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12 Ways To Have an Eco-Friendly Holiday

You do not have to sacrifice your holiday fun to be environmentally friendly this season.

Jesze Doleh

Dec 13, 2018

The Ohio State University

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It is holiday time and that means a lot of shopping, decorating, cooking, and time with loved ones. All of this can be done in an environmentally friendly way. Help out the planet while having a great holiday.

Do not buy wrapping paper

Reuse old bags or use some old newspaper to wrap your presents.

Do not use single use plastic

Invest in reusable plates, cups, and silverware.

Go Outside

Connect with nature.

Green Gifts

Buy Eco-friendly gifts or make homemade gifts.

LED Lights

They use 80% less energy.

Limit Your Traveling or Carpool

Save energy by traveling less or carpooling with friends and family.

Purchase Experiences Instead of Gifts

These are more meaningful and you know they will get used.

Reduce Food Waste

Plan smarter so that no food gets wasted.

Re-Gift

If you think somebody else will use items you won't, then re-gift them.

Save Energy

Turn the thermostat down when you are not home.

Send E-cards

Save on paper and send E-cards instead of traditional cards.

Shop Online

Save on gas and save yourself from driving all over town looking for gifts.

Hopefully some of these simple ideas will inspire you to be more eco-friendly this holiday!

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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12 Ways To Have an Eco-Friendly Holiday

You do not have to sacrifice your holiday fun to be environmentally friendly this season.

Do not buy wrapping paper

Do not use single use plastic

Go Outside

Green Gifts

LED Lights

Limit Your Traveling or Carpool

Purchase Experiences Instead of Gifts

Reduce Food Waste

Re-Gift

Save Energy

Send E-cards

Shop Online

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)