What Would Elphaba Do? Tips for Leading a Greener Lifestyle
K-Earth and WICKED are teaming up to collect 101 tips for leading a greener lifestyle. All this week, K-EARTH 101 All Access Members can send us their own tips to add to the list. Keep checking back to learn how you can be Green for Good. All Access Members who submit are automatically entered for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see WICKED and a special look “Behind the Emerald Curtain.”
Buy local, organic food to reduce pesticide use, support local farmers and decrease CO2 emissions from flying produce around the world.
Replace one beef meal each week to save 40K gallons of water and 300 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions out of the atmosphere.
Compost food leftovers.
Carry groceries in reusable bags and/or return plastic bags at the grocery store.
Turn appliances off when not in use, especially television and computers to avoid "phantom" energy.
Buy energy efficient appliances with the EnergyStar label.
Use eco-friendly cleaning products that degrade naturally and reduce water pollution.
Turn off the water while brushing teeth.
Choose a shower instead of a bath and replace showerheads and faucets with high-efficiency models.
Put a brick (or other object) in toilet tank to reduce water per flush.
Turn down thermostat three degrees in winter, up three degrees in summer.
Replace incandescent bulbs with performance compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).
Performance at the Pantages Theatre. Tickets good for Wednesday, August 27, show starts at 8:00pm.
Winner of 15 major awards, including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
