It's been a month now since I thought of changing my blogsite to greenrunner or runningreen not because I'm from La Salle but because I always wanted to have my own little way of saving the planet that by going green. I guess the time has come for me not to change my blog site but to post something for the benefit of our planet.
I am supporting Earth Hour. I will turn off the lights on March 27, Saturday at 8:30pm. I will encourage all my friends, contacts, students, etc to do the same. I hope you would do the same. Yet, more than this I will run- instead of taking the public transit i would opt to run/walk to save on fuel. Imagine every person running/walking...hmmmm? We have clearer skies, fresher air and healthier lives.
Three ways to get you started:
1. For kids, make our planet brighter by creating a lantern. Click here to join the Earth Hour Lantern Project.
2. For Facebook/Twitter users, talk about Earth hour on your status/tweet. Become a fan. Share it with you contacts!
Now I want to give you 7 ways to run green:
- Instead of taking the public transit run/walk if you can. It's healthier too!
- Instead of buying 500ml Gatorade bottles, buy 1.5L and just refill my previous bottles. It's cheaper also!
- Bring hydration during races so you do not rely that much on water stations- it would translate to lesser plastic cups thrown to garbage.
- When buying a juice/cola after the run, skip the straw.
- Next time you run try bring with you a plastic so you can pick up some non-biodegradable along the way.
- Use your running shorts twice. It will save a lot of fresh water.
- Bring your empty GU/Hammer with you, don't throw it along the route.
