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What’s the Deal with the Ozone Anyways?
So, over the years I’ve heard a lot of confusion and ongoing debate regarding the ozone. People can’t decide whether it’s good for you or bad for you. People can’t decide whether we have a giant hole in the ozone or if healing has indeed begun. Maybe some of you guys have thought about these points as well and wondered, ‘So which is it? what’s the deal with the ozone?’ And no, in case you wondered, ozone depletion isn’t going to randomly suck you out into space. But, after really giving the whole ozone thing a lot of thought (and research), and after thinking about people’s comments and questions, I decided a…
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Global Greenhouse Effect: Are We Tipping the Balance?
I admit, when I first started getting into the whole idea of green living, I was a teenager, and had no idea what the greenhouse effect referred to or that they were even related. Heck, I didn’t even know what the purpose of a greenhouse was. I was raised in the city, so the whole greenhouse thing kinda went over my head like a bad ‘blonde joke’. What is the Greenhouse Effect? So, to be fair, as I realize that some of you readers out there might be just like I was (or worse), I’ll first explain what the greenhouse effect refers to. The greenhouse effect refers to earth being…
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Is Zero Waste a Waste of Time? A Deeper Look into the Zero Waste Lifestyle
Zero waste is actually a thing! First of all, let’s talk about what zero waste means. Zero waste is one tactic of green living in which we lessen our impact on the environment by creating little to no waste. This is accomplished through what is known as the 5 R’s of Zero Waste: refuse, reuse, recycle, reduce or rot. In other words, refuse to use anything that would end up in a landfill somewhere like plastic bottles or anything wrapped in plastic. Reuse anything that can be reused. Purchase products that can be used over and over, like reusable lunch containers and cloth diapers. Fix stuff that is broken, give…
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What Does Green Living Mean?
You’ve probably heard of the phrase, “I’m trying to live a greener life?” Or maybe you’ve wondered to yourself, “What is this ‘Go Green’ Movement anyways?”. Or maybe you’ve heard of living green and know what it means but you don’t know HOW to ‘Go Green’? Well, great news! This is essentially what the blog on BreatheGreenLife.com is about. Here, I will not only explain what green living is, but hopefully I will help others learn ways in which they can adapt a greener life. The ‘Go Green’ Movement Photo Credit www.freeimages.com No one really knows how the ‘Go Green’ movement really started, or who first coined the phrase,…
