This thread is for people who either are or want to be a tree hugger... it is an awful label, but who cares? Let's hug those trees!!
If you have any tips for saving energy, paper, or anything else... post them here. Tell us what you're doing to save our lovely planet.
Tonight (March 29) from 8-9 P.M. in your time zone, turn off all of the lights in your house. It's called earth hour and tons of people around the world will be taking part. To find out more you can go to http://www3.earthhourus.org/
I totally wanna be a tree hugger!!! Saving the world and preventing global warming is totally my thing. How should I get started?
Well there are many things you can do. Some are simple, like turning of the light when you leave a room, and turning the water of while you brush your teeth. You can also switch the lights in your house to more energy efficient ones. If you take a long time in the shower try to take shorter showers to save water. There are so many things you can do, but here's something you may not have heard of. It's called earth hour. Sadly it's already over, but you can still sign up to find out what more you can do.
www.earthhour.org
many times my friends i have been called hippies, so this is a great idea! i'm gonna try to find more ways to save energy!
I get called a tree hugger all the time by my math teacher because he is always wasting paper and I asked him about it and all he said was "Tree are a crop they will grow" I told him they take up to 30 to grow completly so ever since he uses less paper and recycles by giving me extra papers and stuff to recycle!!
Cool!! Another thing that you can do is you can take paper that was only used on one side, and then use it when you print stuff!! That way you use less paper!! Also, if you leave your chargers plugged in even when you're not charging something they still use energy, so unplug them!!
I so umplug my MP4's charger everyday!!! and at the place I volunter at we do the paper thing we call it recyled paper!!!
i have this shirt that says i recycle and everyone makes fun of me!
Really I have a shirt that says cut class not frogs
Haha funny!! I saw a shirt at target that said think green and it had a picture of kermit the frog (muppet)
ha cool! i think i will peace sign on a pair of my jeans i am already called a hippie so why not
I have a pair of jeans that are ripped up and were there ripped they're colored and I wear bright colored leggings under them
Sweet!!! There was also this shirt that was like.. blue I think, and it had a peace sign on it
awesome!!
my step sister and i bought a pair of matching peace earings
sweet what color or colors?
Yeah that's really cool...
just black i wish they came in different colors, but we couldn't pass the chance to get them
They should be rainbow.... that's the color I would want
My sister has rainbow peace earings they rock
That's cool... and I saw a shirt that said "picks flowers not fights" it was really cute.
i want both of them!!!
lol I know same... oh there was another one too... and it said "My white T is green" Because it was a white shirt that was made out of like good for the environment stuff....Oh and there was a pair of really cute converse....I'll see if I can find a pic of them...
cool! i think i will be a hippie for halloween. i also need to look for some more enviromental/hippie clothes
lol!! Oh... I found the pic....
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VX3it4zVL._SS384_.jpg
Hey losers... my shirt says DON"T JUST HUG A TREE PLANT ONE!!!
LOL that's hot man.... thats hot..... hey my sister got a shirt that looks like this...
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41lkVRiogHL._SS384_.jpg
I like that shirt its cute.. I can't really picture her wearing it though. mabye thats because i only see her at family gatherings when she seems to be dressed up..
I LOVE THE SHOES!!!!!!
They are really cute! Bean, Are those the ones you went to buy today!?
My sister got a shirt where an animal is writing -stop animal testing-
Thats Rad!! I found one that says
Eat Sleep Hug Tree's!!
that awesome!!!
Those all sound so awesome! Yup those are the ones and guess what... my sister liked my shoes so much that she went and got some in a bigger size!!
lol thats awesome!!!
Cool! Are those the blue converses right?
i want those shoes!!!!
LOL! Yeah they're pretty rad.... and they're really comfy too...
I saw some really cute converse at Journeys! I heart them.
ohemgosh you say i heart to!! lol I was really cute one there to they were like black with little stick people on them they were X-tremely cute!!
aww cute.. me want..
I almost had them but I was like three or four dollars short and my sis wouldnt give me any money so it sucked
Psh your sisters a meanny butt. lol. I'm jk! My brother won't give me any money either. He's got like hundreds of dollors just lying around in his wallet (NOT KIDDING) and won't loan me like two bucks.
same with my sister shes a nurse and get paid like 42.00 an hour its pretty kewl but wont let me borrow money either. And my brother before he left for Iraq he came home and my sis hid his wallet and took all his money and i find it and gave him all his money except one of the hundreds and he wouldnt have found out but i was just kidding around and when i gave it to him i asked if a could have a 50 he said no then i said 20 he said no then i said 2cents he said no Billie i need this money to get drunk this weekend (he wasnt kidding it made me so mad)
my brother danimal (daniel) usaully loans me money i miss him he is at college
Your brothers in Iraq? Thats pretty cool. My brother is too much of a wimp. he would never be in the army. My brothers younger than me (3 years my junior) so I should be the one with more money... but i'm also the one with more friends so i go places and he doesn't
i usally get some money from my dad.
