Question of the Week: How will you green your 4th of July?
Posted on June 29th, 2009 - 10:30 AMTweet
Independence Day is celebrated across America often outdoors with picnics, fireworks, pool parties, or vacation trips. Share what you plan to do to be red, white, and blue – and green!
How will you green your 4th of July?
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Question of the Week
June 29th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
We are hosting our annual gathering at home, not away.
We will only use non disposable dishwear and cloth napkins, will encourage others to carpool to our event. Will purchase our party supplies LOCALLY from local producers.
And will recycle bottles / cans as well as compost our food waste from the event.
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Brian reply on January 14, 2011 8:02 am:
Thats a great idea.
If everyone on the planet was to do the same everytime they had a party/gathering, there would actully be no damage to our poor old ozone layer :)
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Organic Vegetable Seeds reply on February 20, 2011 8:23 pm:
Hopefully by July 4th of 2011 we’ll have a full crop of veggies from our backyard organic garden to grill up! Last year only yielded a couple of green peppers and some tomatoes. Not much quantity, but there was a lot of quality!! lol
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June 29th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Getting together with family; with picnic, fireworks, pool party. Not traveling… saving oil that way.
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June 29th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Carpooling is very important so I have done my best to organize as many carpools as possible in order to get people to my house.
Buying in bulk is also a good idea. I did most of my shopping at Whole Foods and BJ’s this year. I also ordered a keg of beer instead of using cans and bottles. You can’t beat the better taste, having it be cheaper and less waste!! Kegs are able to be reused many times over by the brewery.
Using propane instead of charcoal. Less emissions but I only wish I had a nice natural gas grill!!!
Borrowing close relatives’ utensils and plates for the day. Instead of wasting money on plastic forks, knives and plates which we thrown out at the end of the day, I have asked a few close relatives to bring some tableware over. At the end of the day, a quick spin in the dishwasher and back in thier hands.
Home grown salads. What’s better than making a big, hearty salad that is all, naturaly grown, right next to the table it is served on!!!
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Charles reply on July 24, 2010 10:49 am:
Now you have gone too far by taking away my charcoal. Being from the south, you just can;t do a good BBQ without that sweet aroma of charcoal on the grill.
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Matildo Maratas reply on August 24, 2010 6:28 pm:
Hi! Charcoal makes the roast taste and smells good but it will turn the food cargenic due to chemical changes and other harmful chemical that was emitted from burning charcoal in addition it add up CO2 in the atmosphere adding the severity of global warming
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Richard reply on July 24, 2010 2:02 pm:
I like to use charcoal a lot better than propane or natural gas. Do you have an information on how bad it is for the environment?
Thanks,
Richard.
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June 29th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
going camping. no fireworks (perchlorates) displays to view, just sittin’ in the woods with the family. doesn’t get much better than that!
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June 29th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
This coming up 4th July will be the same challenge for me since the past for 4 years.
I will be at work but in setting up a 10 years future plan; I think that the next 4th of July 2010 I will aboard Charles or Hudson river to celebrate under night Stars.
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Jon reply on June 30, 2009 12:28 pm:
you should go to the charles river in boston…watch/listen to the boston pops at the hatch shell, and then watch the fireworks. it’s pretty sweet! The Boston Pops also have a “practice show” on Friday, July 3rd and they go through all their “songs,” I imagine that would be sweet too!
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June 29th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Well, we aren’t making a big hoopla or anything inviting tons of people this year, but we are forfeiting the fireworks and the barbeque to spend a day hiking along the conservation trails and hopefully kayaking too.
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June 29th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I work at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, and we are LITERALLY going green! Every year, we participate in the parade in clothes that we make out of false skunk cabbage, chanting and playing random instruments – some real and some grass kazoos. It’ll be a blast. :]
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June 29th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I will be adding a green insulating product for home or business structures to the other environmental services I already do. This product can save up to 50% utility savings, is Eco-Friendly insulation, carries a Class A Fire Retardant, and can reduct outside noise up 80%
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June 30th, 2009 at 12:26 am
I’ll green my home by not worrying about CO2 and global warming.
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June 30th, 2009 at 10:17 am
I stay home and watch it all on TV while eating my veggie meals on washable plates, glasses and silverware.
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June 30th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I will eat on paper plates and cups and plastic forks and i will tell everyone i know that you are lying about global warming and climate change i think ill cut down some trees and have a bon fire and shoot off some fireworks
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Jon reply on June 30, 2009 12:33 pm:
nice.
at least you are using paper plates/cups!
and global warming is true, it’s just not a simple fix or as bad as Al Gore thinks it is. Don’t worry, the earth will cool again and we’ll have another ice age…and people will complain that it’s too cold!
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Patrick Elliott reply on July 1, 2009 5:04 am:
We were being prepared for another Ice Age in the mid 1970s if you look back at articles from the time…
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,944914,00.html
“Since the 1940s the mean global temperature has dropped about 2.7° F. Although that figure is at best an estimate, it is supported by other convincing data.”
Convincing data… ah, there’s the key. Right…
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Robert reply on August 1, 2010 2:52 pm:
I’m confused. I went to Glacier National Park and was told that our last ice age was some 4,000,000 years ago and the ice was one mile deep. Most all of that ice melted before we got to the industrial age, indicating that mother nature is at work here far more powerfully than mankind.
“Oh, but the ice is melting faster now.” Maybe, but I seem to recall from my chemistry classes that a substance (e.g., ice) will hold the same form for a long time as it goes through a temperature change (e.g., say from 25-degrees … up to 32-degrees), before it will change form from a solid to a liquid. So again, maybe it is just the laws of nature at work more so than what man has been / not been doing.
All that being said, I still try to make sure everyone in my household adheres to the **reduce**, reuse, recycle.
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North America Wilderness Backpacking reply on August 26, 2010 11:11 pm:
Well it’s important to remember that the ice in the center of a glacier will be a lot colder than the temperature of the ice at the edge of a glacier.
Therefore, yes once the temperature of edge ice gets to that certain point, it will change for a solid to a liquid, leaving behind it, new edge ice ready to be warmed up.
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tamara reply on June 30, 2009 1:48 pm:
wow anti tree hugger,
you really went out of your way to post a comment like that… what are you doing on this website in the first place?
I don’t go to your lame and under-educated “global warming.. don’t believe it” sites. you stay on your delusional trip that denies all human activities effects on the planet, and we’ll keep to our job of cleaning up your mess.
Thanks and have HAPPY 4th!!
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June 30th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Going to walk to watch fireworks that arent to far from the house other than that staying home and not driving.
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June 30th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
I’m going to run my air conditioner a bit harder, maybe 65 degrees – might even have an open bonfire – although they’re illegal in Seattle, and not for safety reasons.
