Eco-Friendly Green Lifestyle

Planting trees
You can plant trees anywhere as long as the owner of the land doesn’t object. If the school has no land of its own on which to grow some oxygen-producers, find somewhere else you can plant a few trees that the children can watch grow.
People who fly are asked to plant a tree or [...]

The most obvious trip to consider converting from car to other forms of transport is your journey to work. Many initiatives set up to encourage a more balanced approach to car use rely on a major player in society - the workplace.
Talk to your employer about changing your start and finish times so that you [...]

The greenest holidays are those spent at home — enjoying the countryside around you without travelling long distances and adding to environmental damage. But sometimes you need to go farther afield. So make your break as green as possible.
Sorting out types of green trove!
The travel industry is responding to increasing demand for green or responsible [...]

Bio fuel is ethanol used as a substitute for petrol. It’s usually made from sugar beet, sugar cane, or maize and is widely used in places such as Brazil. In the UK, biofuel is usually mixed with petrol rather than used as a complete substitute for petrol. There’s more information in the next section, ‘Mixing [...]

As with anything involving increasing human demand, tourism has an impact. The impact on the environment and local communities from holidays is significant. The World Wildlife Fund says that the impacts of increasing tourism in once remote parts of the world include:

Huge developments in coastal areas ruining the local ecosystem, particularly plants and wildlife.

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Counting the Cost of Car and Air Travel
If there’s no choice but to use your car for most journeys ask your children to think of ways to cut down using the car. If children get used to going to school by car and never walk or take the bus, it’s hard to break the habit. [...]

Helping Grow Your Garden
The garden is a great place for children to discover the environment. Water recycling and composting systems are good examples of the three Rs in practice.
If you have space, grow some vegetables and perhaps plant a couple of fruit trees. Growing your own food — even only a tiny percentage of it [...]