Psh. My parents don't give me money because "i need to be more responsible with my money" Pish posh.
im getting a job soon so i can make my on money
Your so lucky you can get a job. I'm only fourteen so yeah i basically can't get a job till i'm fifteen so i have to wait.
Yeah me to lol!
Anyway.. back to the subject lol
I really wish people would care more about the envorment. It drives me nuts how many lights my famly leaves on, how many kids at school throw there water bottles away instead of recycling them and how many people actually buy plastic water bottles. You should never do that. Just use a reusable one !
my school has recycling beens everywhere on the campus it awesome!!!! and I can get a job and I an only 14 to
Well I'm eleven and broke :P No chance for me to get a job!
Let me tell you guys something about the enviorment and the global warming, and what my meaning is!
I've kept myself from post here but now I do it.
Its good that so many people is active and fighting for the enviorment, but the governments has tricked us all a little. They say that WE have to do all the savings. That WE are responsible for that the climate is changing. But if I recycle everything I use and eat, it wont have so much to do if the climate!
Its really not our responsibility. Its more the industries and the governments.
Yeah it does. Like totally. I mean it may not a make a huge diffrence, but everyone just waited for other people to do something it would never get done!
Yeah albus.. lol!! Hey albus.. this is kinda off topic and if you don't wanna tell me thats fine but if you eleven what grade are you in?
Da*m albus you make great points you know!!
crap! I'm reallt twelve! I turned twelve for a month ago but I am so used to sayigna and typing eleven, that I did it this time to!
Norway have an other system than USA and Britain. We start at school of the age of six.
We go to school in atleast 10-13 years. 1-4th grade are called children school. 5-7th is middle school and
8th to 10th is teenage school. I'm a sixth grader!
My little brothers a sixth grader too!! Woohoo! Anyway. So you guys don't have Juniors and Seniors (eleven and twelveth grade) Thats nutts. I would be done with school next year then! Wow.
wow I was in 6th grade two years ago!! I'm gonna be in high skool next year!!!
what grade are you in Izzy+
?
I'm 15 and only 19 more days before I finsh my freshman year (9th)
Yay! I typed something wrong! Atleast 13 years!
Wait what?
atleast 13 years of school!
Ohhhkay. So wait you have a thirtenth GRADE??
no. 10 years of childs school, the what you call college. On Norwegian that is Videregående.
When you start at college you start at first grade...
Wow thats confusing. I like our system better ♪
Wow. That was a totally rad music note! How did you get it!?
oh you push Alt and then 525 and there are tons of other ones too! ◙░░◙░░░ thats alt 1456
Thanks!♪
☺ ☻ ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ • ◘ ○ awesome!!!
♀ § ↓ ► ♫ ♫ ☼ ↕ ◙ ◄ ¶ ▲ ⁿ ░ δ ·!!!! loooove it!!
alt 1-3 make ♪ to!!!
How do you make the double not the heard and the female sign!? Plz tell me ♥ Jk i figured out the heart its alt 1-3 not the music note ♥
cool!
that sounds cool
okay so you hit alt then one two three
oh and to those who don't know me, i'm hailey
it doesn't work help me!!!
its the left alt button and any number combination you want! Thaks for all those cool one guys!
Oh fun! lemme try...
mine doesn't let me do more than one # at a time see this is alt 123
¡™£
okay thanks
i thinkmy computers stupid
oh thats sad :/
♥= alt and 3
(hit them at the same time)
okay.... it doesnn't work..... oh well
oh that sucks I'm sorry
yeah.... tear tear*
oh well so what does this have to do with hugging trees????
it doesnt... hehe
Quote from: uglycupcakes on May 1, 2008, 07:52:06 PM
Your brothers in Iraq? Thats pretty cool. My brother is too much of a wimp. he would never be in the army. My brothers younger than me (3 years my junior) so I should be the one with more money... but i'm also the one with more friends so i go places and he doesn't
my brother is in college where he learns and shares a house with his friends :). what made you think he was in iraq?
I wasn't talking about your brother lol. I'm pretty sure i was talking to billy.
