Myths About Green Living Should Be Explained

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Green living is still new to majority of people, and so there are many misconceptions. Green living is a lot more than merely owning a fuel efficient car or purchasing organic food. Myths have gotten started about green living, and it would be a good idea to get those myths straightened out. One misconception that you oftentimes hear is that we can lessen global warming by planting more trees. This is is simply not true when we talk about regions with a colder climate. Our planet actually grows warmer when you plant more trees in the more northern parts of the globe. So that planting trees will benefit the earth, they have to be planted in urban areas. This helps the planet immensely as the trees help to purify the polluted air.

One other myth is that the earth will become much better by doing away with plastic bags and replacing them with paper bags. In fact, when thinking about carbon emissions neither one is a good alternative. They both trigger carbon emissions when manufacturing them, and also when eliminating them. While paper bags are not the best, they are a lot better alternative than plastic bags. A much better alternative is the reusable bag that can be used over and over. Bags constructed from cloth material are the best of the recyclable bags.

Yet another prevalent myth is that it is better to drive a vehicle to your destination rather than to travel by plane. The one time that it is really better to drive is when you have a very fuel-efficient vehicle. An even better option is to carpool as often as you can so you can reduce your driving. Lookign for ways to bring down how many miles all of the earth’s citizens drive around the world is an excellent way to help the earth. One more green living myth is that getting your food from the local farmer’s market is best. When buying food, it is more important to find out how it is grown than where. A food needs to be organic to be considered really green. Not all food produced locally is organic. Thus, the way to ascertain a food’s value is to research the growing methodology.

One last myth claims that electric-powered cars are environmentally friendly. However, when the electricity is produced from coal, this is not true. Electric-powere cars will be beneficial for the earth when the electricity is produced by renewable energy sources. For majority of the myths involving green living, it isn’t that they aren’t true, it is just the context might be deceptive.

Green living is a noteworthy way to contribute to the earth. Green living is more beneficial when you are doing it properly. You can do so much more for the earth when you do things that will truly help to make it better.

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