No, I think I’ll celebrate things uniquely American, like speaking up about issues such as environmental alarmists determined to drive us back to the Stone Age.
For all those in that camp though, you’re just as entitled to your opinion too -
Happy 4th of July to all!
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July 1st, 2009 at 8:34 am
I will look for a used plastic 55 gallon drum that we can recycle into a rain barrel.
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July 1st, 2009 at 12:19 pm
NO Driving!
Happy 4th of July to all!
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July 1st, 2009 at 8:48 pm
We will not be using disposable cups, plates, plastic ware, can sodas, etc., cutting way down on trash.
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July 6th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
set off fire works, (everyone else was too…i’m sure there is a huge ozone layer above our house now due to that)
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July 22nd, 2009 at 5:54 am
Stay home and watch TV.
http://www.webtechnepal.com
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LiveTV4me reply on July 26, 2010 8:54 pm:
Yeah, you can’t get more environmentally friendly that watching liveTV over the Internet.
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July 26th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
I wouldn’t light up the fireworks, only watching people that does it…
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August 1st, 2009 at 5:37 am
Well, I think I’ll celebrate things uniquely American, like speaking up about issues such as environmental alarmists determined to drive us back to the Stone Age.
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http://www.vouchercodesworld.com reply on January 18, 2011 11:10 pm:
well i totally agree with that..
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August 7th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Why 4 of July? Is there any particular reason?
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November 17th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Thanks for posting this article. It is very important that, during our 4th of July celebration we pay special attention to our environment. Go Green!!
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November 27th, 2009 at 3:32 am
on the next fourth of july, i will go on a vacation and have a greener holiday by camping in the woods and appreciating mother nature and away from the usual fireworks.
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December 20th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
on the next fourth of july, i will go on a vacation and have a greener holiday by camping in the woods and appreciating mother nature and away from the usual fireworks.
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December 20th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Green Energy Technology will bring forth a new era of fireworks
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January 13th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Not only on the 4th of July but always I use going green tips.
I wish I could get a big collection of his tips all at once. Please, they are very helpful.
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January 15th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Slava is correct, let’s make this a habit, not just on July 4th!
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January 22nd, 2010 at 7:15 pm
We spend the weeks prior to July 4th pressure washing customers homes and decks to prepare for holiday picnics and barbecues.
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February 10th, 2010 at 11:56 am
I plan to do all my cooking with a solar oven! I built on out of a cardboard box with some foil and piece of glass, it can get up to 200º in the summer!
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Los Angeles Appliance Repair reply on August 24, 2010 1:37 pm:
It’s interesting. How did you make it?
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February 16th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
I plan to escape from the city untill we will have green cities.
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February 18th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I plan to do what makes me happy :)
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February 22nd, 2010 at 8:20 am
Slava is correct, let’s make this a habit, not just on July 4th!
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March 13th, 2010 at 5:28 am
We spend the weeks prior to July 4th pressure washing customers homes and decks to prepare for holiday picnics and barbecues.
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March 20th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
go green! I wish our Country men will have those concerns too
Weight Loss Hypnosis
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pat reply on August 13, 2010 10:06 am:
well we usually stay at home and just eat and then we have to think about weight loss for the rest of the month!
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March 23rd, 2010 at 5:36 pm
We usually stay at home, no fireworks, just those loud horns! Or join those 4th of July parties, that way, we won’t have to use our own fireworks and no need for other hassles like preparing our own food & stuff!
Jillian T.
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March 30th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
We will be celebrating a wedding on July 4th.
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April 2nd, 2010 at 5:34 am
I like this whole new green concept that is going around. It’s about time that people started realizing that they need to change their ways for the better. We will celebrate July 4th and cheer to good health.
Don
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April 6th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Stay home and watch TV.
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April 8th, 2010 at 10:56 am
Hmmm.. i will probably have an earth hour. Where i will turn off my electric power in our home for about an hour. Make that a habit about twice a week maybe. ^_^
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April 25th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
What a helpful post really will be coming back to this time and time again Thanks ..
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April 28th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Stay at home to sleep, reduction, eat something
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May 7th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
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May 12th, 2010 at 2:34 am
i will probably have an earth hour. Where i will turn off my electric power in our home for about an hour. Make that a habit about twice a week maybe. Thanks
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July 17th, 2010 at 6:04 am
Like many others we went camping and got back to nature. I cannot recommend this highly enough. We are now planning our next camping trip with the neighbor!
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July 23rd, 2010 at 2:25 am
Like many others we went camping and got back to nature. I cannot recommend this highly enough. We are now planning our next camping trip with the neighbor!
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July 24th, 2010 at 2:22 am
We had no fireworks up here after the Schultz fire. That area sadly is flooding now.
How did I go green. Rode my bike downtown for the parade and enjoyed the arts and crafts in park. Lots of cheering for the firefighters. Doesn’t seem like exercise when I ride to the parade. I’m riding to the post office more now, too.
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July 24th, 2010 at 11:52 am
We stayed at home and watched the community planned fireworks from our backyard instead of driving anywhere to watch them.
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July 25th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
First of all, we always stay home. We encourage our visitors to carpool or bike if closeby. We use regular dishes and buy all foods and supplies in bulk. We even encourage our guest to bring Camping Tents and camp in the yard or woods.
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July 25th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Using green decorations that require low power like LED lights and decorations that stay all year round like. Go green and be proud of it!
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July 26th, 2010 at 12:37 am
We usually stay at home, no fireworks, just those loud horns! Or join those 4th of July parties, that way, we won’t have to use our own fireworks and no need for other hassles like preparing our own food & stuff!
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July 26th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Celebrating a clean Biloxi Beach!
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July 26th, 2010 at 3:22 am
We spent a peaceful day in the sun with the family and my cousin who was down from Toronto.
He was really interested in our hydroponics garden and didn’t realize how easy they are to set up.
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July 26th, 2010 at 7:17 am
We were Pressure Washing our sister in laws house by the lake and later watched the fireworks at the Marina.
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July 26th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Protecting the environment is one thing – how about protecting the population from consuming way more alcohol, red meat and corn syrup than is good for any civilised nation.
There is no point in protecting the lakes and mountains if no-one is active enough to get there and witness their majesty!
Mike Allen
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July 26th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Global Warming is real, it’s not the eminent disaster some claim, but it’s still an important problem to address.
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July 26th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
All I know is.. we need a new Holiday BETWEEN Fourth of July and Labor Day! Something like National Peace Day in August!
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July 26th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
I’ve done something like this in my own backyard. I took Some left over Auto Glass (specifically Windshields) and created a bit of a greenhouse in to cover many of my plans and herbs i have been growing. I’ll keep all updated on the progress – Hopefully it works!