Quote from: I loves YOUz on April 30, 2008, 10:03:50 AM
same with my sister shes a nurse and get paid like 42.00 an hour its pretty kewl but wont let me borrow money either. And my brother before he left for Iraq he came home and my sis hid his wallet and took all his money and i find it and gave him all his money except one of the hundreds and he wouldnt have found out but i was just kidding around and when i gave it to him i asked if a could have a 50 he said no then i said 20 he said no then i said 2cents he said no Billie i need this money to get drunk this weekend (he wasnt kidding it made me so mad)
yeah. thats what i was talking about
Alright.... well that is pretty cool, and yet scary at the same time because you can never know what's happening to him. But really guys, we should get back on topic.
My uncle lives in this town in georgia (just moved) and there are golf cart paths everywhere and so you can get to wherever you want with a golf cart. And that saves energy because golf carts are all electric so you don't use gas, and that saves money too.
I love golf carts! they're so much funn!!!
YO TAMBIEN!! Me too in spanish lol. but when i'm at Caseys Lake house they have golf cart paths everywhere to but she doesn't like my driving skills because apparently i don't drive fast enough.. lol. GUESS WHAT?? I TAKE MY PERMIT TEST THURSDAY! thanks for letting me do that i really needed to lol.
Nice good luck!!
I know i'm nervious because i had Drivers Ed back in January and i'm just taking the test now so yeah. I'm super nervous!
Oh! Good luck! *fingers crossed!* I hope you get your permit because then when you get your license you can come and hang out with me all the time!!!
Yeah i wish gas was cheaper then i really could vist you when ever i want to!
I kno the gas cost are outrageous
Thats why i bike everywhere i go. I can't drive but it would save a trip for somebody who can!
Yeah that's true... but I think that if I got a golf cart, that I'd drive it everywhere! Because they're electric, and so they don't use gas
Plus the less gas we use the less it costs and the less it pollutes the environment..
Yeah and then the less we pollute the environment, the longer our planet will survive!!
and longer the planet survives the longer the human race survives
Yeah and trust me I don't want to die because our planet blows up!!
i jus dont want to live until 100
gas prices are predicted to get up to $10 a gallon in a couple years!(not official but thats what i heard) when i get old enough to drive i think i will stick with my bike!!! anyways its better for the environment to ride your bike and not drive :)
You don't know the price here in Norway!IT'S SICK! We are one of the richest countries in the world, but still, the price is really high.
If you wanna know the price in Norwegian money, here the price is: 13 kroner pr. liter. It's outrageous!
That's crazy! Ours is up to $4 and still rising! But you're right, the gas is going to be really high when I can drive!
Guys! Who cares about gas prices because I PASSED MY PERMIT TEST!!!! WOOHHOOOOO!! Okay i was so incredibly happy but the person who i went with FAILED HERS! So i wanted to scream and shout but i coudn't because she was really pisssed she didn't pass. But, thats okay because she does good in everything so mabye it helped humble her.
NICE JOB! And maybe it did help humble her, but only for a while! And good job for not making her feel bad!
what are kroners?? the gas is only like 3 something here. GO IZZY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kroners (I think) are the Norwegian form of dollars.
The Norwegian money. I think 1 dollar is about 5 kroner or something like that...
CONGRARUALTIONS IZZY!!!!!!!
so your gas is still pretty cheap Albus... I mean it is in the US
Yeah because that's only like... $2 in american money or something...
I know its like really cheap
Not really. Were the oil country! And a gallon is much more than a liter! ( I think so! xD)
And here is a good saving tip.
Do you have the lights on when you shower? It isn't necessary! If you have a window that is in your bathroom where you have a shower,
you don't really have to! I found that out today! IT can save some electrisity, and in the long run, it will helped if everyone did it.
And don't use much shampoo! You can take a tiny bit at first, take it into your hair, and if it isn't enough, you just take a little more!
Bye for now people!
I dont like the dark... but will do!
Yeah we have an automatic light in our bathroom, so the light goes off after like five minutes, so I leave it off when it goes off...
Also when you shower, leave the door open just a few inches, that way you don't have to turn on the fan. Also I think there are like chemicals or something that get into the air when you shower, so leaving the door open gets rid of those.
Really I didn't know that... I guess I should leave the door open... I'll do anything to help save the earth!! hehe
i should start using less shampoo thanks for the tips
I leave the window open so can that count instead of the door???
i would think so
Yeah that'd work too, but I don't have a window so...
