More Green Terminology Defined!!

Curious what that green term means? Previously we discussed environmental lingo and what it means. There are so many eco friendly words and phrases out there, that we're adding more green terminology definitions to a growing list.

AFFORESTATION is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where the preceding vegetation or land use was not forest.

BIOMASS, a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms,such as wood, waste, (hydrogen) gas, and alcohol fuels.

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) is an organic compound that contains carbon, chlorine, and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of methane and ethane.

DOWNCYCLING is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of lesser quality and reduced functionality.

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner.

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth.

GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG)  is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range.

HOLISTIC INTERIOR DESIGN is about making the most of your home using an integrated approach to health, wellbeing and the environment.

HYBRID VEHICLE, is a vehicle using more than one power source.

ORGANIC  is a term that emcompasses a wide variety of topics, but centers around the main idea of living as close to nature as possible.

POST-CONSUMER MATERIAL is an end product that has completed its life cycle as a consumer item and would otherwise have been disposed of as a solid waste.

RENEWABLE ENERGY is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished).

SIMPLE LIVING encompasses a number of different voluntary practices to simplify one's lifestyle. These may include reducing one's possessions or increasing self-sufficiency, for example. Simple living may be characterized by individuals being satisfied with what they need rather than want.

WASTE REDUCTION is the process and the policy of reducing the amount of waste produced by a person or a society. It involves efforts to minimize resources and energy used during manufacture.

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