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Global warming occurs when due to green house effect the earth’s radiation is not able to escape into atmosphere thus causing rise in temperature on the earth. The global warming is the result of green house effect which is mainly caused by human activities. The global warming has disturbed the balance of nature and many natural calamities have become a regular feature. The temperature on the earth has increased manifold and the glaciers are melting. To fix or reduce global warming, all need to go green so that the life on earth can be saved.

• Increase energy efficiency.

• Reuse and recycle more with less wastage of resources.

• Utilize solar and alternate sources of energy.

• Stop the wastage of water and reuse the water through rain harvesting etc.

• Use less paper and send emails for sending messages and data.

• Plant trees on all family occasions like birthday, anniversary etc. Afforestation is the key to stop global
warming.

The service organizations like utilities, equipment suppliers, telcos, corporations and rental agencies utilize million fleet of vehicles every year each running about 25,000 miles per year. This causes a huge carbon footprint. Becoming eco-friendly is the buzz word and should not be overlooked. The service organizations need to go green at the earliest if not already gone green.

These organizations should try to reduce the fuel consumption. For it repeated visits to one place needs to be avoided. Work and delivery should be well planned. Regular maintenance of the vehicles can reduce the consumption of fuel.

Try to plan better routes for field workers and technicians for their field visits. This will also reduce total mileage by some percentage. Location based services including street level routing can reduce the travel time of the companies.

Let the employees work from home at least once a week. This will boost employees’ morale and save fuel and electricity of the organizations.

It is imperative that one goes green at work to save the nature and live a healthy life. Work and work related activities consume a lot of energy thus making it as one of the most polluting activities. A few small steps can go a long way to save the environment.

The means of travel to reach work play an important role. Instead of using individual cars to commute, go by public transport or the company can provide collective transport mean for its employees.

• Use less of the elevators and walk if the destination is nearby.

• Recycle and reuse the office waste.

• Take the help of nature to light and bright the work place.

• Don’t litter the office waste and if the work place is hospital etc, the waste disposal should be carried out properly.

• Use potted plants inside the office to give a cheerful ambience.

• Go out in the open during the break to get fresh air instead of sitting inside an air conditioned office all the time.

The US President Barack Obama has given a few tips to go green and become nature friendly.

President Obama realizes the importance of saving energy which will ultimately save the planet. He called for using products that are energy efficient. He stressed on switching off the electric appliances when not using them. Unplugging the electric gadgets will save power.

He also emphasized on cutting back on the air conditioning and heating systems to save electricity. Going natural is preferred to ultimately save the green cover of the earth.

President Obama stressed on buying items with less packaging and advised to recycle and use paper, glass plastic etc.

He also advised to drive energy efficient cars, energy efficient appliances and to hold clean up drives.
He also advised to plant as many trees as possible. He also emphasized to involve children in the tree panting drive to make it possible.

The US President has given out a clear message to help save the environment and contribute to sustainable healthy growth.

Whenever a patient visits a doctor’s clinic there are lot of prescriptions, medical and personal history and data, many reports etc which over a period of time become a lot cumbersome and complex system. There are instances where the old prescriptions and medical history is lost or damaged which can become critical at the time of any emergency. Sometimes, it become very difficult to find the patient’s file and it may waste few very important minutes. Moreover, every time anyone visits a doctor, his medical file gets updated and this calls for volume of paper. The more paper work is done, the more paper is used which indirectly results in destruction of forests and cutting of trees.

The medical practitioner can use Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system which can store and retrieve the medical data of each patient without much effort. This will also reduce the dependence on paper. EMR can easily be transferred from one place to another if the need arise. For example if the patient is going to another city or hospital to get some surgery one or to receive some treatment, his EMR can be sent electronically within seconds.

When you decide to purchase green electricity, you will have to apply for it especially mainly because the rates of green electricity are a little more. Although the rate is more, you will be able to save a lot of money because of it in the long run and will also save your environment from several harms done by regular form of electricity.

Basically, green electricity is generated through water energy, wind energy, solar energy, wave energy, tidal energy and geo thermal energy. These sources of energy do not emit any carbon and that is why, they are considered to be cleaner energy sources. Some of the power grid companies may also burn the landfill gas or landfill and biomass that contribute to the greenhouse gases. So, before purchasing green electricity, find out which energy source your company is using so that you can make a wise decision.

In this way, you will not only save a lot of money on your electricity bills, you will also make a great contribution towards the environment.

You are an owner of an existing home and you are not planning to re-construct a home any time soon. But does that mean that you cannot incorporate green materials and products into your existing home? No. By making small changes and improvements in your older home, you can go green with it.

First of all, get your air conditioning and heating systems serviced every year so that they keep working efficiently, without harming the surrounding. Make sure to open your windows every now and then so that fresh air can come in and you can cool or warm up your rooms in a natural way.

Consider getting good insulated drapes so that you can control your room’s temperature without consuming a lot of energy. Use energy efficient bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs so that energy costs are reduced to a great extent. They also save you a lot of energy which means that they are friendly to the environment.

Other energy drinks include coffee and cappuccino or other sugar laden and caffeinated drinks such as Red Bull and Jolt. Processed energy drinks normally contain sugar, caffeine, artificial colors and flavors and other chemical based ingredients. They give you a quick fix through which you become alert and speedy, but one of their side effects is loss of appetite. This ultimately results in weakness in the person. Most of these energy drinks are also addictive which means that the person consuming these drinks will need to drink it almost daily without which he will become moron and weak.

On the other hand, there are green energy drinks which are made up of 100% natural ingredients. They provide only benefits to the consumer without the risks of giving any side-effects. The best thing is that they are not addictive, but you yourself will never want to leave drinking them. Today, they are available in different tastes and flavors, making your drinking experience an unforgettable one.

Green energy has not even spared what we eat and drink in our daily lives. There are several green energy drinks that provide us protection against fever, ache and pain during the cold and flu season. Green energy drinks are easy ways for getting your greens so that you can fight off with the invading viruses.

Most of these green energy drinks contain Echinacea, barley grass, wheat grass, spirulina, blue green algae powder, chlorella powder, broccoli powder, spinach powder and green tea leaf extract. Echinacea is the top flu and cold remedy which strengthens the white blood cells and gives stimulation to lymph system. Spinach powder contains iron, folate and lutein which is vital in the maintenance of red blood cells.

Green tea leaf extracts are famous antioxidants which boost a person’s immunity levels. Not only this, green energy drinks keep a person’s stress levels down and compensate for the body’s needs for Vitamin C.

In the long run, green energy proves to be very cheap and affordable and saves a lot of money for the consumers. By producing heat and light from natural sources of energy like solar power, hydro-electric power, wind power and geo-thermal power, much less expenses are needed to be made on the home’s heating and air conditioning needs. Apart from that, most of the green products are made up of reused and recycled materials, as a result of which they are very cheap as compared to their brand new counterparts.

Green energy sources are 100% natural and nature never asks for money for what it gives to human kind. That is why, natural resources are available absolutely for free and that is why the products obtained from it are available for very cheap. Not only this, green energy will also be very beneficial for your health as well because whatever the nature provides is 100% non-toxic and chemical free.