80watt solar panels

          Ever since, Benjamin Franklin created the light bulb and electricity, people have been taking this energy source for granted. It is human nature to take what's more than needed for everyone has greed within themselves. We cannot help it for greed has always been within us ever since the beginning of time. Greed cause a lot of damages to the world. The damages include animal extinction or global warming. Over using electricity is one of the Greatest affect for these damages. Large corporations use a huge amount of electricity to power the plants. Also, a lot of people does not conserve electricity and cause a shortage of this resource; therefore, more non-environmentally methods of creating electricity has to be used.

           For the environmentally friendly reasons, I will buy six 80watt solar panels to power my house. This is the most convenient product for I personally use a lot of electricity. This product does not require any electricity to power, it simply gets solar energy from the sun and transfer the energy into electricity. Although they are very expensive for each solar panel costs around $600-$700 but if they are used for eight years than the money spent for them will even out and using it for more years will save a lot of electricity bills. It is estimated that using the panel can save up to $18000 if used for over 30 years so this satisfies my greed for money. Also, the panels do not cause any pollution for it uses solar energy; therefore, it is very Eco friendly. Furthermore, power outages are common in British Columbia because of the weather and with the panel. Finally, the panel can produce maximum amount of energy in the minimum amount of time.

2X Concentrated Laundry Detergent

For anyone, the feeling of cleanliness is a must! Of course, it is a general rule to have clothes on in public at all times, but after each use, clothes get dirty and the only solution is to put them in the washing machine. Laundry detergents that are 2X concentrated can be a big help not only to your family, but to the environment as well. The concentrated detergent means that less water is used in the formula. Also, the smaller packaging means that there will be a reduction in transportation and fuel costs. Furthermore, the smaller packaging uses less materials resulting in less waste that is stuck in landfills, further damaging our environment. Concentrated detergent makes a big impact on the environment, yet is so easy to incorporate in all of our lives. I know that this product is something my family and I will be using for many years to come.

The Ultimate Product for a Music Lover ♥♫ :)

Ask children now and days, and you will find that most have an ipod, mp3 player, psp, cell phone, or any other device that they can listen to music on. Of course listening music is always great but especially when using transit, or walking places, it can help one stay entertained. But these are public places, and many people have different tastes in music. To keep music personal, people use earphones. Personally, I take my ipod almost everywhere I go and listen to it as much as I can, but I have terrible luck with earphones. Mine tend to break very quickly. This causes me to buy MANY pairs of earphones. When the demand for headphones is so great, it causes a lot of harm to the environment. This is because the process of making the materials for headphones and putting them together is long and harmful to the environment. These eco friendly earphones will cut the process in half. The materials do not have to be made from scrtch, only reformed and put together. Also, the materials that would be reused do not have to go through the process of being disposed safely, therefore making this earphones a "win-win" situation for the evironment. Overall, these eco friendly earphones are recyled from other materials meaning that we are reusing the materials which will reduce the effect on the environment, making them the ULTIMATE eco friendly product for a music lover. ♥♫ :)

Biodegradable Sun Chip Bag!

Everybody enjoys chips, including our family. We stumbled across a brand of Sun chips with a biodegradable bag while shopping. So we bought it and were all eager to test if the bag was truly biodegradable. I buried it in our back yard and waited patiently. After about two months, I went to our back yard and dug for the buried bag. It was really disintegrating in to the earth! This invention is really helpful to our earth in that many people nowadays still litter. They would litter without any respect to our mother earth. But with this technology, if they litter it will degrade in to the earth. This proves that other products that produce waste could also use biodegradable wrapping. I encourage more people to buy environmentally friendly products with less waste. I also support companies to make more products with biodegradable materials. The biodegradable waste idea is truly a great invention.


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My Eco-friendly product :)

Global warming is a huge issue that it is daunting for a single person to help be a part of the solution. In the years to come, this problem might even worsen. Therefore, in the future, I will definitely take many steps in being eco-friendly. Honestly, just starting at home, the one product that I would surely buy is the florescent light bulb. Compared to incandescent lamps of the same luminous flux, florescent bulbs have a longer rated life and use less energy. They produce less heat, therefore safer to operate. It can also cut energy costs allied with home cooling. An 18-watt fluorescent light bulb, over its lifetime, uses far less electricity than a 75-watt incandescent bulb. In fact, the use of a fluorescent bulb saves the use of coal. This translates into less carbon dioxide being released into the Earth's atmosphere. These bulbs are one of the easiest, most eco friendly energy saving solutions available today. I would be turning to energy-efficient spiral fluorescent light bulbs and the reason simply is to help save our earth rather than contribute to the problem. Anyone could be a part of this change if they are determined.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfmfuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=LB

Solid Ideas for a Greener Living

I appreciate the fact that the public is starting to value our planet and all its resources, that now, environmentally friendly products are the newest trend. From CFL light bulbs to organic cotton clothing to fair trade food items, these products are helping our planet little by little.

I, personally, love the company Lush. If you have not heard of it, it is a company that produces a variety of eco-friendly, organic, vegetarian, handmade cosmetics and bath and body products. Lush is firmly committed to their policy against animal cruelty and testing. It is not necessary for a rabbit to go through excruciating pain, even death, to see if a product is sufficient enough. They use as little packaging as possible. If packaging can not be avoided, Lush uses 90% recycled material. Products are also made locally to reduce emissions produced by transportation vehicles. Lush uses ingredients that are produced in a sustainable way. All products, except a few, are biodegradable and compostable. So now we get to the product. Lush produces and sells solid shampoo bars. The greater of the liquid shampoos that are available in stores are mainly water, chemicals, fragrance, and preservatives, all in a plastic bottle. However, there is no need of a plastic bottle for this fresh find. These have saved about 6 million plastic bottles worldwide alone. No wonder it was the winner of the Best Green Packaging Award. Because this shampoo is solid, Lush avoided using exceedingly great amounts of water, about 450,000 litres. Take out the water, and there is no place for bacteria and no need of preservatives. The shampoo bars are highly concentrated, therefore you can get somewhere between 80 to 100 washes out of one bar, the same amount out of 2 to 3 liquid shampoo bottles. This company has taken the step, and we can also take this environmental step forward.

About Lush:

http://www.lush.ca/shop/about-lush/articles

Solid Shampoo Bars:

http://www.lush.ca/shop/products/haircare/solid-shampoos/

http://www.lush.ca/shop/about-lush/articles/our-green-initiatives/naked.html

Chopsticks to Go

Nowadays, everyone who eats outside, at a Chinese food court for example, will use disposable chopsticks because they are always provided and nobody ever thinks twice before using it. However, studies show that in China, about 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks are thrown out every year. Just to clarify how much this is affecting the environment, 45 billion chopsticks are equal to about 25 million fully grown trees! I would buy these portable chopsticks because not only are they Eco-friendly, they are also healthier to eat with. Disposable chopsticks, the very white wooden ones, have been found with sulphur dioxide on them, which the companies use to bleach the disposable chopsticks. While there is a chance of getting sick by using the disposable ones, using the portable ones are not only hygienic, but also very easy, and stylish, to carry around! Everyone these days are told to recycle unused and old pieces of paper, yet wooden chopsticks are thrown out everyday! Buying these portable chopsticks would be the same idea as recycling paper (I think)! So I would buy, and carry, these chopsticks to not only save the environment, but also to lessen my chances to get sick as well.

http://www.goodsfromjapan.com/product/product-list.php?cID=108&cName=Chopsticks&pID=0&pName=Product-list