{"id":246,"date":"2012-01-23T11:10:47","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T19:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/?p=246"},"modified":"2016-04-26T15:57:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T22:57:49","slug":"ten-ways-to-go-green-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/ten-ways-to-go-green-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Ways to Go Green in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;padding: 0 0 10px 10px\" class=\"interactive_right\"><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' src='\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/tweet_button.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Ften-ways-to-go-green-in-2012%2F&amp;text=Ten Ways to Go Green in 2012&amp;count=vertical&amp;lang=' style='width:65px; height:65px;' ><\/iframe><\/div><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe src='\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Ften-ways-to-go-green-in-2012%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=65&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:65px; height:21px;' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><p>One of your biggest New Year\u2019s resolutions (other than the resolution to lose those last 10\u2026or 30 pounds!) was to take better care of your planet. To that end, here are 10 ways to \u201cgo green\u201d for the year ahead:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Walk and bike more.<\/strong> Yes, it\u2019s fun to drive. And yes, if you live in the Bay Area, it could be difficult to get everywhere you want to go on foot or via bike or public transportation. But it\u2019s less hard than you think to toss the car key; as a side benefit, you\u2019ll be able to connect with your local community more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Spend less time talking about \u201cgoing green\u201d<\/strong> and more time doing it. Every time you speak, you exhale a non-negligible quantity of carbon dioxide into the air. Save your breath\u2026 and save the planet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Bedeck yourselves with pine needles.<\/strong> (Okay, maybe that\u2019s taking \u201cgo green\u201d a bit too literally.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Educate yourself about going green.<\/strong> Adopting thoughtless, supposedly \u201cenvironmentally conscious\u201d measures that are not necessarily grounded in science won\u2019t help the earth. It will just feed your ego. The \u201cgreen\u201d actions you take should be useful for the planet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Connect with other \u201cgreen enthusiasts\u201d for ideas.<\/strong> You will get more ideas from your environmentally conscious friends and family members than you will from any website or top 10 list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Be mindful of your water usage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Monitor your energy consumption.<\/strong> Some studies suggest that homeowners who pay attention to how much energy they use \u2013 who have a monitor that allows them to actually see their consumption habits \u2013 subconsciously reduce their energy consumption significantly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Inflate your tires.<\/strong> Poor tire maintenance can not only lead to serious car crashes, but it also leads to fuel efficiency problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Go solar!<\/strong> It\u2019s easier, cheaper, and more fun to go solar than ever before. The trusted professionals at <a title=\"Roofing and Solar Panels\" href=\"http:\/\/centuryroofandsolar.com\">Century Roof &amp; Solar<\/a> will help you develop and execute a powerful <a title=\"Bay Area Solar\" href=\"http:\/\/noutilitybill.com\">solar solution<\/a>. We\u2019re one of the Bay Area\u2019s most-respected <a title=\"Bay area roofing\" href=\"http:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\">roofing contractors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out more about our solar installation capabilities at www.centuryroofandsolar.com, or call us for assistance now at (510) 780-9489.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0#ThinkGreenGoGreen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow <a title=\"@centuryrfsolar\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/centuryrfsolar\">Century Roof and Solar on Twitter!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like <a title=\"\/centuryroofandsolar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/centuryroofandsolar\">Century Roof and Solar on Facebook!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly share\">share:<\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Ten Ways to Go Green in 2012 on Blogger'  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