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July 27th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Roasting those home grown organically grown sweetcorn and peppers, lettuce and more over a well controlled BBQ. Never mind, at least your garden and grounds (as well your regular domestic lighting) can be low carbon ‘green’ illuminated using 12v dc low energy lamps.
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July 28th, 2010 at 10:53 am
We went green by adding organic cleaning supplies to our fire restoration company in Western PA.
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July 28th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Dads, take the kids on a hunting, fishing or camping trip in the high country. This is not only an opportunity to bond with your children but it’s also a way to beat the summary heat camping out near a peaceful cool mountain stream:)
See you there:
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July 29th, 2010 at 2:53 am
We spent a peaceful day in the sun with the family and my cousin who was down from Toronto.
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July 29th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Hi yes we have gone green with our heating its solar powered from the sun. The panels should last 10 years .It heats water and powers the heating in the winter also.
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July 29th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
My green efforts involve growing my own fruits and vegetables all year round in hydroponics. The cost in resources and time is minimal and highly rewarding. I don’t have a car, either.
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July 29th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
NOTICE:
By swapping incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescent can cut a home electric bill. BUT and this is a big but when the CFLS go bad don’t put them into the garbage they contain mercury, which will not be good in the drinking water.
Also we bought six electrical power strips/ with off switch we shut the power flow to TV’s, Computers, Printers, Microwave, when not in use, save (money) wattage at night.
You can save up to 25% of the billable electricity consumed in homes and businesses which is non-productive and unusable, (source U.S.Dept of Energy).
GO GREEN
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July 29th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
By forgoing the meat and buying local! By switching out the meat, we can reduce our carbon footprint by 50%. The World Watch Institute reported in 2009 that livestock accounts for over 51% of greenhouse gases. Not to mention, a vegetarian lifestyle is quite healthy and tasty, too!
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July 29th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
my green effort is to stop selling aerosol spay cans and go on to trigger spray bottles.
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July 29th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Drink ice cold fresh clean water from my a atmospheric water generator
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July 30th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
We have started the tradition of sending out Labor Day cards instead of going on long road trips like we used to!!!!
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July 30th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I cleaned my carpet. People were coming over for a bbq, so had to make it look good. Didn’t help the ozone layer, but it sure helped my home.
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July 30th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
I was going to drive to go see fireworks then changed my mind and watched them from home from my window as everyone in the neighborhood was doing their own fireworks show. I also drank lots alkaline foods and alkaline water.
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July 30th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
We definitely had a green 4th this year. It was really fun…nothing fancy. It was pretty hot here in Indiana. We took in some sun and enjoyed the show!
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July 31st, 2010 at 12:37 am
By organising a heap of weddings! I know it may sound like a fun way to spend the 4th of July, but many couples are also very conscious of the enviornment these days so many events are tailored on using less energy, through the effective use of candles, low lighting etc. It’s fantastic, and some couples are even offsetting some of their carbon footprint.
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July 31st, 2010 at 3:03 am
By swapping incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescent can cut a home electric bill. Not to mention, a vegetarian lifestyle is quite healthy and tasty, too!
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August 1st, 2010 at 10:30 pm
One way of greening your 4th of July is to use solar spot lights to highlight your flag pole.
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August 2nd, 2010 at 2:49 am
I believe in this statement “Go green.” But not only go green , rather I would say “Go green with Hydroponics.” I always use vegetables grown up with help of hydroponics which has a better quality and bigger yields.
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August 3rd, 2010 at 8:44 am
I think I would just eat less in order to reduce the total consumption of food (At least I can try, though it wouldn’t matter to many people) which would obviously lead to less manufacture of food products and thus making the planet more green.
I know, long shot but if everybody thinks like me, then it is more than a possibility.
Abraham
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August 4th, 2010 at 10:01 am
If we would all stop with the fireworks then we would all be a lot better off. There are other ways to celebrate our independence.
Do you know how much pollution is generated from fireworks?
I know from driving on the 4th of July, going down roads you can’t even see 30 feet in front of you because of the clouds of firework smoke coming from everywhere.
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August 4th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Definitely spending the day looking more into solar power
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August 5th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
A great way to be green on the 4th of July is to go for a bike ride with the whole family. We need to promote alternative modes of transportation as much as possible! Cars are a huge danger to our health as well as that of the planet.
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Richard reply on November 4, 2010 8:59 am:
As a family, we rode our bikes downtown, where they had some activites. Bought
a tandem for my younger son, works great.
Richard
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August 6th, 2010 at 4:34 am
When we were younger we used to meet with some friends in the open area and throw quizzes on the history of America. I think it will be a good educational idea nowadays too.
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August 6th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
I promote energy efficiency as the most American and patriotic activity every day. regardless of global warming, we must shake the chains of energy dependence on corporations so that we can take care of ourselves and not have to rely on others!
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August 8th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Well, I know it’s maybe too late to answer the question of the week, but I figured I’d share our red, white, blue, and green custom. We take all out leftover bottles and run them through a crusher, mix them with a clear epoxy, and mold them into our own art glass that we put up as shower doors, light fixtures, etc.
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August 10th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
I realize this was posted last year but for July 4th this year, I became vegetarian. Lots of news reports showed that the meat industry produces more greenhouse gases every year than all the cars in the world combined!! so I became veggie and have stuck to it ever since. but it doesn’t end there, I have since done a lot of research and have actually started up a business to help educate people on the vegetarian lifestyle.
your reading this blog post because obviously you care about the environment in some way, so check it out if you feel you could do more
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August 12th, 2010 at 5:56 am
I will be adding a green insulating product for home or business structures to the other environmental services I already do. Well, I think I’ll celebrate things uniquely American, like speaking up about issues such as environmental alarmists determined to drive us back to the Stone Age.
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August 12th, 2010 at 5:56 am
I will be adding a green insulating product for home or business structures to the other environmental services I already do. Well, I think I’ll celebrate things uniquely American, like speaking up about issues such as environmental alarmists determined to drive us back to the Stone Age.
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August 12th, 2010 at 9:16 am
I will be drinking filtered tap water, rather than buying a case of water. It is much more sustainable. Even if you recycle the plastic bottles, there is still the impact of production to take into account.
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August 12th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Conserving resources by using only what I need, reducing electricity use and not using fireworks. It surprising to see how much we use and pollute during one celebration. We can be more responsible.
Conserve electricity, be green.
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August 12th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
I promote energy efficiency as the most American and patriotic activity every day. regardless of global warming, we must shake the chains of energy dependence on corporations so that we can take care of ourselves and not have to rely on others!
