Irvine Real Estate Blogger » Global Warming http://irvinerealestateblogger.com Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Green Realtors http://irvinerealestateblogger.com/2008/04/24/green-realtors/ http://irvinerealestateblogger.com/2008/04/24/green-realtors/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:56:08 +0000 http://irvinerealestateblogger.com/2008/04/24/green-realtors/ No, I don’t mean the Realtors that are newly licensed, but Realtors have been master recyclers for years.

Going green is the “trend du jour”. Many commercials, many TV shows and many magazine/newspaper articles are talking about going green to protect the environment. I applaud these efforts!

My frugal grandmother said “use it up, wear it out, make it do.” That’s part of going green. Another part is reusing current products in a new way… buying used furniture and repainting it or adapting it to a new use. Another part is using products that are renewable resources… for instance, if you want hardwood flooring, use bamboo rather than oak or maple. Even soft thirsty towels are now available made from bamboo. Rather than vertical or mini-blinds made from plastic, use natural wood renewable products. Green products are becoming increasingly available, and at competitive prices. Check your local home store for additional ideas.

What does this have to do with Realtors?

Realtors are the master recyclers, and have been for many years. Selling “used” homes to new owners is the ultimate in going green!

Want to help the environment? Buy a home!

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For those of you who weren’t aware, the hour between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., on Saturday, March 29th was designated as Earth Hour–the hour where people were called upon around the world to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances in an effort to reduce carbon emissions, and heighten our awareness by bringing “light” to the subject of energy conservation on a global scale ultimately benefiting our planet as a whole.

Google, a sponsor of Earth Hour, actually reminded me by turning their screen to a black background from 12:01 a.m. on March 29th through the end of the day. So when I tried to “google” something I was brought to a black screen with the words ” We’ve turned the lights out. Now it’s your turn – Earth Hour.” Thanks to Google for reminding those of us who “google” all the time to do our small part to help spread the global word and help tilt the world toward the greening of our planet.

And that’s my word on the subject.

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