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Good Practice

ow can we live your life costs, and even taking a shower in-
Hhealthier and more sustain- stead of a bath saves energy. Ener-
able? For many people living sus- gy-efficient home appliances, which
tainably means the renunciation of are off when not used, not on stand-
comfort. However, “[...] the person by, also help save energy. In Germa-
who lives sustainably is not auto- ny you can ask an energy consultant
matically unhappier”, as Colin Bea- to your home to get individual tips
van writes in his book “Alles Öko” on how you can save money and en-
(“All is Eco(logical)”). He and his ergy.
family have been living sustaina-
bly, and they avoided 17,520 litre
of trash each year. They are living Drive and move
predominantly with no electricity environmentally-
and have no car. Doing that they friendly
gained many insights, which they Our rise in mobility becomes notice-
might have missed living their ‘old’ able by the CO2 emission. Unfortu-
life. We have some hints for how you nately, the air pollution in urban
can live healthy and environmental- areas has lead to lung diseases and
ly-friendly and can also save money. asthma attacks. With the rejection
of unnecessary emissions we are not
just caring for our lungs but also for
Save energy at home our wallets. Using public transport

As soon as the power consumption or special travelling offers, for ex-
falls, the wallet rejoices as well. In ample trains, is cheaper than driving
the winter you can save on heating with the car and who rides the bike

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