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Knight Watch: How Far Do You Have To Go To Go Green?
By Knight Pierce Hirst
Home remedies can help health care go green. Gargling twice a day with a paste of 6 pressed garlic cloves mixed in a glass of warm water will soothe sore throat. Garlic’s antimicrobial properties fight pain-causing bacteria and the warm water soothes inflammation. Eating a square or two of dark chocolate curbs a cough. In fact, the theobromine in chocolate is more effective than codeine for doing that. Finally, sipping linden flower tea reduces fever. It controls body temperature by stimulating the hypothalamus and induces sweating by dilating blood vessels. Putting more green in health care leaves more green in our pockets too. Even spa treatments have gone green. Soaking in a tub of dark beer is meant to provide vitamins that rejuvenate pores and relieve muscle tension. Having a caviar facial is meant to make skin look younger and firmer. There’s a cleansing mask made with sanitized nightingale droppings. Its high nitrogen content supposedly draws out bacteria and breaks down dead skin cells more gently than acid peels do. There’s also a conditioner made with Aberdeen Angus bull sperm and Katera root. Its high protein content supposedly treats damaged and frizzy hair – but maybe going green can go too far. Celebrity Cruise Lines went green in September 2008 with the maiden voyage of its “Solstice”, an ultra-modern cruise ship with environmentally friendly innovations. For example, the recyclables are kept in a specially designed refrigerator to prevent bacteria growth. Solar panels are used to generate some of the ship’s electricity. Then there’s the hull. Not only is it coated with a non-toxic silicone to reduce the chance of transporting invasive species into new habitats, but its design has made the ship 30% more fuel efficient. Of course, Solstice still uses diesel fuel, so going green isn’t all smooth sailing. And Times Square went green in December 2008 when it lit its first environmentally friendly billboard. The 35,000 pound sign is to be powered entirely by 16 wind turbines and 64 solar panels. This is expected to save $12,000 - $15,000 a month in electricity costs. Also, because it will be lit by floodlights instead of light-emitting diodes, 18 tons of carbon will be kept out of the atmosphere. Of course, a long period with little wind or sun could cause the 126-foot wide, 47-foot tall sign to go out – which would leave people in the dark about what it advertises.
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