going green starts at home hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with environmental writer Adria vessel
with environmental writer Adria vessel
with environmental writer Adria vessel about her book e coholic home and to
about her book e coholic home and to
about her book e coholic home and to find out a few easy tips on how to turn
find out a few easy tips on how to turn
find out a few easy tips on how to turn over that green leaf so this may seem
over that green leaf so this may seem
over that green leaf so this may seem like a simplistic question but why would
like a simplistic question but why would
like a simplistic question but why would you say it’s important to live green at
you say it’s important to live green at
you say it’s important to live green at home well a lot of green crimes actually
home well a lot of green crimes actually
home well a lot of green crimes actually happen in our homes everything from
happen in our homes everything from
happen in our homes everything from water wastage to energy hogging to bring
water wastage to energy hogging to bring
water wastage to energy hogging to bring in invisible chemicals that end up
in invisible chemicals that end up
in invisible chemicals that end up lodging themselves in our bodies every
lodging themselves in our bodies every
lodging themselves in our bodies every decision you make in the day from the
decision you make in the day from the
decision you make in the day from the moment you wake up and you know stretch
moment you wake up and you know stretch
moment you wake up and you know stretch and get out of bed and brush your teeth
and get out of bed and brush your teeth
and get out of bed and brush your teeth getting in the shower and flicking on
getting in the shower and flicking on
getting in the shower and flicking on the lights taking your cell phone with
the lights taking your cell phone with
the lights taking your cell phone with you all those decisions can be greened
you all those decisions can be greened
you all those decisions can be greened along the way they all have an
along the way they all have an
along the way they all have an environmental impact and they can all be
environmental impact and they can all be
environmental impact and they can all be improved and you know what we have
improved and you know what we have
improved and you know what we have complete control over weight well mostly
complete control over weight well mostly
complete control over weight well mostly complete control over what happens in
complete control over what happens in
complete control over what happens in our homes unless you’re a renter then
our homes unless you’re a renter then
our homes unless you’re a renter then it’s a little bit more limited but still
it’s a little bit more limited but still
it’s a little bit more limited but still we definitely have more control over
we definitely have more control over
we definitely have more control over those decisions than you do when you go
those decisions than you do when you go
those decisions than you do when you go to work or school what area of home
to work or school what area of home
to work or school what area of home ownership would you say is the worst in
ownership would you say is the worst in
ownership would you say is the worst in terms of green crimes the antibacterial
terms of green crimes the antibacterial
terms of green crimes the antibacterial chemicals drive me bananas because we
chemicals drive me bananas because we
chemicals drive me bananas because we think we’re killing bacteria in our home
think we’re killing bacteria in our home
think we’re killing bacteria in our home but we’re actually bringing in a
but we’re actually bringing in a
but we’re actually bringing in a chemical that’s being found now in
chemical that’s being found now in
chemical that’s being found now in breast milk and our blood streams
breast milk and our blood streams
breast milk and our blood streams dolphins in our children just getting
dolphins in our children just getting
dolphins in our children just getting your energy usage down by turn down the
your energy usage down by turn down the
your energy usage down by turn down the thermostat and not leaving the lights on
thermostat and not leaving the lights on
thermostat and not leaving the lights on the house and even unplugging all your
the house and even unplugging all your
the house and even unplugging all your electronics when you leave the house
electronics when you leave the house
electronics when you leave the house will actually reduce your energy bills
will actually reduce your energy bills
will actually reduce your energy bills by ten percent what areas of home
by ten percent what areas of home
by ten percent what areas of home ownership would you say are most easily
ownership would you say are most easily
ownership would you say are most easily greened there are so many tiny little
greened there are so many tiny little
greened there are so many tiny little easy green changes you can make getting
easy green changes you can make getting
easy green changes you can make getting the low-flow showerhead unplugging your
the low-flow showerhead unplugging your
the low-flow showerhead unplugging your electronics even things like switching
electronics even things like switching
electronics even things like switching to a green cleaner if you don’t want to
to a green cleaner if you don’t want to
to a green cleaner if you don’t want to take the time to make them from scratch
take the time to make them from scratch
take the time to make them from scratch with vinegar and baking soda just go to
with vinegar and baking soda just go to
with vinegar and baking soda just go to the store pick a green cleaner instead
the store pick a green cleaner instead
the store pick a green cleaner instead of a regular commercial cleaner where
of a regular commercial cleaner where
of a regular commercial cleaner where would you say we should start the
would you say we should start the
would you say we should start the process in our homes a good place to
process in our homes a good place to
process in our homes a good place to start especially if you live in a colder
start especially if you live in a colder
start especially if you live in a colder climate would be at this time of year to
climate would be at this time of year to
climate would be at this time of year to make sure that you’re keeping the cold
make sure that you’re keeping the cold
make sure that you’re keeping the cold drafts out because we waste incredible
drafts out because we waste incredible
drafts out because we waste incredible amount of energy through you know our
amount of energy through you know our
amount of energy through you know our windows walls all the sockets that are
windows walls all the sockets that are
windows walls all the sockets that are in our house and you could just go run
in our house and you could just go run
in our house and you could just go run with an incense stick and look for
with an incense stick and look for
with an incense stick and look for drafts and you know plug those up first
drafts and you know plug those up first
drafts and you know plug those up first and foremost most people think that
and foremost most people think that
and foremost most people think that green living is more expensive can you
green living is more expensive can you
green living is more expensive can you argue against this everything
argue against this everything
argue against this everything and I think our grandparents did really
and I think our grandparents did really
and I think our grandparents did really ended up saving the environment without
ended up saving the environment without
ended up saving the environment without them even knowing it you know they
them even knowing it you know they
them even knowing it you know they naturally turned off the lights and they
naturally turned off the lights and they
naturally turned off the lights and they left the room they naturally turn down
left the room they naturally turn down
left the room they naturally turn down the thermostat at night and these were
the thermostat at night and these were
the thermostat at night and these were all moves that happen to also be better
all moves that happen to also be better
all moves that happen to also be better for the planet but they just thought of
for the planet but they just thought of
for the planet but they just thought of it as a way of saving money instead of
it as a way of saving money instead of
it as a way of saving money instead of going to the laundromat and spending
going to the laundromat and spending
going to the laundromat and spending three hundred dollars a year to dry your
three hundred dollars a year to dry your
three hundred dollars a year to dry your clothes just bring them home and and
clothes just bring them home and and
clothes just bring them home and and hang them up on racks and you’ll save
hang them up on racks and you’ll save
hang them up on racks and you’ll save that 300 bucks instead or if you have
that 300 bucks instead or if you have
that 300 bucks instead or if you have room for a veggie garden in the summer
room for a veggie garden in the summer
room for a veggie garden in the summer you can actually pocket about 600 bucks
you can actually pocket about 600 bucks
you can actually pocket about 600 bucks a year just from growing your own
a year just from growing your own
a year just from growing your own vegetables in a small plot of land you
vegetables in a small plot of land you
vegetables in a small plot of land you don’t need a big farm to do that so so
don’t need a big farm to do that so so
don’t need a big farm to do that so so many of the changes that i talked about
many of the changes that i talked about
many of the changes that i talked about end up keeping money in your pocket for
end up keeping money in your pocket for
end up keeping money in your pocket for a reason because i wanted to kind of
a reason because i wanted to kind of
a reason because i wanted to kind of counteract that myth thank you very much
counteract that myth thank you very much
counteract that myth thank you very much thanks for having me
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