What is greeNEWit?
Main Entry: gree∙NEW∙it
Pronunciation: (grē’nōō’it)
Function: noun (n.)
adjective (adj.)
transitive verb (v.t.)
gree∙NEW∙it (grē’nōō’it)
( n.) a community of world citizens who envision a cleaner, simpler and greener environment to live in
---i.e. greeNEWit works together with homeowners to
spread energy and resource conservation practices
one family at a time.
( adj.) a visible change in a person, place or thing that currently uses less energy and resources than ever before ---i.e. I love my greeNEWit home! I have saved 47% on
my monthly energy bills since my audit.
( v.t.) a call to action, from our collective conscience to conserve energy and resources as a human community
---i.e. The world will not wait, we must greeNEWit.
"greeN means everything to me.Everytime I hear like 1 more % of water is left, I feel like I really need to help our animals and living beings to stay healthy."
~Jessica Wang
Columbia, MD USA April, 4 2009
"greeN is geothermal energy. the most reliable base load renewable resource of them all! "
~Patrick
Santa Rosa, CA USA March, 4 2009
"greeN means everything! "
~Jessica Wang
Columbia, MD USA March, 2 2009
"greeN is taking care of our animals and the environment. It's what keeps me thinking about what I should do to make our life better. "
~Jane
Ellicot City, MD USA February, 25 2009
"greeN means thinking about each and every decision you make...Ask 'what is the environmental cost here? Who will ultimately bear this cost?' The river in Baltimore? The landfill in China? The whales and turtles in our ocean? The atmosphere on our planet? YOU choose. "
~Baltimore Harbor WATERKEEPER
Baltimore, MD USA February, 23 2009
"greeN is saving the planet, animals, the environments, and ecosystems"
~Lilly
Bethesda, MD USA February, 21 2009
"greeN means saving the earth"
~John
Columbia, MD USA February, 20 2009
"greeN means to not use so many things that cannot be recycled and use the 3 R's (reduce, reuse, recycle)"
~Kristina
Columbia, MD USA February, 20 2009
"greeN means saving money on my energy bills, and helping to do my part to save the planet all by starting with a home energy audit."
~Kevin
Denver, CO USA February, 11 2009
"greeN means everything to me, from being at work to school and back at home. Green is a great lifestyle."
~Kenny
Chantilly, VA USA January, 5 2009
"greeN is the awareness of our surroundings - people and nature - in the past, present and future. greeN means to live beyond the bubble of our individual present lives, to learn from the world´s past and create a collective future. We´re all in it together."
~Nicola
Columbia, MD USA December, 30 2008
"Making decisions everyday based on lowering ones carbon footprint, protecting other species, and leaving the planet better than the way we received it."
~Ned
Columbia, MD USA December, 10 2008
"greeN IS no CO2 emissions!"
~Caren
Albuquerque, MD USA October, 22 2008
"greeN is a step in the right direction, and we not to be afraid of it, but to inquire and embrace it..."
~Ofodile
Greenbelt, MD USA October, 10 2008
"greeN is a healthier way to carry out our daily lives. It is giving just a little bit more effort when you don't have to. It is realizing that this is bigger than me, this is bigger than you and this is bigger than us. This is for our children and their children."
~Jason J.
Columbia, MD USA October, 7 2008
"This isn't our Earth to overuse, leave scarce, and destroy but our Earth to nourish and prepare for the future… We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. ~ Ancient Indian Proverb ~"
~Carly.
Baltimore, MD USA October, 7 2008
"greeN is a mindset for the future, as well as a plan of action for an enviromentally stable habitat to live in…"
~Luke J.
Columbia, MD USA October, 6 2008
"greeN is everything we want it to be and more…"
~Laura
Richmond, VA USA October, 2 2008
"greeN means building to reduce the use of electricity, materials and natural resources (especially water), driving vehicles that produce less emissions and use less resources, using eco-friendly products and services, taking eco-friendly vacations, and of course acting with a conscience in deciding to reduce, reuse or recycle…"
~Charles
Silver Spring, MD USA October, 1 2008
"greeN means alternative energy like solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass…"
~Mike
Columbia, MD USA September 29, 2008
"greeN means to me both a color in nature and a natural progression of the human race. This movement pulls us away from taking what we have been given as consumers, and pushes us towards demanding what makes eco-logical sense as citizens of a common earth…."
~Stephanie
Baltimore, MD USA September 21, 2008
"greeN to me means a new movement. Its like the new industrial revolution except better and smarter. It is going to create a globalized, clean, and prosperous environment…"
~Matej
Columbia, MD USA July 19, 2008
"greeN is written like this to show that we are moving in the right direction towards a cleaner, greener, better world…"
~Josh
Marriottsville, MD USA July 19, 2008