Here's a good way to wash the dishes! Just barely fill the sink with water, and then put the soap directly on the washcloth. Wash a dish, and then turn on the water to rinse it. Then repeat!
nice idea....have you ever thought of not taking a shower for three days to save water....yeah well one of my friend thought of it......and he stunk up the place like seriously!haha lol :P
Wow that would sick... I couldnt go with outta a shower for more then well lets jsut say I HAVE to take a shower every morning or else I feel unclean.... OCD about that!! hehe
lol wow.... and no I never thought about that, but I try to take really quick showers. Billie wow.... just wow....
I know right I'm sooooOo wow!!! hehe
You are suppose4d to turn off the water while youu do you conditionar but I'm to much of a wierdo to like my water running.
wow..
I turn it off while I shampoo because for me that takes longer...
really.... i turn the water off when I shave my legs....lol
Yeah I turn it down when I shave.... because I need to wash my razor like every second ;D
Wow...Weird topic.
OK you're talking to me about weird topics! Look at your siggy!
Theres nothing weird about the child eating man!!! hehe
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh269/mtvgeek/pans_labyrinth.jpg)(http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/RRR_018/PansLabrynth.jpg)(http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p228/theungothgoth666/doug_pans_labyrinth1.jpg)(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k185/MichalynMarie/dobby.jpg)(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd43/Takatoki/dobby.gif)I know this is totally the wrong topic for this...But I couldn't resist.
Now Sky... I made that other topic for these things... DUH... lol jk.... I like the dooby ones..
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/TMB/BluebirdNut/Emoticons/AllEmoticons2/tree-hugger.gif)
thats more like it!! hehe.. give that tree a hug from me!
lol I love it sky! hug it! hug it! YAY!!!!!!!!!!
thats a pretty tree and a short and fat smiley! Perfect couple!!!
Yeah, but the smiley has no legs.... but I love it still! It's so cute Sky! However did you find it?
I have my ways. I can find almost any kind of picture you want. Go ahead. Ask for something.
a cow! A GREEN cow
(see Sky I did to say green cow!!)
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/paige146/cow.jpg)
i dont see a cow....
Better?
I said a green cow.. now I gotta cry cause I didnt get what I wanted!!!!!!
You didn't type green smarty!
YES I DID NOW GET ME A GREEN COW!!!!
You editor!
I did not!! if so I would have put give me a purple cow! cause I want a purple cow
NOWXX
MEH
Oh stick it in you ear
Hehe wow.... I want a fish.... a maroon fish.
I want a duck.
yeah I want one too... Sky, get us a duck!
Yea Sky get us a DUCK!!!!!!!!!
Duck you! XD
I WANT MY DUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *twitch twitch*
*Throws a dead road killed duck at you and runs*
*Picks up duck and starts to cry* Poor ducky!
ducks hiss at me i don't want one!
*Throws a canadian goose at Bonnie*
*Laughs butt off*
HONK
Now your a goose and a car.... your a coose... hehe
i love mixed words! my latest favorite is dweasel
I like mixed words too!! hehe I like one thats a mix between Cameal and Gangster!! hehe
intersting, very interesting... i don't know why i do that:)
Never done mixed words before o_o
Sounds fun though :P
I like Camaganster.. hehe
haha that's funny Billie!! I like mixed words too... and you should try it Virgil it's fun.
yea its fun!!! hehe
just think of two words and then mix them together!
like tree and hugger
trugger! hehe
haha nice Billie nice!!!
hehe!!
I got a folder from Office Max and it's yellow and says Tree Hugger and it has a person hugging a tree!!! ;D
Shweet!! I want one... I want two!! hehe
lol it's so cute! I love it!
shweet... If I had one I'd love it to...
Yeah I can't wait to use it!! ;D
I would use it... just carry it with me!! tehe
lol I kind of want school to start, but then be able to have vacation whenever I want...
I want it to start.... but I don't at the same time... I love the work... but being around all hte people is a lil scary...
I love the work and the people! It's so much fun, but sometimes I get really stressed out if I leave a project to the last minute... and that's when I wish I could take a break.
The problem I have is turning the work in... if I don't want to do it or don't understand I wont do it...
Oh really? Well I love school, personally. Like the other day, I was totally hyper and it was way fun.
I like school now.. only cause I seen certain people at school.. tehe
I like school too... he's in my class...
My he isn't in any of my classes.. : (.. but his friends are in lots of my classes.. it sucks.. but I still get to see him in the halls..
Hehe my school is okay. The only probably is I don't have any classes with my boyfriend, but we have lockers beside each other.
Highschool is boring =\
Highschool is pretty boring.. I liked middle school better I think.. lol not really
Confusion... I'm deciding between three guys :P
I always make my own fun during class because the teachers love me. I just kind of entertain myself.