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There are many people who have already started to buy things such as appliances and electronics that are eco-friendly, as well as household cleaners and even cars. Not to mention that food has also gone green, and that does not mean that people started to eat more peas. What it means is that green food is the one that is grown naturally, by farmers and not made in a laboratory. These products contain fewer chemicals; therefore they protect best the environment.

Furthermore, in what concerns the cars, there have been released some eco-friendly models and people who want to be part of this battle against pollution have already purchased such cars. Everyone needs to understand that it is crucial for us to start living green and to start helping the planet, because throughout time, we have worn it out. Cutting the trees and depleting rivers is the worst thing we have done to the planet and now, we can feel the side effects of these actions.

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Fortunately, there are many people who think that there should be done something to protect the planet which has been housing us for such a long time and in order to help it out, they have changed their lifestyle – the food they eat, the clothes they wear, the products they use are all eco-friendly and if we want out planet to still be able to hold us, we should all start going green.

The green business is the new trend and some of the best ideas people can use are discussed in what follows.

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Starting a small business in order to make the world a better place for our children is probably one of the best initiatives we can have and if we also want to make a little extra money, this is the way to do it. For instance, there is this idea of growing gardens for small spaces. Given that we lack trees in the world, there is a good thing to start planting in our own balcony. Many people will be really excited about being able to plant their own little trees, or even their own fruits and vegetables in the balcony and you can be the one to help them do it.

Another way to succeed in the green business is by helping people cut energy costs. Today it is quite hard to pay for everything we consume, especially when the price of the energy is so high. Therefore, you can come up with some ideas regarding a new source of. For one, the solar water heating system is very fashionable right now, as it helps cut the costs and a family can save up about 70 percent of their hot water consume.

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All the people should understand that there are many things that can be done in order to make our planet a better place, and living in an eco-friendly environment, with all our eco-friendly gadgets is the best thing we can do. If we can implement these new ideas, it would be even better. But only people who care will be able to make a change in what we now consider not such an eco-friendly life-style.

There are certain things which can be changed in order to remove the overall impact done on the environment. One of those changes can be with the products you use on a daily basis. Instead of using regular cleaning products for example, you can use green ones, which do not cause such high level of damage on the environment. The regular cleaning products are very toxic, and they can be harmful both for the human life and for the nature as well. Luckily, these products can be found all over the place, as more and more stores are willing to sell them. It is believed that in the future, we will rely strictly on these products instead of the regular ones, because we will have to.

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Another simple yet effective change you can do is to replace the regular light bulbs with either CFL or LED ones. The CFL and the LED light bulbs last longer than the regular ones, and on top of that they consume lower amounts of energy than the regular ones. The LED light bulbs can last up to 10 years, whereas the CFL can last up to 5 or 6.

The LED is safer than the CFL because they do not contain mercury. When a CFL light bulb gets broken it needs to be handled in the proper manner, otherwise people could get sick. That is not the case with the LED light bulbs, as they do not require certain handling when they break. In fact, in the majority of the cases the LED lights do not break, but they are replaced when they no longer work in the proper manner.

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Other change you could make is at the electronic devices from your home. Instead of using regular electrical or electronic devices you can use green versions. For example there are green computers which use half the energy required by a regular computer. These are just some of the changes you can make in order to help the environment.

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According to the experts, one of the most lucrative and one of the most popular green jobs of the future is the green fashion designer. A green fashion designer creates clothing and clothing accessories by using only green and organic materials which do not cause any damage to the nature. Sure, the fashion industry is very large and probably there are thousands, if not tens of thousands of fashion designers, and with all these competition it might seem a bad idea to join the industry. However, the Organic Trade Association stated that the organic fiber market will grow with 15 percent in the future years and they believe that the demand will continue to grow in the years to come. In order to be able to become a green fashion designer one needs to have a bachelor’s or associate’s degree in fashion design. The salary ranges between $31,000 and $121,000 per year. Experience and the quality of the work influence the amount of money one can make.

