| With Americans being encouraged to be more | | | | in the benefits of being more environmentally |
| environmentally conscious, they are turning | | | | friendly is in the purchase of cars. It is a well |
| towards items that are known to be green. Many | | | | known fact that cars and other vehicle emissions |
| businesses are now promoting themselves to be | | | | are causing a great deal of pollution and |
| better for the environment and people that want | | | | contributing to the global warming problem. Car |
| to be sure to do things that will not harm the | | | | manufacturers in recent years have produced |
| environment are seeking out such businesses. | | | | several vehicles that not only emit fewer toxins |
| Some examples of products that you may find | | | | into the environment but are also able to run on |
| to be environmentally friendly are building | | | | less gasoline while using electricity to operate the |
| materials to construct green homes, | | | | vehicle too. These cars that use both gas and |
| environmentally friendly hybrid cars, organic food | | | | electrical power are known as hybrid vehicles and |
| that are grown on green farms and even a place | | | | most major car companies have at least one |
| to have a green burial at a green cemetery. | | | | hybrid vehicle in their line of vehicles. |
| One of the biggest new trends in home | | | | Americans are also becoming more aware of |
| construction is homes that are being built using all | | | | what they eat and how the food that they eat |
| environmentally friendly materials. These materials | | | | gets to the store that they buy it from. More and |
| are often almost twice as expensive as traditional | | | | more people are choosing to buy their food locally |
| materials but those that want a totally green | | | | which helps the environment by saving the |
| home find the expense to be well worth it. One | | | | energy that was originally used to transport that |
| couple in Boulder, Colorado sold their large | | | | food a far distance. Many farmers are also |
| traditional home to build a house that was | | | | promoting their food to be greener by not using |
| considerably smaller but was going to be a totally | | | | harmful chemicals or pesticides. |
| earth friendly house. They said losing the space | | | | One final area many people do not think of but it |
| was worth helping save the earth and being able | | | | quite important is what your wishes are for when |
| to live a truly green lifestyle. Every detail was | | | | you pass away. Like many other things, |
| thought of including the heating and purification of | | | | cemeteries are also choosing more natural ways |
| rainwater by using solar power to warm it up. | | | | for burial. There are only four such places in the |
| Hopefully once the economy improves, people will | | | | US but they are believers in returning your body |
| consider using these green materials to build their | | | | to the earth in a natural state with no embalming |
| new home. | | | | fluid or steel casket materials. Everything is done |
| Another product that has been gaining popularity | | | | to be more concerned for the environment. |
| with Americans as they continue to be educated | | | | |