8 ways to an eco-friendly Independence Day
It’s Monday and already my mind is on Friday because it’s that dashingly loud holiday called FOURTH OF JULY!
But today I found another reason to think about the holiday, due to an article in my inn box from the Environmental News Network called, ‘8 ways to green your independence day’ by Earth 911.
Greening your Fourth of July? The idea seems outlandish and obvious at the same time, but the article’s suggestions aren’t.
Here are some of the article’s (shortened) ideas:
Celebrate outside to save energy.
Drink lots of water in large containers. Water will keep you hydrated and using reusable containers will prevent lots of plastic water bottles from ending up in a landfill.
Check to make sure the beach you want to go to is open before you go so you don’t waste gas (FYI all beaches in the city of Seattle are open and awaiting your sun bathing self!)
Use eco-friendly fireworks. Apparently they exist … if you want to find them search for fireworks rich in nitrogen. For more, see the article.
Do you have a Fourth of July suggestion? How about a fourth of July green building suggestion? Mine would be use fireworks far away from buildings so they don’t catch on fire and cause unnecessary rebuilding. Pretty good for an off the cuff idea, hmm?
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February 17th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Another way, would be to have an eco-friendly deck built to enjoy your bbq on! We build with recyclable composite decking and railings. “Going-green is a positive step forward.”
Good post!
July 5th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
We celebrated our 4th of July by taking part in our local community celebration. We believe that staying local to celebrate reduces our impact on the environment and we had a great time!
You can read all about it on our blog…
http://www.oureverydayearth.com/2009/06/28/red-white-and-blue-and-dont-forget-green/
July 5th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
We accidentally did something that may become a family tradition: at the Saturday U-District Farmer’s Market we picked up all the makings for blueberry pancakes (Bluebird Grain’s Emmer mix). Served with strawberries and milk it’s a red-white-blue treat that was grown locally, though I admit we added some Canadian maple syrup. They could even be grilled outside at a local party.