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August 13th, 2010 at 12:05 am
I really enjoy 4th of July, however this year was very bad regarding budget cuts across the board. therefore many cities, towns did not have a 4th of July fireworks display.
mary
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August 14th, 2010 at 8:33 am
What I normally do on the 4th is to reflect on the efforts of other Americans who created what we enjoy today. Then I do what I wish more Americans would, prepare a feast on and watch the fireworks.
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August 14th, 2010 at 11:33 am
We enjoyed the opposite of “hot fireworks” on a cruise in Glacier Bay Alaska. The 4th of July is an excellent time to be around the glaciers on an Alaska cruise!
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August 15th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Agree with whole House Filtered water. Start enjoying filtered water from the tap. Much more sustainable.
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August 16th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
We planing to have a lunch at home with family making natural juice,salads, home made bread,meat
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August 16th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
I will attempt to waste less water in my window cleaning business:
Thanks for the inspiration to be more green!
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August 17th, 2010 at 2:20 am
How will I green your 4th of July?
Ans.
Simply by being aware about proper garbage disposal.
I love gardening that’s why I have no hesitation on planting trees.
We should all be environment conscious and environment friendly.
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August 18th, 2010 at 12:30 am
We are switching our electricity to Green-e Certified electricity. Guaranteed to use 100% wind energy. Available in Texas and New York.
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Providence Solar Energy reply on August 19, 2010 3:53 am:
Yep. Totally agree, ill start using Solar Energy instead energy that are distributed by other harmful power plants.
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August 19th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
I know I’m kinda late here but I believe independence day can be made a time to celebrate self sufficient living. We get together with other friends that are learning to live off the land more simply including going solar and learning to grow their own produce. We’re posting our story and what we’re learning about all of this at:
http://selfsufficientlivingblog.com/
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August 22nd, 2010 at 12:04 am
Most Americans need to be concerned about the use of resources and energy.
Far to many people conserve physical energy by sitting on the couch and waste pricey electric and petroleum energy.
Every 4th of July, we celebrate Independence Day because we combine Hypnosis and NLP techniques to teach people how to achieve goals, success and freedom.
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August 23rd, 2010 at 9:46 pm
I will waste less water in my entertainment business:
Thanks for the inspiration to be more green!
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August 24th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
I used paper bag and abaca basket as a container of my grocery stuff
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August 24th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
We celebrated with our family and friends floating in our pool, watching the community fireworks from our backyard!
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August 24th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Well even if its not 4th of July I would always promote to go green everyday of our lives. We have only one world and one chance to make the world go green in our life. So I would promote on using renewable source of energy such as using solar panels, ground source heat pumps, and might as well with rainscape.
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Ariel Bayker reply on August 27, 2010 9:40 am:
a very good idea to go green is to take advantage of the solar power a renewable source of energy.
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August 26th, 2010 at 3:28 am
My aim is to promote go green not only on July 4th but throughout the year. On this age of deforestation, my plan is to plant more and more trees and to use solar power.
Thanks,
Mike
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August 26th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Promoting the ‘green’ lifestyle means helping others to appreciate earth. Our National and State Parks and Forests are a great way to get people out there on a hike to enjoy for themselves what our one and only earth can be in its raw natural beauty.
Sometimes a nice long backpacking trip is just what the doctor ordered and whether 4th of July or not, exploring earth and appreciating it goes hand in hand with the ‘green’ lifestyle.
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August 27th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Well even if its not 4th of July I would always promote to go green everyday of our lives. We have only one world and one chance to make the world go green in our life. So I would promote on using renewable source of energy such as using solar panels, ground source heat pumps, and might as well with rainscape.
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August 28th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
My holiday “greening” actually came after the holiday.
I’m an avid scrapbooker, and this year’s 4th was such a special occasion for me, I created a scrapbook about it. But this year, I focused on making the scrapbook environmentally green by using as many recycled papers and other materials as possible. I also recycled the waste.
I am thrilled with the result and am now encouraging others to create green scrapbooks. I even wrote about it at http://www.premadescrapbook.net
Now I’m looking forward to creating a “green” Halloween album!
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August 28th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Everyday I think about how to be green and how to get others to think “green”. I post tips, news and eco-friendly information on seagreennews.com for other to enjoy and use, because going green matters.
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August 29th, 2010 at 5:02 am
I’m making an active effort to cut down on the amount of driving I do, at least until I can afford to have a fully electric car, with a solar rig on my roof powering the house and charging the car.
Its been great though, its helped me get healthy, save money, and help the environment.
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August 31st, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I don’t think green is a part of this modern life also as now people are more concerned about their own requirements and even don’t care to have a garden or variety of plants. Therefore, it is clear people are saying NO to green. Still I like your article it is great and thank you for sharing your ideas.
Hope to see more of your ideas and thoughts in near future.
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September 2nd, 2010 at 5:01 am
Like many others we went camping and got back to nature. I cannot recommend this highly enough. We are now planning our next camping trip with the neighbor! Thanks for the inspiration to be more green!
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September 3rd, 2010 at 4:07 am
I bought a atmospheric water generator. It produces water from the air!. It can make up to 5 gallons per day if it is at least around 80 degrees Farenheit and around 50 % relative humidity. In the long run it costs me about .08 cents per gallon to make with cost of electric. The water is very, very clean and has no chemicals, no nothing. Cleanest water I have ever had.
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September 3rd, 2010 at 4:11 am
By picking up trash in the neighborhood for a trash clean up day
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September 3rd, 2010 at 4:16 am
Hi All,
Hope you all had a great 4th. I purchased a small solar air conditioner for my window. I have a small place so I don’t need a lot of air. It works better than my plug in unit. I bought it from a place called Easy To Go Green.
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September 8th, 2010 at 6:14 am
I had a big party and I used real plates instead of disposable and real glasses instead of plastic cups. Cheaper AND Greener.
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September 8th, 2010 at 10:54 am
We installed a new photo water heater that is large panels mounted on our roof that heats the water for our house. We had 25 people for the weekend so the water heating system saved a lot of energy consumption! My company had its employees make green efforts for the weekend as well. We set up a contest to see who could host the most environmentally friendly party
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September 10th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
What i do on independence day?
Just watching Independence Day – movie :-)
Just kidding
I usually go out, find some quiet place and enjoying the inner peace…
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September 15th, 2010 at 12:58 am
I will as always, be using “Green Products” for all of our home cleaning.
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September 16th, 2010 at 7:27 am
This specific post and its writer are making sense.
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September 17th, 2010 at 5:24 am
I will be sticking to my ritual of Link text in order to prevent the build up of plastic bottle waste. If you can, please do the same, and start eliminating the pointless use of bottled water, which isnt even good for you!
