Vivian Jackson

English 2

4-17-08

Gwen alley

Make Your Home (Environmental Friendly)

As a young adult in the United States today iam trying to be more environmental friendly in my home because of the non recyclable materials I use and do not put in the recycle bin. Although environmental friendly materials are easier to use and more containable to use in the home for example by using cloth bags for grocery shopping you are able to not only save the environment but you are able to make a contribution to a company that helps save a tree, instead of using plastic bags which only get thrown away or blown away and end up being used for toxic waste. What would your home look like with more environmental friendly stoves, refrigerators, and other materials that you use in your everyday life? It would be a green and more energy efficient and that you are able to save the earth while doing so.

While using a light bulb during the day you are using a lot of energy not only that but your using a resource that you do not really need on when you can use a more green energy light bulb so that you don’t have to use 100 watt light bulb. Many people in there homes take more than an hour shower because they are able to wash up and get out but that is not good because they are wasting water and are using entirely to much, they should cut the shower down to at least a fifteen minute shower because they are using less and saving water by doing that.

When we go grocery shopping at the store we buy products that are not only unsafe to be eating but the fertilizer is not chemically tested and makes the food taste a little unusual, so by using an organic fertilizer we are able to no that is save to not only eat but that we are able to eat healthier by doing that. While you are not home most people will live the television on and will probably not realize it and by doing that you are using up too much energy, so you should turn of the television when it is not in use. Why do most people drive cars because of the transportation to and from work and or school, by taking the bus or walking or riding your bike your able to use an alternative resource by exercising and are able to more aware of your environment by doing this you are saving a tree.

Plastic bottles have chemicals that stay in the bottle after you reuse them by using a glass container instead your not only saving the planet but your able to reuse a container that does not have a lot of bacteria and other chemicals. What do most people shop for hygiene and other natural products to buy them and use more materials than are actually necessary instead of using soaps and body washes, etc use organic products that not only help the environment but you are able to be healthier and are able to better your knowledge about the environmental friendly products that most people use everyday.

Although we use green products for our home we realize that all the materials that are used can make a great home. According to Chris Robisch of Wind River News the article states the following, “Tires were stacked and then filled, in place, with a special mud mixture. The cans were put into place between the tires. The special mud mixture was merely a combination of straw, dirt, sand and water. Combined, the mud mixture, tires and cans help to form a strong honeycomb matrix structure.” We can build well structured homes out of just about anything including a tires, straw and dirt and sand, and water that makes your home have a natural feel and you are able to make yourself at home.

What would you do with a home and garden paradise of everyday materials such as trees, water, and other earth friendly tools. According to Michael E. Kanell of The Atlanta Journal, “Bad news from oil and natural gas markets will make the argument easier for construction that dramatically cuts energy use, said Jackie Benson, Atlanta-based managing director of BensonMiles TND, an adviser to green builders. “When energy costs go up is when green building goes up.” This means that once you have a green home your energy bill will be cut dramatically and that you will not have to pay as much.

Although we rarely use products for our homes we need to use more recycled materials because we are helping an animal not being entangled in a trash bag that happens to be left lying around for an innocence animal to be harmed, so keep your environment clean and pick up your trash and recycle.  

While most of today’s  youth does not clean up a beach or use a garden hose to water a planet in there home we did to consider are environmental resources and consume less water and use more efficient means of using a resource so we do not over extend a product that we use everyday.

By using products for a green home and using it for a better lifestyle we are using it to better are knowledge of not only the resource but the way we are just able to better our home with this green products. Chris Robisch states the following, “Feature on which Mark and Li are currently working is the cascading waterfall, which will grace the northeast interior wall of the living room. Complete with a pool, and eventually decorative fish, this will be the finishing touch on a beautiful and efficient self-made home.” (Wind River News.) By using this eco friendly waterfall and fish in an amazing structure they are getting a greener lifestyle and are able to just enjoy the home they built, using all the recyclable materials they bought.

Whether you are an environmental friendly person or just a person who recycles your material you should just be able to do better for your environment or your health, do more to help the environment by using greener products and helping out an organization that helps the world be greener. By doing this you know that you are making a difference in someone else’s world.

Vivian Jackson

English 2

4-23-08

Gwen alley

Work Cited

Robisch, Chris.  Wind River News. Lander couple builds Earth-friendly home Lander, Wyo.: Mar 9, 2000.  Vol. 23,  Iss. 10,  p. S-6

KANELL MICHAEL E.  The Atlanta Journal – Constitution. ‘Green’ homes gain following Builders see profit in environmentally friendly houses: [Home Edition Atlanta, Ga.: Mar 22, 2005.  p. C.1