Green Tomorrow

A locavore or localvore is someone who eats food grown or produced locally or within a certain radius such as 50, 100, or 150 miles. The locavore movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers markets or even to produce their own food, with the argument that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better. Local grown food is an environmentally friendly means of obtaining food, since supermarkets that import their food use more fossil fuels and non-renewable resources.

It’s the age of digital technology but the concept of “paperless office” still seems to be a distant future. The printing presses still play a huge role in supplying necessary office materials. They often range from booklets, pamphlets and brochures to business cards, calendars and stationeries. So it is obvious that printing presses, in order to meet the huge requirements of the modern day office need huge resources to deliver and meet the standards. And when it comes to resources required by the printing presses, the primary is energy. It is surprising that paper and printing industry ranks fourth among manufacturers in the amount of energy consumed.

We are currently in a situation where the planet’s ecological structure is not coping with all the pollution because of a huge, continuously increasing, consumer demand. This excessive demand for consumer products has created most of the current ecological imbalances. These imbalances will become a much greater problem than most people expect this to be. These imbalances have already caused ecological disasters in different places all over the world, with many more to follow.

1. Recycle. Minnesota has been a leader in recycling, so this is something we’ve been doing for years. We recycle newspapers, cardboard, cans, bottles, plastics, and glass. Quick tip - rinse or wash your recyclables and you won’t attract bugs.

2. Wash and reuse plastic storage and sandwich bags. It’s not difficult and there’s the added benefit of saving money. It’s been years since I’ve purchased a new box of plastic storage bags.

Most people will look at their future and decide where they wish to live, how to spend their time and how best to afford it. They may even consult financial planners and know what they will do with their time once retired. They usually do not look at their future from the perspective of climate change and global warming and the outcome of an ever-increasing burden on the ecology.

These days we are all being encouraged to recycle more and to find alternative uses for as much of our household waste as we possibly can. What better way to get rid of your rubbish than to find a more ecologically friendly use for it and make some money at the same time.

More increases of natural gas have been announced and here we are, already wondering how we are going to cope with the rising costs of EVERYTHING.

We thought of some things we can all do to help the situation. These suggestions are not limited to home owners; it is just as important for everyone to be involved in environmental issues. Remember, we are all in this together and whatever we can do now will help everyone.