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September 21st, 2010 at 7:56 am
Plant a tree!
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September 23rd, 2010 at 8:06 am
There are few people who don’t enjoy a good BBQ and with the warm weather, Independence Day is the perfect occasion to grill. Still, the smoke exhaust from the burning coals release a variety of toxins and chemicals that harm the environment. This year, visit Denver for the organic charcoal options on the market instead and sacrifice none of the effectiveness. To take green grilling a step further, invest in a natural gas barbecue. These exude less energy then your average grill as well.
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September 23rd, 2010 at 3:38 pm
As always, I’ll be out fishing and camping, playing my favorite outdoor games, basketball, tennis and road hockey.
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September 27th, 2010 at 3:16 am
I love the outdoors, but my favorite is a beautiful bbq with family and friends around the pool. Go 4th of July!
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September 27th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Next year we plan to enjoy the 4th of July by having a big bbq and inviting all of our friends and family. By that time next year, we will have an inground pool….so excited
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September 29th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Maybe we could make a trip and don’t drive a car, instead take out some bicycles… A party at a pool would be cool too.
Greetings, John
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September 29th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Have picnic with the family and spend the 4th of July with them is cool. This is the best time to spend quality time with your family especially if you are a very busy person.
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September 30th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
We will only use non disposable dishwear and cloth napkins, will encourage others to carpool to our event. Will purchase our party supplies LOCALLY from local producers.
And will recycle bottles / cans as well as compost our food waste from the event.
Good luck,
Daemon Lync
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October 1st, 2010 at 6:49 pm
I will be going green by not only staying home and having a meal with all my family using reusable plates but just about all the parsley, herbs and vegtables we are going to eat I have grown in my own back. Talk about Super low carbon miles!!! I think we should all start growing more at home.
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October 2nd, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Every year we make sure to bring water from our fridge at home with cups to not create more empty water bottles.
David Maslow
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October 4th, 2010 at 5:07 am
Hello, Celebrated the 4th of July, maybe going to a cookout with a lot of people or possibly meet a new friend and having a camera to take pictures of the fireworks and event is just one of the ways to celebrate this holiday weekend
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October 5th, 2010 at 1:11 am
We make sure we only ride to our friends place who we have the celebrations with.
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Rodney Ash reply on November 26, 2010 2:32 pm:
You should spend your 4th putting together a complete green plan for your home that you’ll execute for the remainder of the year.
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October 5th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I thinks I would spend my time in the Gym to lose weight. It has been months that I wasn’t able make my regular exercise due to busy schedule. I need to get back into shape to stay healthy and feel comfortable.
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Leonardo reply on October 23, 2010 7:21 am:
Hey, Jaruso
The truth is, that there is a TON of information available, and there are a TON of different ways to produce the results you want, and to lose as much weight as you want. The key is to really understand why a diet or exercise routine works.
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October 6th, 2010 at 5:42 am
Well, for 2011 I’ll spending this time eating as much barbecue as possible and taking part part is some outdoor activities and games. It would also be a good idea to do some gardening work on that weekend too. Don’t you think?
Dustin
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The guy who likes to share herb gardening tips with fellow gardeners!
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October 7th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
The best thing I can think of is to recycle the paper and plastic from 4th of July cookouts. I can’t imagine how much garbage is created in that one day. That would cut down on the noise pollution! lol
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October 9th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
air is free to meet, sit on the grass and enjoy the 4th of July
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October 19th, 2010 at 2:22 am
Container plants are just like your regularly grown plants, just more mobile! That means they deserve the watering, and fertilizing you would give it if it was planted in the ground. While you’re fertilizing, make sure the pot is still draining freely and re-pot lost soil because it is very helpful to protect against many types of cancer.
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October 21st, 2010 at 6:46 am
on the next fourth of July, i will go on a vacation and have a greener holiday by camping in the woods and appreciating mother nature and away from the usual fireworks.
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October 21st, 2010 at 6:54 am
4th of July, spend with family go for a picnic spot and have a greener holiday by camping in the woods and appreciating nature.
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October 21st, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Another solid article. To my understanding, Germany has mandated solar hot water systems on all new construction. Europe is now way ahead of the US in the adoption of solar therm systems and is selling their equipment to us.
In the mid ’80s, I worked with a builder who decided to include solar energy as a standard feature in all of his homes. He ended up building seventy homes in Jacksonville, NC, about twelve homes in Rome, GA, and five or six in Chapel Hill. Each house has passive and active solar systems. The passive solar system provides space heating during the day and the active solar system provides space heating and hot water in the evening or whenever the passive was spent. Some of these homes had solar fractions as high as 80%!
During this time, solar thermal systems were becoming accepted in the housing market as standard equipment. The market was maturing with proven technology. Unfortunately, the federal government pulled the rug out from under us by repealing the solar tax credits. Most of the marketplace collapsed as a result.
Let’s get it right this time,
Dr. Ben
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October 21st, 2010 at 10:44 pm
just chill out by the shade of the tree or chat with the neighbors. if you are more of a group participant, call your friends and have a backyard barbecue party and cook steak with your outdoor barbecue grill. share stories and jokes. enjoyment at the least expense.
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October 23rd, 2010 at 3:26 pm
How green? This is a lot of misinformation on being green, but I think it is important to recycle. So, we will make sure all the aluminum cans end up in the recycle bin.
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October 27th, 2010 at 1:27 am
That’s really a fantastic post !
Many thanks for sharing with us
By the way I just bookmark it and
added to my favorite blogs list.
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October 30th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Every body likes the clean and healthy environment and I will make 4th July green by not driving my car…
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November 1st, 2010 at 11:41 pm
This is very important, independence is not just about free from colonialism and war. Independence is also letting us keep the earth green and beautiful. Thanks
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November 2nd, 2010 at 10:48 am
4th of July always reminds me of grilling, and the only way to save energy when grilling is to start with a greatOutdoor Gas Grill
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November 8th, 2010 at 5:00 am
On the 4th of July.. We will be having tree planting.. keeping the earth green and clean.. There’s nothing better than that!.. This is really fun and helpful.. Thanks for the post!..
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November 9th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
I love to bbq on the fourth.
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November 9th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
always take care of the environment, protect the green areas and attempt to create awareness among people to do the same, but it´s not easy because they are all celebrating and believe me that is one of the things that they care less…
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November 12th, 2010 at 8:34 am
i love 4th of July…it means nature tipping and travel all around the city..my plan?i will green my 4th of july by spending that day with my whole family in a nature trip or doing something for the enviroment…
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November 12th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Don’t set off own fireworks! Just go to a public one and make good use of napkins, no taking 500 napkins for one person during the BBQ. That’s just wasteful. We all need to do the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. That goes for utensils as well. Carpooling is also helpful. There’s going to be a lot of traffic already so we can help reduce it by going many in one vehicle. That would also help reduce air pollution, which would be awesome.
