Last Tip!
This is the last fuel saving post, I have been working on a bigger green project that I will let you in on latter.
Only run your car’s engine when you actually need it. Consider this: it has been estimated that customers sitting in line in idling cars at Burger King waste an amazing 16 million gallons of gas a year. That’s certainly not driving to save gas! Starting your car uses about the same amount of gas as it will burn in one minute when idling. If you think you will be waiting longer than a minute, switch off. Driving to save gas is mostly common sense with a little thought. You can do it! I do this sometimes, but not as much as I should.
Driving Tip #4
Lighten the load in your car to a minimum at all times. We’re not talking about passengers here, but the junk that most people carry around with their cars. Go through the trunk and dump anything you don’t absolutely need. Do the same in the car’s interior. You will be surprised at just how much you have accumulated. It could be as much as 100 pounds. Carrying that much excess weight is not driving to save gas! After cleaning my truck, almost 50 pounds removed it even feels lighter. Try it!
Driving Tip # 3
Sorry it took so long to post this, had a busy month,
Keep your tires properly inflated. Your engine uses some 20% of its efforts just overcoming the resistance of tire rolling. That percentage figure increases when the tires are under-inflated. The amount of gas you burn increases too. Keep your tires inflated at the manufacturers recommended level at all times, and only then will you start driving to save gas.
Driving Tip #2
Remember every time you plunge your foot to the floor, or brake hard, you are not driving to save gas – you are wasting it. Sure, it may look macho, but everything about your car suffers, and so does your pocket. When you are driving to save gas you will drive gently. You will accelerate moderately and brake smoothly. Always anticipate the need to slow down so that you don’t have to slam the brakes on at the last moment, or corner harder than you meant to. Driving to save gas comes easy when you think ahead. This ia a great tip, you will see others cutting in and out of traffic, taking off like a bat out of hell, and say to yourself man they are wasting a lot of gas!
Driving Tip #1
It has to be said: the very best thing you can do to help the environment with your car is stop driving it! However, you may not have that option, so drive slower instead. Most cars perform best at speeds of between 50 mph to 60 mph. Not too slow and not too fast is how to drive smart, save green.
Driving To Save Gas!
Everyone should be driving to save gas, or more accurately, driving in such a way that you do save gas and therefore money while also helping the environment by creating less pollution. This is all part of being green and saving money. You kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. Your car lasts longer, costs less to run, and you feel good about the cleaner air around you, for you are now driving to save gas. For the next five weeks I will post tip’s on saving fuel and money.
the Go Green Initiative
The Go Green Initiative is a nationwide program to introduce recycling and other green and environmentally helpful practices to schools. It began in 2002 when a PTA council president in Pleasanton, California named Jill Buck wanted to increase environmental awareness in local schools. Since then, it has grown to be a national and even international movement, with schools all over the U.S., as well as Europe, Asia, Africa, Mexico and Canada becoming Go Green Schools.
Over the last decade, awareness and understanding about environmental issues has grown quite a bit, which is why the Go Green Initiative has become such a popular cause. The Go Green Initiative is based on five basic principles, which spell the word “green.”
1. Generate compost – this teaches children about the principles of growing and recycling. It is also instructive about gardening, farming and the source of our food.
2. Recycling – children are taught to recycle as much as possible, both in their schools and at home.
3. Educate – students, parents, teachers and the entire community on the benefits of recycling and other environmentally helpful practices. Education is at the heart of the program, as it used in the school system.
4. Evaluate – evaluate the environmental impact of everything you do. This includes considering what you purchase at the grocery store or mall, where you work, what you drive and every other aspect of your life.
5. Nationalize the principles of responsible paper consumption. Do as much as you can electronically and reduce the amount of paperwork needed for as many tasks as possible.
These simple but important five principles are the core of the Go Green Initiative. More schools are joining this program all the time. This has the result of educating more children in the ways of being environmentally responsible. It allows them to practice these principles every day, as they are used at the schools that join the program.
I thought this was a site worth looking at, teaching young people to lookout for the future is an important part of going green! Here is there link please check it out and leave a comment.
http://www.gogreeninitiative.org/
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Recycling it matters!
Are you looking to adapt a “greener” lifestyle? Getting on board with green living is easier than you think. Today, there is more and more information about how to make your everyday actions environmentally friendly. Let’s look at some good ways to start.
First of all, recycling is something that everyone is talking about today, and for a good reason. Until fairly recently, we simply discarded items such as cans, bottles, leftover food, newspapers, junk mail and plastics. They were either burned, left at dumps or even thrown into bodies of water. Recycling is a way to make sure that we reuse as much as possible. In your home, you can contribute to this effort by keeping recyclable items separated. They can then be picked up or delivered by you to your local recycling center.
logo!
We are about ready to start our blog, so hold on to your hats. This week we worked on the logo and art work. Next week we shoot the videos and then the rest will be history! I would ask that you be patient with us, while we work on the content of this site. BELIEVE ME, it will change the way you look at going green….. and….. SAVING MONEY!
Please give us feedback on the logo. Thanks, The Bee Green Team!
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