28
Did you know that the average American household with three members uses over 300 gallons of water per day?
Our homes, toilets, clothes washers and showers are the largest water users! So typically, each day, each person uses about 47 gallons of water!
According to Jessica Jensen, who posted the How To Tuesday: Cut Your In-Home Water Use by 50% on http://www.lowimpactliving.com/, an average water-conserving home could cut the 300 gallon daily average to less than 150 gallons with no sacrifice in comfort or performance!
Thus, please visit http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2007/09/10/how-to-tuesday-cut-your-in-home-water-use-by-50/, to learn how to cut water usage by 50%.
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
28
GO CAR-FREE!
“If just 2 out of every 100 U.S. drivers went without a personal vehicle the annual carbon dioxide savings would be over 26 million tons,” said Monica Schenk, who posted the How To Tuesday: Go Car-Free on http://www.lowimpactliving.com/.
In How To Tuesday: Go Car-Free, Schenk provided four major factors to reflect on when considering a car-free life:
- Location
- Public Transportation
- A Bike
- Car Sharing
Schenk’s tips are useful and worth considering due to her incorporation of her own life experiences into the posts. To find out more details of Schenk’s four factors in How To Tuesday: Go Car-Free, please visit http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2008/01/07/how-to-go-car-free/.
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
23
According to eBay Green Team, reusable bags reserve resources. Not only that, combining shopping trips with errands will save fuel and time, and properly inflated tires ensure the best fuel economy!
Sounds intriguing? http://www.ebaygreenteam.com/ have created a simple ‘5 Easy First Steps You Can Do Today’ article to help guide you towards a greener life style!
To read more about the ‘5 Easy Steps You Can Do Today’, please visit http://www.ebaygreenteam.com/ns/tips-first-steps.html.
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
20
Are you green enough? Do you want to go green? Would you like to know how to start the process of going green?
First of all, let me ask you a few questions:
Do you spend time idling your car’s engine? Do you leave your computer on 24/7? Do you wash your laundry in hot water?
Why am I asking you these questions? The answer is if you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions, you’ve got to read the Top 10-Idiot-Proof Eco-Tips. This article is published on http://www.thedailygreen.com/, written by Brian Clark Howard. The article provides short-and-sweet tips on how to help yourself, as an individual, and to help the environment!
Click here http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/latest/green-tips-10-easiest to go directly to the article.
______________________________________________________
Do you have any suggestion for trustworthy Green sites? Let me know!
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
19
Before starting a greener life style, I would suggest you learn how much you are impacting the Earth. What do you know about natural gas? You may have heard that natural gas is more environmental-friendly. Well, that may not be the case. What do you know about oil? Do you know how great of an effect it has on Earth?
As I was researching online, I came across http://www.lowimpactliving.com/. I have not heard of this website before, yet it appeared promising. On http://www.lowimpactliving.com/, you can learn more about global warming, environmental impacts, calculate your environmental impact, find ways to lower your impacts, find green products, and much more.
Visit http://www.lowimpactliving.com/ today to get started!
____________________________
What do you think of this website? 
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
19
Let’s go green and look good doing it! I recently received my April issue of , a well-known magazine called, Seventeen. In this April issue, Seventeen devoted several pages to help the Earth! As expected, stylish Green clothes were shown. The article ‘GREEN YOUR LIFE’, by Constance White, eBay Style Director, provides readers with environmental-friendly tips. Constance White shares tips such as buying organic hoodie because organic cotton eliminates the use of pesticides.
How about that? If you would like more information on the clothing presented in the magazine, you should visit http://www.ebaygreenteam.com/.
If you have your own Green fashion tips, I would love to hear from you! You can post your tips below!
_________________________________________________________
Work Cited:
Ganhi, Neha. “Go Green.” Seventeen. March 17th, 2009: 116-122.
White, Constance. “GREEN YOUR LIFE.” Seventeen. March 17th: 119-112.
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
13
Check out these tips on how you can “Green up” your workout from the Sierra Club:
- Use your muscles en route. Instead of driving to the gym, walk (or jog or bike) there. If it’s too far, drive just part of the way and complete the journey under your own power. Improve your fitness by parking farther and farther away each time.
- BYOB. Bring your own bottle and fill it at the tap.
- Share your soles. Recycle your used athletic shoes, or donate them to a clothing drive. Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program turns old shoes into new courts.
- Take short showers. Just because it’s not your water bill doesn’t mean it’s not our water.
- Speak up. Encourage your gym’s management to take measures to reduce waste, such as turning off lights in vacant rooms, shutting off the sauna/steam room/hot tub at night, minimizing use of the heater and air conditioner, and installing recycling bins.
– David Ferris
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/2008/06/5-ways-to-green.html. You can find a number of other great tips on their blog, “The Green Life”
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
13
Quick Tip: Did you know that according to the EPA, the average washing machine uses 41 gallons of water per load? Conserve water by washing only full loads of laundry or using the appropriate size load selection on the washing machine.
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
13
Why Recycle?
We know recycling is beneficial, but here are some facts (some may be startling) that may make you think seriously about the importance of recycling.
1. About 40% of the waste in the U.S. is paper, but nationwide we only recycle about 25-30% of our paper waste.
2. Americans throw away close to the equivalent of 30 million trees a year, just from newsprint alone.
Read the full article at Green Living Tips – Green Living Advice – Green Living Information.
*Not affiliated with Campus Advantage
13
We are excited to launch this blog as part of our commitment to environmental issues. We serve over 34,000 residents at Campus Advantage properties, and we want to make sure we all do our part for the environment. With this many students, we believe a significant difference can be made through education, information, resources and other initiatives at the property and corporate level.
Join us here in a conversation about sustainability issues.
M.V., our new sustainability resource specialist, will be spearheading the educational efforts on this blog, with tips, resources and information that you can use on a daily basis. We will also share about initiatives at our properties. We look forward to the conversation, and welcome your suggestions and comments!
Dan Oltersdorf
Vice President, Residence Life