Since the awareness of the people regarding the status of our environment has changed, the green sources of energy have become more popular. The solar panels are used now more than they have ever been and thanks to that, being a solar installer can be very beneficial. A solar installer installs solar power systems for both businesses and for homes. A special degree is not required, but the experience is very important, as one needs to have at least 8,000 hours of on the job experience and 700 hours of classroom instruction in order to be able to work in the domain. A solar installer can make up to $75,000 per year. The Green Careers Journal stated that the solar-industry will see a growth of 30 percent per year in the following 5 years or son.

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Lawyers started to become green as well, and many of them have become experts in the green domain, representing businesses and individuals in problems related to the environment. This change can be very lucrative for them, as they can make up to $500,000 per year. Needless to say, a law degree is required, and the better one is at his job, the more money he makes.

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A green interior designer is similar to a regular interior designer, the only difference being the materials they use in their plans. A green interior designer will use only green materials which have been created in an eco-friendly manner. In the majority of the cases, these products are chemical free and they do not cause any allergies whatsoever. In order to become a green interior designer you will need to have a bachelor or associates degree in interior design. Experience is also required, and usually it takes at least two or three years. The salary can range between$ 25,000 and $81,000 per year. As you can imagine, the experience and the quality of the job one performs influences the material gains. According to the experts the demand for this job is on the rise, and it will continue to be at least until 2016.

The green landscape architect does the same job as a regular landscape architect does, but with different materials. A green landscape architect will make sure that all the elements he uses such as the plants and the soil, are native and they do not cause any damage. On top of that, a green landscape architect will make sure that he/she does not use equipment and pesticides which can cause any damage to the environment. The US Environmental Protection Agency stated that these types of architects also make sure that they aid the preservation of the environment. In order to be able to become such an architect, you need to have a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture or a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. One of these degrees is required in 49 states. The American Society of Landscape Architects stated that a green landscape architect makes around $90,000 per year. It has also stated that the job demand is on a constant rise.

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Our last job is the green furniture builder. This job is not as lucrative as the previous two ones as it brings only $27,000 per year. As you can imagine, a green furniture builder creates furniture from various green materials, which do not cause any pollution. A degree is not required in only to become a green furniture builder, experience is very useful though.  

I like very much that when you enter the GreenMountain.com site, you are welcomed by a very friendly interface (I have to say that I like the site very much, because I really do and I want everyone to know it) and by a very interesting statistics; you are told that since 1997, the customers who have been using the Green Mountain energy have helped to prevent more than 12468625000 pounds of CO2 and this number is increasing when you are looking at it. Not in our article, various, but on the site of this company. Because the number that I have just provided is very, very large, imagine that the CO2 represented by me is equal to 404526000 cars that are traveling on the road in a single day. So by eliminating that X quantity of CO2, the customers managed to eliminate also the pollution created by a then Y number of cars.

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And when these numbers are that high, it means that the purpose of this company, its goal, has been achieved. They say that their customers have a great impact on the environment. I say that they are nice; of course the customers, the people that are using this system are indeed caring people, who think not only at themselves, but at the planet as well, thing for which I have to congratulate them, but if there weren't for this company, they had no choice but to pollute the planet again and again and again. So I think that we should thank this company first and then, the customers that use the technologies provided by this one.

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You can see what are the available products for your home and also for your business. You can see the products that are created for individuals by clicking on a certain hyperlink and you can learn more about how you can protect the environment with the help of your employees and of your business, by clicking on another hyperlink. Let's see what are the products created for individuals. In order to see them, you have to enter an address to get started; you will be required to write your street, the unit where you live and the ZIP code. Only after this, you can click on View Products Now. The only information that is really required is the ZIP code. And this site will give you everything you want.

But how can we use the energy of the soil? You know that when you water too much the plants in your garden or when there is a high quantity of rain that floods your garden, that water is going to damage the plants which most likely will die. When there is too much water on the ground and if the Sun appears on the sky in the second day after the flood, the water that was not absorbed by the soil will be transferred to the air again and it will most likely form some clouds. This is not necessarily the thing that will happen if the temperature will not be high enough.

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It is considered that the Earth is giving the exact amount of energy that it takes, we usually talk about the balance that is in the nature. So if something bad happens, you should expect to something good happening in the next days. And if something good or very good happens, you should not expect to something bad, instead you should focus on maintaining the good or very good status for as much time as you can. If you have the capability of transforming this very good status into an excellent one, it means that you are indeed a person that is able to rule our Earth. I'm sorry that I was a bit too lyrical about this, but this is the truth.

