1: Avoid plastic, bubblegum, and ballpoint pens
2: When possible, walk instead of driving (To make it funnier, try to notice something you wouldn't if you were in a car)
3: Switch to a renewable energie
4: Choose products packed in non-plastic or recycled materials
5: Buy organic products (pesticides and fertilisers are often oil-based
6: Buy beauty products (like shampoo) based on natural ingredients
7: Choose local products (less transportation)
8: Buy clothes made out of organic cotton
9: Quit using plastic water bottles
10: Demand your government the use of renewable energies
And that's it!!
Via www.Greenpeace.org
sábado, 10 de julho de 2010
sexta-feira, 25 de junho de 2010
“I’m tired of doing nothing about the ideas I have in my mind”. That was the thought that gave birth to GreenTeen.
I started it, enthusiastically with two friends. But, slowly, they lost their interest.
But I didn’t give up. I knew that with enthusiasm and trust I could turn GreenTeen into something big.
But I can’t do it alone.
I need you to help me. I need you to tell people about GreenTeen. I need your ideas and thoughts.
So go. Tell people to follow the blog. Create your own ideas and tell me what they are. Let’s turn GreenTeen into something we’re proud of. Let’s turn it into our GreenTeen.
Blog: www.GreenTeenagers.blogspot.com
Website: www.GreenTeenOnline.com
I started it, enthusiastically with two friends. But, slowly, they lost their interest.
But I didn’t give up. I knew that with enthusiasm and trust I could turn GreenTeen into something big.
But I can’t do it alone.
I need you to help me. I need you to tell people about GreenTeen. I need your ideas and thoughts.
So go. Tell people to follow the blog. Create your own ideas and tell me what they are. Let’s turn GreenTeen into something we’re proud of. Let’s turn it into our GreenTeen.
Blog: www.GreenTeenagers.blogspot.com
Website: www.GreenTeenOnline.com
sábado, 8 de maio de 2010
You CAN Make a Difference
YES. You can make a difference. Every single human being is important, and relevant for the World to become a better place. Go. Change something. Start a campaign. Motivate your friends. Be the difference. Everything is possible.
quarta-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2010
Amazing Cities Not Yet Built
While I was surfing through SuperForest.Org i found some cool stuff. Some amazing cities not yet built, with innovative and awesome ideas. Check it out:
Dongtan
Was supposed to be built in an island in Shangai, China. Unfortunately the project is on standby, but this city has some amazing things:
"The self-sustaining city would have produced its own energy from solar, wind, and bio-fuel power, and recycled city waste. Public transportation would have been powered by clean technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells, and a vast network of foot and bicycle paths would have substantially cut down on vehicle emissions. In addition, organic farming methods were to be used inside the city limits."
Broadacre City
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930's
"In essence, [Wright] wanted to abandon the crowded, machine-age, industrial city, but avoid a rural community.
Just like Jefferson believed every citizen should have their own “vine and fig tree”, Wright planned the city so that each denizen would grow their own food on their one acre plot of land. In what was a controversial characteristic, citizens of all social classes would intermingle much more than in any other city or town of the day. Wright also despised centralization so it was essential that the city be sprawling and widespread, which severely differentiated itself from a city. In Broadacre, homes, factories, offices, and municipal buildings would all be separated by large expanses of parks planted with lawns and trees. Cleanliness was paramount and there was to be only light industry and all utility wiring would be buried underground."
The Minnesota Experimental City
Ok, it's in a dome. Not so good. But the city does have some good stuff inside that dome:
"The city would focus on open spaces such as parks, farms, and wilderness. Only one sixth of the area would be paved… The city would be car-free, with cars parked at the edge and people-movers whisking people into the center of the city. A futuristic and highly advanced automated highway system, in which magnetic, driverless cars were used, would connect people to the outside world.
Perhaps the most drastic and controversial departure from conventional cities was that there would be no schools. Instead, the practice of lifelong learning would be practiced. Lifelong learning states that everyone is a teacher as well as a student and that education takes place through social interactions, observations, and joining groups and clubs among other things."
Triton City
A giant, floating, and amazing city, that could handle over 5,000 people!
"Buckminster Fuller was a brilliant visionary, scientist, environmentalist, and philosopher who, in the 1960s, developed a bold design. It was dubbed Triton City and was intended to be a floating utopia for up to 5,000 residents. His giant, floating city was designed to encourage people to share resources and conserve energy."
