Ten Simple Steps to Greener Living

As awareness of the civilization’s impact on the environment increases, people are becoming more willing than ever before, to accept clean lifestyles. But some aren’t exactly sure where to begin.

One doesn’t have to start out with leaps and bounds.  Installing a full solar power system on one’s home or switching to a hybrid car would be great. But large steps require planning and financing.  Small steps can be taken right now.

In some cases, your choices might depend on several factors: where you live, the natural resources available to you, your lifestyle, and others. Therefore there is probably no “one-size-fits-all” solution to going green (or at least, greener).

But there are many simple things you can do to live a greener life, through your day-to-day activities, and most of these apply to just about anyone.

1. Learn more about sustainable living

This is the first and most important step in going green. You should read up on the subject of environmentalism, and how your personal carbon footprint can affect global pollution levels. There are plenty of resources available online, and you can visit your local library for books on related topics.

2. Save energy

The most effective way to cut down on your carbon emissions is to conserve on energy in your home. Install energy-efficient appliances and light bulbs, turn off the lights when they aren’t in use, ensure your house is properly insulated and windows are properly sealed, and keep your energy consumption to a minimum. You will save energy and money at the same time.

3. Conserve water

Every drop of tap water you use consumes energy – for transport, filtering, and purification. It might just be water, but a lot of fossil fuel is consumed in processing it. In some places, water itself is scarce. You can turn the tap off while brushing your teeth, switch to more efficient washers and dryers, and collect rain water for use in your garden.

4. Use less fuel for transport

If a hybrid car is not an option at the moment, you can take other steps; walking or biking to work, or whenever you have to travel a short distance. If your work place is too far for a daily bicycle commute, consider using mass transit. You can carpool with a friend or coworker if that works. For long trips, consider the fuel efficiency of your different options.

5. Eat greener food

Eating is one thing everyone has in common. But did you know that eating the type of food can make an impact in the environment? The food industry contributes substantial carbon emissions in the process of shipping their products around the world. When you eat seasonal, local, and organic food, you help to conserve the environment – as well as improve your own health.

6. Buy smart

Instead of buying brand new wooden furniture for your home, you can search for good used furniture online, or even visit garage sales to find what you’re looking for. Think before making a purchase, no matter how big or small it is. Buying grocery items in bulk can save money and conserve on energy and packing materials. Also, be sure to buy high-quality products that will last for a long time and not just wind up in a landfill a year from now.

7. Shop Online

Shopping online is another good way to conserve on fuel. When you receive a purchase by post, the amount of fuel used to ship that purchase is no where near the amount of fuel you would have used to drive to a store and buy it offline. Furthermore, you can also save a considerable amount of time and money by shopping online, and many online stores offer free shipping.

8. Proper waste management

Years ago, many considered waste management to be the main environmental issue of concern. As long as you reduced, reused, and recycled, you were a friend of the environment. Things are not that simple these days, but waste conservation is still a big part of living green. It takes a lot of energy to process and dispose of waste, whether it’s recycled or dumped in a landfill. So conserving on waste is important, even if you do recycle. You should also compost your biodegradable waste materials.

9. Wear the right clothing

Your choice of clothing can make a big impact on the environment. One of the most heavily sprayed crops across the globe is cotton. Chemicals which are used as insecticides harm the environment, and harm people’s health. Fortunately, there are other alternative fabrics available in the market; such as organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, and flax. Try to find and purchase clothing that uses these natural and nontoxic materials. Wearing such clothing is also better for your health.

10. Avoid toxins and chemicals

If you look carefully at many of the products you use every day, such as cleaning and personal care products, you might be quite surprised at the harmful chemicals they are made from. Use products made from natural and nontoxic ingredients.

They aren’t hard to find – even Amazon has an entire section dedicated to green products. This section is called Amazon Green and it includes many household, personal care, home improvement, office, clothing, and grocery items. By shopping at Amazon Green you can find nontoxic and environmentally friendly products more easily, while also saving money and conserving resources by doing your shopping online.

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As kids are going back to school and schedules become more hectic families are looking for inexpensive, quick, nutrional meals.  All three of these requirements can be met by using the “other white meat;”  tofu, tempeh, seitan, and textured vegetable protein.

Tofu

Tofu is the most popular as far as meat alternatives.  It is made from coagulated soy-milk curds that are pressed into blocks.  While tofu has a soft, gelatinous consistency that can never mimic meat but its limitless flavor versatility makes up for the lack of texture.  If you experiment with freezing and thawing tofu before cooking it the texture issue can be minimal and the spices used when cooking tofu can give it any flavor you choose.  As far as nutrion, tofu has nearly zero saturated fat, 100 calories, and 10 grams of protein all in a 4-ounce serving.  So when asked what’s for dinner try this recipe.

