cooling your home that really adds up. This change also reduces the amount of Co2 emissions by 2,000 pounds per year. These kinds of green ideas result in drastic improvements that don't require a drastic changes.

Now of course some of the best green ideas apply when you are leaving your house and the method you choose to get where you're going. It is obvious that using public transportation or carpooling is a great way to cut out your contribution to global warming. The more people that travel together the more unnecessary single driver cars there are on the road. However, where this is not possible the best way to go is to switch over to a hybrid vehicle. If some of you are still hesitant about the hybrid car idea or are waiting for the right time to buy one, there is one easy contribution you can make in your current car and that is to simply make sure your tires are properly inflated. This small action will better your gas mileage by three percent.

These simple green ideas prove that adapting to a new, greener lifestyle only requires a little common sense. By taking one small step with these great green ideas, you will quickly be on your way to giving your home and your life a green makeover.

Image/Photo Credits: Toyota Hybrid Concept Car, Flickr - charlesdyer.