By the way, sorry for being out for so long, but school and exams didn't let me come here more often. Please keep on following and spreading GreenTeen!!
Love,
GreenTeen Team
Dongtan
Was supposed to be built in an island in Shangai, China. Unfortunately the project is on standby, but this city has some amazing things:
"The self-sustaining city would have produced its own energy from solar, wind, and bio-fuel power, and recycled city waste. Public transportation would have been powered by clean technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells, and a vast network of foot and bicycle paths would have substantially cut down on vehicle emissions. In addition, organic farming methods were to be used inside the city limits."
Broadacre City
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930's
"In essence, [Wright] wanted to abandon the crowded, machine-age, industrial city, but avoid a rural community.
Just like Jefferson believed every citizen should have their own “vine and fig tree”, Wright planned the city so that each denizen would grow their own food on their one acre plot of land. In what was a controversial characteristic, citizens of all social classes would intermingle much more than in any other city or town of the day. Wright also despised centralization so it was essential that the city be sprawling and widespread, which severely differentiated itself from a city. In Broadacre, homes, factories, offices, and municipal buildings would all be separated by large expanses of parks planted with lawns and trees. Cleanliness was paramount and there was to be only light industry and all utility wiring would be buried underground."
The Minnesota Experimental City
Ok, it's in a dome. Not so good. But the city does have some good stuff inside that dome:
"The city would focus on open spaces such as parks, farms, and wilderness. Only one sixth of the area would be paved… The city would be car-free, with cars parked at the edge and people-movers whisking people into the center of the city. A futuristic and highly advanced automated highway system, in which magnetic, driverless cars were used, would connect people to the outside world.
Perhaps the most drastic and controversial departure from conventional cities was that there would be no schools. Instead, the practice of lifelong learning would be practiced. Lifelong learning states that everyone is a teacher as well as a student and that education takes place through social interactions, observations, and joining groups and clubs among other things."
Triton City
A giant, floating, and amazing city, that could handle over 5,000 people!
"Buckminster Fuller was a brilliant visionary, scientist, environmentalist, and philosopher who, in the 1960s, developed a bold design. It was dubbed Triton City and was intended to be a floating utopia for up to 5,000 residents. His giant, floating city was designed to encourage people to share resources and conserve energy."
By the way, sorry for being out for so long, but school and exams didn't let me come here more often. Please keep on following and spreading GreenTeen!!
Love,
GreenTeen Team
quarta-feira, 16 de dezembro de 2009
Water Conservaton Tips - Video
Awesome video, taken from FreshnessFactorFiveThousand.blogspot.com
A funny way to learn how you can save water! :)
Stay Green,
GreenTeen
A funny way to learn how you can save water! :)
Stay Green,
GreenTeen
sexta-feira, 13 de novembro de 2009
Weekly Post: Water
Hi everyone!
In this week's post, we decided to write only about water.
Here, are some tips to save water at home:
- Only use the dishwasher when you have a full load
- When washing dishes by hand, don't wash them under a running tap. Instead, fill the sink with water and use it to wash all the dishes!
- Don't use runnning water to defrost frozen food, Place it on the refrigerator the day before!
- Verify if your home is leak-free, many homes have hidden water leaks!
- Avoid flushing the toilet unnecessarily
- Store a bottle with drinking water in your refrigerator, instead of letting the tap run everytime you want to drink
- Encourage your school system, local government, friends, family, etc. To care about saving water!
Sources:
--> www.savewater.com.au
--> www.americanwater.com
--> www.freshnessfactorfivethousand.blogspot.com
Stay Green,
GreenTeen Team
P.S- GreenTeen's official website will be out in about 2 days. The link will be www.GreenTeenOnline.com. There you'll find GreenTeen's official logo!
sexta-feira, 30 de outubro de 2009
"Tck Tck Tck" Campaign!
The "tck tck tck" campaign puts various artists together fighting for the same goal: Reduce CO2 emissions to reduce the global warming!
All you gotta do to support this campaign, is to go
here and download the song "Beds Are Burning" for FREE, and you are automatically supporting the campaign!
We already downloaded ours, what about you?
Stay Green,
GreenTeen Team
All you gotta do to support this campaign, is to go
here and download the song "Beds Are Burning" for FREE, and you are automatically supporting the campaign!
We already downloaded ours, what about you?
Stay Green,
GreenTeen Team
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