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November 18th, 2010 at 6:49 am
Solar cells work best in direct sunlight. If most of the south facing roof space is covered by nice large trees a photovoltaic system is not going to produce much electricity.
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November 18th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Environmentally speaking, the power solar system uses generates no emissions since burning of fossil fuels doesn’t takes place. True that the popularity and acceptance of solar power home kits is skyrocketing in recent years,
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November 28th, 2010 at 3:31 am
I be greening my 4th of july by not throwing my trash anywhere i go.
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November 30th, 2010 at 9:57 am
This is a little late to post, but to be honest the 4th of July is not a time when I was about to do anything green. I just relax, have a few cold ones and watch the game. sorry!
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December 5th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
using less electricity in your house would be an idea
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December 9th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Beneficial info and excellent design you got here! I want to thank you for sharing your ideas and putting the time into the stuff you publish! Great work!
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December 15th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
I plan on recycling our cracked windshields and broken auto glass.
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December 18th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
less electricity is best plan
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December 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
always unplug electronic devices that is not used in addition iron all clothes at one setting
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December 30th, 2010 at 3:18 am
It was consisting most of the details needed commonly for the topic how USA got freedom.
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December 30th, 2010 at 3:18 am
“Happy independance day of 2011″ for all American & God bless america and its liberty.
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December 30th, 2010 at 6:20 am
put off devices that are not used, walk my way to the office to lessen burning fossil fuels, always iron in one setting
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January 5th, 2011 at 6:41 am
Planting trees is best way for green our cities. awareness should improve not to cut the trees. Reducing driving will also improve green day. i will not use the computer for the whole day to reduce my destruction to environment.
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January 7th, 2011 at 11:34 am
Not too early to start planning for 7/4/11. Going grill shopping tonight. :-)
But for now, back to putting on energy efficient roofs.
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January 8th, 2011 at 2:23 am
Planting trees not only enough for the green day.
awareness should be given by using solar energy in different ways also increase the green day for the world.
keep our world free from pollution
Thanks for the blog.
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January 10th, 2011 at 8:31 am
Planting trees reduce global warming..
Save the world…
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January 13th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Thank you for this post. I found it very interesting. I agree with that previous comments. The only thing that we can save the world is to plant many trees to fight the global warming. It sounds that it is GREEN way.
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January 19th, 2011 at 7:23 pm
After reading through these posts it’s great to see the emphasis on the personal contributions to resource conservation, sustainable building practices and advocating a “green” lifestyle. More trees are a good thing, and good way to start.
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January 19th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
I will ride my electric bike.
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January 21st, 2011 at 11:54 pm
Hi, I usually don’t post unless I can add my website but I had to. I just couldn’t resist. So, yes I’m having some friends and family over and Im gonna make sure that everyone brings naturally disposable cups and napkins so that I can toss them in the back yard and dig a hole to cover it up with dirt and we’re gonna compost our food as well and sing Kumbiya to mother earth for all the green day goodness she provides…LOL! What!?! What are you all talking about? Woh, this is far off the totem poll folks. I had to read this twice just to make sure I was still alive….Another good one before I go…”on the next fourth of July, i will go on a vacation and have a greener holiday by camping in the woods and appreciating mother nature”. LOL!!! Outstanding.
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January 22nd, 2011 at 12:04 am
Hi, It’s me again. LOL!!! I just can’t seem to stay away. I just saw two more good ones. Im talking about T-shirt funny people. Thats the kind of prime material I see floating in these comments. “I will ride my electric bike” and “just sittin’ in the woods with the family. doesn’t get much better than that!” LOL!!! Absolutely amazing.
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January 24th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
I replace all my recessed lighting with LED bulbs.
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January 26th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
I am finally (in the past week) in a position where I can separate and properly dispose of my paper, plastics, glass and other trash. It feels good to be able to do this. But I may have an even better “recycling” situation — my sheep will eat any cardboard they can get to. This converts to — you guessed it — fertilizer which goes on my garden. So we’re not only recycling, we’re reprocessing!!!
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January 28th, 2011 at 8:45 am
Hi…
Buying in bulk is also a good idea.But to celebrate it in a unique way would be better,like speaking up about issues such as environmental alarmists determined to drive us back to the Stone Age.
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February 19th, 2011 at 10:47 am
I will make my house as a solar dependent. And i will ride my electric bike of course.
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February 20th, 2011 at 12:41 am
We celebrated with our family and friends floating in our pool, watching the community fireworks from our backyard!
Regards,
Bill
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February 20th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Eating green and eating healthy at the same time. Slow carb diet is both healthy , it is packed with vegetables and nutrients.
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February 23rd, 2011 at 12:07 am
Great information. I got lucky and found your site from a random Google search. Fortunately for me, this topic just happens to be something that I’ve been trying to find more info on for research purposes. Keep up the great work and thanks a lot.
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February 23rd, 2011 at 2:18 pm
hi…
I think we should celebrate this day with more green things included in our daily routine like wearing green and eating green. Dining out is not a bad idea as well. But everybody has its own way to celebrate events.
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February 27th, 2011 at 5:25 am
We usually make a massive picnic and spend the day as a family. Then we’ll go and watch the fireworks display.
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February 28th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Stay local to save fuel and energy. Watch the fireworks display put on by your local community and that too can save in the long run. If each person on this earth did one thing to help our environment, there would be a noticeable impact! We should also be aware of renewable energy options. Everything we do, we can make a greener choice… Bring your own shopping bag to the grocery store!
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February 28th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Great!
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March 5th, 2011 at 5:35 am
Thanks for this insightful piece! I’ll share this article on our blog.
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March 5th, 2011 at 6:07 am
I must say i enjoyed this particular post, if I have your permission am i able to copy this post to my blog and share it with others as well.
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March 5th, 2011 at 2:28 pm
To save fuel and energy, I will ride my bicycle if i need to go outside. Celebrated the 4 July with our family and friends floating in our pool, watching the community fireworks from our backyard! Eating green and eating healthy at the same time. Slow carb diet is both healthy , it is packed with vegetables and nutrients.
VyDee
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March 6th, 2011 at 8:16 am
yea good work
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March 6th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
yeah i like the green world, good article
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March 8th, 2011 at 2:19 pm
I think going green is the best way, but more importantly we should look at how we live our daily lives in the best possible way. Not just thanksgiving.
