Green Books

You I added this You tube Video player here on the side and it is suppose to show videos related to what i right about in this blog here but i do not think that is what it is doing... I will try to fix that later on. But anyways... I would like to blog about this book that i am reading right now. It is called Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying and it is by David Bach. So far it seems to have just a lot of common tips like turning off the lights and driving less... but what I found really neat is that Bach suggests in the begining of the book you go to this website and calculate your eco-footprint. So I did that and it was fun, mine inst as low and i want it to be but i am working on it... It is much lower than the average Nevadans which i live with. And lower than the average American.
So As I continue to read the book i will try to write more of what i learn, but i wanna leave with a list of other books i wanna read that you should read too and the suggestion of finding a website like http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=myfootprint to calculate your foot print. This is not the website the book suggests but i thought this one was fun and broke it down in a more understandable way.
And thats all for now. I would love to hear from others about their footprints so please leave comments.And have a great day!
~Rachel

P.S Check this out!
http://www.newdream.org/

Slurpees!

So I love Slurpees. They are one of my biggest vices. It used to be that i would have a slurpees just about everyday. Can you imagine how many plastic slurpee cups and straws that adds up too? Alot!
So i have been doing this for a little while and i wanted to share this and encourage others to do the same for either their slurpees, sodas, or starbucks coffees, and this use a re-usable cup. Most places sell these... I have a few 7-11 cups i use for my slurpees and i know starbucks sells re-usable cups..
Also .. try not to use lids and straws when you get drinks... again less plastic!

New Favorite Show on Planet Green: Worlds Greenest Homes.... or something like that! It is awesome! I recommend checking it out! :)

Tree for Me!

So the other day was my 19th birthday, and i recently just got my drivers license, so that morning of my birthday I needed to buy car insurance. I ended up going with Progressive because they gave me the best deal. While buying my insurance i had to call the company to get everything finalized and official and that is when i was very glad that i had picked progressive, They offered me the option to go paperless... where everything and all the documents where signed and kept online, and I excitedly agreed. So i can happily say with all the paperwork i had to read... none of it was paper! Not only did i save paper but know I can always find my insurance documents because they are saved on two computers, plus the company lets me access them though their website! And lastly, by choosing to go paper-less the company planted a tree for me in my name. It was a great birthday present. But that was not the only way i went paperless on my birthday.
Every year for my birthday I have friends and family over for cake and a fun backyard party and thanks to modern technology and word of mouth no paper invitations where sent out. I used Myspace to contact most of my friends, and phoned the rest. I have even decided to use no decorations ( balloons and streamers) this year, they usually just get ripped down and ruined anyway...

Well that is about it for now. I have been out on vacation in Iowa and i have lots of videos and cool things to post about how Iowa has become more energy efficient so i will be getting on that soon...but for now good bye!!