Raquel Zimmermann Quotes

I try to be eco-friendly in every possible way.

I can trace my environmentally-friendly lifestyle back to my childhood. My father was a conservative Republican that liked to 'conserve'.

I am involved in Greenpeace. And I just recently completely switched my diet over to near-veganism. So you try to do little things that you can. I recycle every single day. Every single thing in my house that can be recycled is.

I'm adamant about recycling in my house, and I'm always making sure to turn off the lights.

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

I am an ardent recycler. I would like to think that it works. I don't know whether it does or not.

I've tried to approach environmentalism the same way I do my climbing: by setting small, concrete goals that build on each other.

My number one thing is to recycle everything from newspaper to aluminum cans, and I even use a canvas bag instead of the plastic ones when I go to the grocery store.

I'm pretty much your average, energy-saving-light-bulbs-recycling citizen.

I like my women very green; you know, eco-friendly.

I drive a hybrid, moving into an electric car. I only drink tap water, never consume food that's travelled.

I will be Green until the day I die, if not for a long time after.

With all this talk of Going Green, Buying Green, Living Green, and Green being the new whatever, I've come to realize that, although we had no green, my grandmother was actually the 'greenest' person I've ever known.

Being green means preventing waste.

It's funny: being green to me was ingrained because my parents were always trying to save money, save water, turn off the lights, or arrange a carpool. I don't think my parents even know what it means to be green, but they were.

We survived on natural resources, so we should take care of the earth. When I leave home, I do things like switching off the heat and lights.

I recycle as much as I can but I'm not an eco warrior.

'Being green' is commendable, but I hope that people don't take too much pride and self-adoration because they shut off the water when they brushed their teeth. The truth of the matter is, conservation alone will do little to save our planet.

You can't change the world; you can't fix the whole environment. But you can recycle. You can turn the water off when you're brushing your teeth. You can do small things.

In Los Angeles, I drive a hybrid and live in a very simple home. Anything you do from carrying a canteen of water to starting a recycling program in your office makes a difference. Reusing what you already have has always been green - from clothes to boxes to glass jars from the supermarket.

Musicians are so well covered in the press, it would be great to see more outspoken practitioners of green life.

Everyone is slowly catching on to this one - and I know everyone says this - but we need to make a little more effort with the environment. Everyone says they turn off their lights, but do they really?

Hi, I'm Nadine Velazquez, and my green tip is: recycle.

You don't have to live in the country and grow your own food to be green.

It makes a big difference to recycle. It makes a big difference to use recycled products. It makes a big difference to reuse things, to not use the paper cup - and each time you do, that's a victory.