How Americans Are Greening Their Lives
June 19, 2008
From Green Right Now:
According to the results of a nationwide Harris Poll of 2,602 U.S. adults, 53 percent of those surveyed said they have taken steps to green their life. The survey was done online between May 5 and 12, 2008 by Harris Interactive with input from The Nature Conservancy. Of those who are making changes to live a greener lifestyle, the most popular actions include:
- Recycling (91 percent)
- Paying bills online (73 percent)
- Trying to buy locally-produced food and/or goods (49 percent)
- Buying green household products (47 percent)
- Bringing their own reusable bags to stores instead of using paper or plastic (39 percent)
- Carpooling (16 percent)
- Driving less by combining errands, walking more, etc. (5 percent)
- Reduced their utility use (4 percent)
- Purchased hybrid cars (3 percent)
- Changed out incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent ones (3 percent)
Source: Harris Interactive
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