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If we manage to control at least a bit the forces of nature or to cover ourselves when a big catastrophic event is about to happen, it means that we will transform the good status into a very good one. And when I say this I'm thinking of the Americans who suffered from the Hurricane Irene, who gazed into the future and who now are safe. I don't want to imagine if a hurricane like this would have hit Europe.

The countries that use renewable energy sources are almost all of them and those who do not use these energy sources don't do this, not because they do not know how to do this, but because they are too preoccupied to expand themselves and to increase their economic power, so that they have forgotten that the most important energy source is here on our Earth. You don't have to make lots of money in order to be green or in order to be more moral, if I can say this, related to our Earth.

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Nevertheless, I would like to mention a few of the countries that benefit of renewable energy: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland and more. All of these countries and the ones that have not been named benefit of solar power energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, all sorts of biofuels and hydropower, which means the energy of the water. Hydropower is not the same thing as the energy of the waves, which is something different. A few days ago I have seen a documentary on the discovery channel, where the editors have spoken about the energy that can be extracted from manure. I believe that this is a dirty job, but someone has to do this. The interesting thing is that no one has requested this task from the person that actually started this movement. Nowadays, there are more people and companies that create energy from manure.

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I am very pleased to see that there are many solar thermal power stations in the world, a lot of geothermal power installations, hydroelectric plants, wind turbines, photovoltaic installations, all sorts of power stations that get their energy from energy of the Earth and so on. Maybe our Earth is trying to say something, it tries to tell us to save it, not to destroy it, but are we good enough to hear it, are our ears and eyes opened enough to hear the voice of our planet? I believe that we can make a change if we try.

If I tell you that driving your car, means that you hurt the environment, would you still use your car? Most likely you will do it. But how about taking the bus? If you have a company and you offer your employees reduced fees to take the bus instead of coming to work with their own automobiles, I'm pretty sure that they will follow this green advice.

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The green activity is related to how you use the computer as well. Or is related to how you buy and use household supplies and food. It is about how you heat your home, how you use the electricity and what do you do to make the electric bill lower, about how to use plastic bags or bottles, about the necessity of throwing the garbage in the special places arranged for the category in which the garbage is included.

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There are several tools that allow you to monitor your carbon footprint; luckily for us, the people who use computers more than we see the blue sky, these tools come from the Internet: MakeMeSustainable.com, Edison International, Snap CO2 Saver, The Carbon Footprint Calculator at the Nature Conservancy. These tools measure how much CO2 is going into the environment; they do not teach you what to do in case you want to reduce this type of footprint, but I have already mentioned in this article and in many others that I have written before it, what are the possible ways that can generate the improvement of the environment.

One of the program of which I talk about is the Green Choice program, that has been the most successful program, in terms in generating green energy, program based on the money offered by the sponsors and on the work offered by the volunteers of this program.

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The purpose of this program is to generate clean and green energy, or better said electricity, for the people. There are a lot of people that have joined this program and the current subscriptions of all those who attended to this project represent more than 800 million kilowatt/hour. The green energy programs from Austin meet the minimum environmental standards and the consumer standards. The subscription to this program is a bit more expensive than the usual electric current subscription, but at least, you can sleep relaxed at night, knowing that you do something for the benefit of the planet.

The amount of money that you currently pay for the electric current you receive in your house is now of 3.105 cents per KW/h. If you will join this project, then you will pay 5.7 cents per KW/h. It is made an example on the site, that represent my source for this article, and with your approval, I would like to mention it as well. A residential customer, which consumes let’s say about 1000 KW/h will pay 25 dollars in addition to his or her electric current bill, every month. This is the effect of subscribing to the Green Choice project. If you want to join the project, you can send them an e-mail or register on the site (all the information are provided on the site I linked before) or you can call at this phone number: (512) 972-7548. This is for the individuals, that want to bring some advantages to the planet they inhabit.

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Regarding the small companies, who also want to join this project, they can do this, simply by registering on the site. There is a short form that they have to complete and a representative will contact them in no time, after submiting the application. The green energy created in Austin is powered by wind turbines.