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March 15th, 2011 at 3:45 am
Getting green for the 4th of July is the great thing to have and I’m so glad that during that day I can contribute something to the environment to restore and conserve it. We should be encouraging more to create a website with this kind of post to encourage and spread ways in preserving nature. .
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March 19th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
As a owner of a nationally recognized company we encourage all of our franchises to allow employees to take off for July 4th and celebrate our freedoms. From an ecological standpoint, everything we do when providing our services we constantly train and re-train on how not to affect the environment in any way.
Tim McCullen
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March 20th, 2011 at 12:05 am
Might be a fun way to see the fireworks, will look into it
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www.sinemafilmi.net reply on April 8, 2011 3:36 am:
that’s good :^P
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March 20th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
I would renovate my apartment by purchasing practical and environment-friendly products such as room dividers and pressurized temporary walls :)
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March 23rd, 2011 at 7:18 pm
This coming 4th of July we will be using natural products to keep our pool clean. No more chlorine !
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March 24th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Fishing by some lake or river have BBQ.
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March 26th, 2011 at 5:06 pm
Hi…
To celebrate this historical day , we can use different ways to express our feelings according to our mental approach.We can use as more green things as possible on that day, as a symbol of independence.Dining out might be a good idea.
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March 26th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Go to the wild wild forest.
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March 27th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
For us, every day is like 4th of July because I encourage in our business green working in every possible way … We do this specifically by removing the PAPERWORK completely and amazingly our business doesn’t need any. This greatly helps us improve and instill the spirit of a healthy lifestyle in our employees.
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March 27th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
Relaxing!
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Lorenzo
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April 3rd, 2011 at 5:47 pm
I have been trying my best to make my house more green the past 5 years.
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April 5th, 2011 at 1:07 am
I will be sticking to my ritual of Link text in order to prevent the build up of plastic bottle waste.
If you can, please do the same, and start eliminating the pointless use of bottled water, which isnt even good for you!
Thanks Scotty
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April 9th, 2011 at 8:59 am
Honestly, over the past few years I just stayed home and enjoyed the day off with my family. I really don’t enjoy the fireworks shows that almost always end up with someone getting severely injured because of negligence. Last year I had summer courses in UCLA so I didn’t go back home for dependence day. I just chilled with my buddies and my trusty . I can’t wait for this year because I’m back in Oregon, so I’ll be sure to spend a green Independence day with my family.
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April 16th, 2011 at 3:05 am
I planned for going on a trip with my friends in a religious place.. I think if we are independent then its a best gift from God to us and we should thank God for our independence. After God’s worship, we planned for a competition in games because in daily we cant even keep in touch our friends its the best time the spend our memorable moments with our friends….
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April 16th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Hopefully at the lake watching fireworks and the reflection on the water. That would be nice.
Back in Oregon.
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April 18th, 2011 at 11:47 am
nice home cooked meal, nothing to fat… gotta stay in shape
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April 28th, 2011 at 3:03 am
Firstly I planned for going to some religious place and thanked the God for giving us independence. If we are free and fulfilling our wishes that’s only God’s gift. After that I spent 2-3 hours with my friends and made a lot of fun. then I came back and watched movie…That’s it…but I enjoyed a lot…
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April 29th, 2011 at 9:28 am
The issue that never dies. Making our environment as green as possible or in short term, planting more green plants are cool hobby but we have no time doing the same thing. This coming 4th of July, I think the government must have some kind of program that will address this kind of issue.
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April 29th, 2011 at 11:25 pm
I’m going to fire up the grill and make some hamburgers! Yum!
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May 1st, 2011 at 2:04 am
I think it should be the other way around. We should be responsible for 364 days, and on the 4th of July let loose and celebrate.
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May 2nd, 2011 at 3:13 am
Independence Day honors the birthday of the United States of America. It’s a day of picnics and patriotic parades, a night of concerts and fireworks. I want to vanish myself those above item.
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May 9th, 2011 at 4:36 am
I want to vanish myself those above item.
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May 10th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
I generally spend July 4th at home having a bbq.
I don’t like to drive my car around too much even though I drive an electric car.
You can find out more about my electric car conversion
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solar panels for your home reply on May 16, 2011 3:18 am:
Going for green homes with solar panels is the only way to protect the environment and to preserve the biodiversity of this planet.
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May 12th, 2011 at 12:08 am
The closest thing I do to being green on the 4th is not drive. Otherwise, my normal thought through the day is how to eat some great food without gaining 10 lbs for the day. : )
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May 14th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
I will certainly be enjoying mine at home with family and friends.
Mel
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May 18th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Great ideas, we can use many of these at my daughters wedding. She’ll love it, her and her fiancee are much greener than me and her mom.
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May 22nd, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Must spend the 4th with family and friend sand fireworks of course!
Regards
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May 23rd, 2011 at 12:52 pm
What a great article! Thank you for your nice writing.
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May 27th, 2011 at 7:47 am
Fundamentals are the building blocks of life. Live green! Eat green!
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May 27th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Stay, home and watch tv…
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May 27th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Most americans spend the 4th of July at home, having an outdoor party or a barbecue party. It’s also a good question on how to make that day environment friendly, such as planting trees or cleaning your place, etc.
Cody Felton
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May 28th, 2011 at 9:12 am
Conversations are sometimes the ideal form of communication, depending on the conversants’ intended ends. Conversations may be ideal when, for example, each party desires a relatively equal exchange of information, or when one party desires to question the other.
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June 2nd, 2011 at 7:54 am
Most americans spend the 4th of July at home, having an outdoor party or a barbecue party.
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June 3rd, 2011 at 10:39 am
Such a great idea and you all will be happy singing “Firework” together! ;)
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June 5th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
I’m most likely going to head down to the beach for the fireworks.
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June 6th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
We’ll be at home, watching fireworks on TV. During that time, all the lights in our house will be turned off.
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June 6th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
Gonna kick back and relax with friends and pop on the patio string lights (Solar powered of course)while those cool beers go down to the strains of Springstein!
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June 7th, 2011 at 6:45 am
I live in Italy and I think we will visit the country with my family this summer, I hope to spend the 4th of July in the U.S. and also learn from the environmental policies of American families.
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June 27th, 2011 at 6:45 am
There’s always a lot of different challenges everyday. You’ll just have to figure your way out. thanks for sharing.
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June 29th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Here in Australia we do not celebrate the 4th of July so my time will probably be spent working on our company website
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June 30th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I’m most likely going to head down to the beach for the fireworks.
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July 4th, 2011 at 5:43 am
Well staying at home watching my two lovely kids playing their wooden kitchen playsets is my best choice this year.
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July 14th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Thank you so much for providing this great information. That was just what I was looking for, keep the great info coming.
