Renewable energy sources, NEEDED NOW!!

Last night my husband and I watched a documentary, A Crude Awakening. We don't watch many documentaries but this one caught his eye because of Earth Day. Needless to say that the information is still in my mind since it is the topic of today's blog. If you haven't watched the movie, see it!!!! Now more than ever it is important to be GREEN. Our need for petrochemicals and fuel has become too great. What will we do when it's ALL GONE????? What will our children's lives be like??? As a country, we are very wasteful. Buying the latest fashions, eating take-out, leaving the lights on, letting the water run, driving instead of walking, buying needless knickknacks made in China and the list goes on. We are not thinking of the effects it will have on future generations and living too much in the moment being greedy consumers. WE ARE ALL GUILTY OF THIS!!!

REUSE and RECYCLE! We don't have recycling where we live so we take our plastic, glass and metal containers back to Whole Foods which has recycling there. What we can do is buy organic or grow your own food. It requires less pesticides which are made with petroleum. Organic clothing, sheets, towels, are now available at stores. I've even seen them at TARGET!!! Bamboo is very renewable and also used to make these things as well. Another reason to use GREEN cleaners besides their toxicity is because they require petrol chemicals to produce.

When it comes to heating and cooling your home, convert to solar or geothermal power. There are tax rebates for doing this. Convert your hot water heater to a tank less version. There are options out there that will make an impact that you can find at Green Depot or online or from LEED certified professionals.

Buy hybrid vehicles, take public transportation when possible. This problem is not going away. Things need to be done to change the way we live. Look at the Amish, they live happily without power and their carbon imprint is little compared to the average American. We could learn alot from how they live today.

What do you do with your unwanted items??? Are they reusable? Could you donate them to an organization? Think about what will happen to your computer, appliances, TVs when they can't be fixed. Dispose of them properly so items don't end up in a landfill.

Changing the way we currently live can and should be a priority. As a mom, I'm breastfeeding, making my own baby food and now even considering using cloth reusable diapers while we are at home and disposable if we are out. That is how much of concern this has become after watching this movie. It makes me think that the Amish may have something to teach us. Will we be forced to live like them one day????? What if air transportation became a thing of the past??? While no one can predict the future, we need to make sure the world becomes sustainable so our children can have a future.