Everywhere you look in the news and media today you see stories about global warming and our effects on the earth.  While it seems to make sense that we should all be a little kinder to Mother Earth, what exactly are some of the benefits of going green?

Our short answer is… just review every page on this site and we think you will see a strong case for the benefits of going green (We are lazy, but not that lazy).  So, since we know you are pressed for time we have compiled our top 5 benefits of going green below.

Going Green Benefit 1: Save the Earth

Pretty obvious huh?  We are not going to spend much time discussing this benefit as it’s the overall point of the going green movement (and this site for that matter), but saving the Earth is the biggest benefit of going green.  While our collective actions have done huge amounts of damage to our planet, it is those same collective actions that can save it. Read the rest of this entry

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Keeping on our theme of easy ways to be more green, we wanted to focus on some simple steps you can take of going green in your home.  While much of the attention of going green seems to focus on the car we drive, the food we eat, or chemicals we use to grow our food, one of the largest impacts on our environment is often overlooked…. the place where we live.  In fact, 20% of the energy used every year in the U.S. comes from home heating and cooling (we really seem to like our air conditioning and heating). Read the rest of this entry

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One of the most common questions we get is “I really do want to go green, but where do I start?”.  As we discussed in our Definition of Going Green, it’s not as hard as many make it seem. It’s just a matter of simple, small steps that add up over time.

Since most folks are looking for easy ways to Go Green, that is exactly what we are going to provide on our site and in this article  (after all the site is called GoingGreenHints.com). Read the rest of this entry

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I plan on writing more articles about china and their efforts to “go green” over the next couple of months.  Why focus on China?  Becase they have a population around 1.5 Billion (with a B) and are easily the worlds larges industrial nations (and one of the biggest carbon footprints around). Read the rest of this entry

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Since I am a huge hockey fan AND run this website about going green, I was very interested to see the following article: Read the rest of this entry

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