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narsh reply on July 14, 2011 11:08 pm:
Yes agree nice information.
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July 21st, 2011 at 1:03 am
I stayed at home and planted New plants in the Garden and lots of Fresh Veggies. I tried my best not to waste Energy in the home or use any kind of Harmful chemicals. It was a Great and healthy fourth f July.
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July 23rd, 2011 at 5:01 pm
great website. I live in Italy and I think we will visit the country with my family this summer, I hope to spend the 4th of July in the U.S.
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July 25th, 2011 at 9:00 am
I stayed at home and planted New plants in the Garden and lots of Fresh Veggies. I tried my best not to waste Energy in the home or use any kind of Harmful chemicals.
Jenni
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July 28th, 2011 at 9:49 am
Just do not realize why men and women are writing comments which are certainly not relevant to the subject being reviewed. I assume this is something which we will have to avert.
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July 29th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
I am always planting new plants to help out
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August 19th, 2011 at 2:58 am
Honestly, over the past few years I just stayed home and enjoyed the day off with my family. I really don’t enjoy the fireworks shows that almost always end up with someone getting severely injured because of negligence. Last year I had summer courses in UCLA so I didn’t go back home for dependence day. I just chilled with my buddies and my trusty
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August 19th, 2011 at 6:11 am
I am helping one of the local schools to build a solar panel. We have implemented, several green projects this year and this will definately be the best one. I am hoping to get the school a sponsored windmill, so they will be totally self sufficient. Already they have a kitchen garden that generates a lot of food for the kitchen. This means they only ever eat seasonal vegetables and they are reducing their carbon footprint. Thanks for the info.
Kindest regards
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August 22nd, 2011 at 7:08 am
I would like to go about this information deeply. Thanks for your resource, i will refer this article.
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August 23rd, 2011 at 8:07 am
Appreciate it. great way to begin the celebrations.
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August 23rd, 2011 at 10:46 am
Wow…great article..love to read this amazing article…Amazing…Thanks for sharing this wounder full information..
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August 24th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
My children and I went to the park and enjoyed the environment. We used non disposable plates and utensils for this special event. Belated Happy July 4th everyone.
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August 25th, 2011 at 1:54 am
Plant and plant more trees or do some gardening!
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August 29th, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Just do not realize why men and women are writing comments which are certainly not relevant to the subject being reviewed.
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August 30th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
When it comes to going green, you can never go wrong with planting more trees.
That’s the approach that we are taking in our country during the upcoming independence day celebrations.
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September 1st, 2011 at 8:05 am
I go green as do all my family, it’s the best way to be in my view.
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September 1st, 2011 at 9:41 am
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Okay, so I missed the original posting back in 2008. However, relevancy still exists in the question, ” How will you be green for the 4th of July”.
There are so many institutional ways to be relevant, given that many organizations have budgets, committess, etc. As an individual my plans are simple because I know that within a community of stakeholders, even low budget stakeholders, you can accomplish many things.
I have always lived in the city but have cherished my own dreams of also being a farmer. My contribution is to read about and associate with people who grow gardens. For so many reasons to include the simple fact that the price of processed food continues to increase.
Since this posting is about the 4th of July, I also feel that my lessened dependence on commercial entities to feed myself and my love ones, will collectively contribute to the national security of our nation. There is a saying that goes something like this,” You control nations with oil and people with food”.
I want my total and complete freedom. So my responsibility to to do everything possible at my level to contribute to the collective success of my community and country. God Bless America.
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September 3rd, 2011 at 11:44 pm
During the celebration, I will dispose off my trash properly. It is my own little way of greening the fourth of July Celebration.
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September 6th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
I am using only indoor grill. No pollution. See indoor grill reviews
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September 8th, 2011 at 9:21 am
I stayed at home and planted New plants in the Garden and lots of Fresh Veggies. I tried my best not to waste Energy in the home or use any kind of Harmful chemicals. It was a Great and healthy fourth f July.
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September 9th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
in my country, the concern for the environment and health is quite alarming, .. when walking..I am often disturbed by the air filled with dust from the vehicle, I want more people care about environmental issues and health, environmental health starts from self health.
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September 12th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Always go green. I cycle instead of driving.
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September 13th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Just a little by a lot will make the difference…so don’t make yours or your family’s life miserable by shoving a ‘green lifestyle’ down their throat…a flick of a light switch,turning off standby mode,paper not plastic,composting kitchen waste,turn the washing machine to 30*…every little helps!
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September 18th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
Going ‘green’ should be something we all do – before you do anything ask yourself whether you could act in a more environmentally friendly way.
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September 30th, 2011 at 8:42 am
Thanks for informative and helpful post, obviously in your blog everything is good.
If you post informative comments on blogs there is always the chance that actual
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October 12th, 2011 at 9:35 am
I stayed at home and planted New plants in the Garden and lots of Fresh Veggies.
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October 12th, 2011 at 10:31 am
I stayed at home and planted New plants in the Garden and lots of Fresh Veggies. I tried my best not to waste Energy in the home or use any kind of Harmful chemicals.
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October 22nd, 2011 at 11:11 am
I think that everything should be done in moderation and with common sense.
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October 22nd, 2011 at 1:22 pm
When planning 4th of July barbecues and picnics, don’t forget to select food products that use biodegradable packaging.
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October 22nd, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Agree with the above, and understand that vegetable based inks should be referenced on the packaging
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October 22nd, 2011 at 5:09 pm
I walk instead of driving, recycle as much as possible and never throw food away if I can make a second meal
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October 25th, 2011 at 5:57 am
I prefer walking or cycling instead of using my car,so that i preserve fuel,in such away i green on 4th of july.
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October 30th, 2011 at 5:50 am
Such a nice and informative article. Hope to read more article in the future.
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November 14th, 2011 at 1:22 am
I stayed at home and made some nice foods to share with my family. I tried my best not to waste Energy with my home made solar panels
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November 23rd, 2011 at 9:41 pm
We had our celebration outside so that we can give our airconditioning a break. We don’t had fireworks because it is said that it is not eco-friendly at all.
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November 24th, 2011 at 7:40 am
going green should be the goal of every government around the world
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December 9th, 2011 at 10:24 am
I guess I have missed it but I would have stayed at home.
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December 12th, 2011 at 10:41 am
Never thought much of being green.
What I did was simple;
Close water tap when brush my teeth (save water!)
Switch off my pc when not used (save the electricity)
And that’s about it.
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December 16th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Digital documents is much more difficult to handle. I wanna see if the details provided here would work for me too.
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December 17th, 2011 at 5:03 am
I walk instead of driving
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December 26th, 2011 at 6:47 am
comming alltogether with our friends; with picnic and party. Staying at home and have fun.
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