Turkey or meatloaf sandwich

1 block firm tofu

½ cup peanut butter

1-cup olive oil

¼ tamari

Drain tofu and cut into 1/3-inch slabs.  Mix peanut butter, olive oil, and tamari.  Pour mixture over tofu and marinate for 1 hour or longer.  The longer it soaks the more flavor will be absorbed.  Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes on each side.  Take out of oven and cover in breadcrumbs seasoned with a pinch of garlic and onion powders and bake again for 8 minutes per side.  Pour buffalo sauce or tofu and serve on a whole-wheat roll or bread.

Tempeh

Indonesia is the home of this meat alternative.  Tempeh is created by fermenting whole soybeans and forming them into cakes that have a nutty and chewy texture.  Just like tofu tempeh absorbs whatever flavor it comes in contact with and its meaty texture makes it a great substitute for hamburger or pork.  Tempeh has 22 grams of protein in a 4-ounce serving.  So when asked what’s for dinner try this recipe.

Vegetarian Chorizo

1 brick premade tempeh

Oil, onions, cayenne pepper, cumin, toasted funnel, coriander, garlic, shallots, paprika, onion and garlic powders, and parsley flakes

Take the brick of premade tempeh and crumble it like chopped chorizo sized pieces.  Sauté in remaining ingredients adding as needed for individual taste.  One may use this in any Mexican dish as a vegetarian chorizo substitute.

Seitan

This was invented allegedly by Chinese monks who were looking for other forms of protein substitutes.  Seitan is wheat gluten or in other words the protein part of wheat.  Washing the wheat until all the starch is gone and the gluten remains creates seitan.  This is then cooked in a soy sauce and seaweed stock.  Seitan’s texture is the most meat like and is used in vegetarian Asian cuisine to prepare mock meat dishes.  It works great as a mock steak due to its chewy texture, not to mention it’s fat free with twice as much protein as tofu for a 4-ounce serving.  So when asked what’s for dinner try this recipe.

• Mock Country-Fried Steak
• Unseasoned strips or cuts of seitan
• Flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper
• Oil
• Egg

Beat egg and mix flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper together.  Dredge strips or cuts in flour then egg and repeat in flour.  Deep-fry or panfry and serve with mashed potatoes, vegetables, and fruit.

Textured Vegetable Protein

If anyone has had Bac-O they have had TVP.  This is made from defatted soy flour, which is a by-product of making soybean oil, and shaped into flakes or chunks.  When purchasing TVP keep in mind it’s dehydrated and will need to be rehydrated before using.  Try rehydrating by mixing 1 cup of TVP with 1 cup of hot water and soak for 5 to 10 minutes.  You will need to experiment with the soaking time to meet your needs and texture.  TVP has 94 calories, 14 grams of protein, 5 grams of fiber, and zero fat per ounce.  Due to TVP’s meaty texture it is best used as a ground beef or turkey substitute.  So when asked what’s for dinner think about the “other white meat” that provides and economical source of protein at a reasonable price.

And as a footnote if you would like to reduce your individual impact on climate change choosing an alternative meat source is a good choice in reducing your carbon footprint.

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I, personally, love to clean. I love the look of a sparkling kitchen and a tidy bathroom. However, I am not as fond of the toxic smell of chemicals, which is usually a side effect of having a clean home. So, I was thrilled when I finally tried Method’s line of soaps, surface cleaners and detergents. They are ‘people against dirty’ (read, people after my own heart) and they stand for great design, sustainability, safety and good-smelling cleaning products.

Method offsets their carbon from all of their employees’ commutes and the energy it takes to run their office buildings. They also offset the energy consumed by the manufacture of products through renewable energy credits. They work to reduce their energy consumption from making, shipping and using their products. One of the ways they can do this is by manufacturing concentrated soaps and detergents. Oftentimes, soap contains a large percent of water, but Method makes more concentrated products which allow less packaging materials and less weight. This results in fewer carbon emissions during the shipping and distribution of products.

In terms of safety, Method has followed the ideas of Michael Braungart, co-author of Cradle to Cradle, in using completely natural, biodegradable and harmless ingredients in their products. They were recognized at the ‘champions’ level of Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative, as part of the EPA’s Design for the Environment program. The program works to reduce chemical risk and improve energy efficiency to be better for both people and the planet. The EPA now has 1,034 products and counting as part of this program, which have eliminated more than 270 million pounds of harmful chemicals. Method currently has 50 products in compliance with the DfE program.

Method also prominently displays their ingredient lists on their website, breaking each product down ingredient by ingredient. You can feel good about knowing exactly what’s in every product you use. The people at Method work with Michael’s Braungart’s team at the Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency (EPEA) to carefully consider every material that goes into their final products, and to make sure that the products won’t pollute any of our water systems with harmful chemicals.

Method makes Cradle to Cradle certified products, which is a huge achievement in itself, but they also became endorsed as a Cradle to Cradle company recently, which means that they are environmentally sustainable not only in their products, but in all aspects of their business.

Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, the founders of Method, have also figured out how to capture the market (and my gratitude) with their sleek designs. I no longer feel the need to stuff cleaning products under the sink or put them in non-descript containers; my dish soap stands proudly out on the counter. The bottles are 100% recycled plastic and Method uses labels that won’t jam up recycling systems. And did I mention they are pretty?

I knew I loved Method’s products the moment I read the bottles and discovered scents like ‘pink grapefruit, cucumber, ginger yuzu’ among others. Thankfully, we finally have another choice for scents in the cleaning aisle besides lemon.

Method has revolutionized a market which has historically been seen as environmentally unsound. They have made effective cleaning products that can be washed down drain without the subsequent environmental guilt pains. They have made it so we can take off the rubber gloves, and we can keep our cleaning products on display. Above all, they have set a standard of sustainability.

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I, personally, love to clean. I love the look of a sparkling kitchen and a tidy bathroom. However, I am not as fond of the toxic smell of chemicals, which is usually a side effect of having a clean home. So, I was thrilled when I finally tried Method’s line of soaps, surface cleaners and detergents. They are ‘people against dirty’ (read, people after my own heart) and they stand for great design, sustainability, safety and good-smelling cleaning products.

Method offsets their carbon from all of their employees’ commutes and the energy it takes to run their office buildings. They also offset the energy consumed by the manufacturer of products through renewable energy credits. They work to reduce their energy consumption from making, shipping and using their products. One of the ways they can do this is by manufacturing concentrated soaps and detergents. Oftentimes, soap contains a large percent of water, but Method makes more concentrated products which allow less packaging materials and less weight. This results in fewer carbon emissions during the shipping and distribution of products.

In terms of safety, Method has followed the ideas of Michael Braungart, co-author of Cradle to Cradle, in using completely natural, biodegradable and harmless ingredients in their products. They were recognized at the ‘champions’ level of Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative, as part of the EPA’s Design for the Environment program. The program works to reduce chemical risk and improve energy efficiency to be better for both people and the planet. The EPA now has 1,034 products and counting as part of this program, which have eliminated more than 270 million pounds of harmful chemicals. Method currently has 50 products in compliance with the DfE program.

Method also prominently displays their ingredient lists on their website, breaking each product down ingredient by ingredient. You can feel good about knowing exactly what’s in every product you use. The people at Method work with Michael Braungart’s team at the Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency (EPEA) to carefully consider every material that goes into their final products, and to make sure that the products won’t pollute any of our water systems with harmful chemicals.

Method makes Cradle to Cradle certified products, which is a huge achievement in itself. They also became endorsed as a Cradle to Cradle company recently, which means that they are environmentally sustainable not only in their products, but in all aspects of their business.

Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, the founders of Method, have also figured out how to capture the market (and my gratitude) with their sleek designs. I no longer feel the need to stuff cleaning products under the sink or put them in non-descript containers; my dish soap stands proudly out on the counter. The bottles are 100% recycled plastic and Method uses labels that won’t jam up recycling systems. And did I mention they are pretty?

I knew I loved Method’s products the moment I read the bottles and discovered scents like ‘pink grapefruit, cucumber, ginger yuzu’ among others. Thankfully, we finally have another choice for scents in the cleaning aisle besides lemon.

Method has revolutionized a market which has historically been seen as environmentally unsound. They have made effective cleaning products that can be washed down the drain without the subsequent environmental guilt pains. They have made it so we can take off the rubber gloves and keep our cleaning products on display. Above all, they have set a standard of sustainability.

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It doesn’t make sense.

Americans are drinking a billion bottles of water per week, a fact that may not hit so heavily if we recycled religiously.  38 billion empty plastic water bottles end up in landfills every year.

Nearly a quarter of the bottled water we drink comes from the cola companies as recycled, cleaned up tap water.  Those bottled overseas are a little more expensive due to the shipping costs (water is heavy) but more important than the money in shipping costs is that this process costs us as global people valuable resources in gas and electricity.

Our second most popular water bottle brand comes from Fiji, where about half the people lack safe drinking water.   It is easier for a teenager in Arizona to drink Fiji’s finest than it is for a Fiji island native to quench his/her thirst.  Does this sound ridiculous to anyone else?

The question is, then, how do we survive without bottled water?  We’ve become so dependent on it, the public use water fountains are rarely touched and most people wouldn’t drink water out of the tap if you paid them.

Simple solution: Home reverse osmosis systems.  We invest in our homes as a place we trust to live.  We invest in cars as trusted transportation systems.  We invest in insurance both for health and death. And yet  75%  of our body (that being water) is somehow overlooked, or if we do pamper that part of our body, then we are neglecting our green duty.  If you have a home, invest in a reverse osmosis system and treat your body right without filling up landfills.

Solution on a budget:  Water and ice stores are lifesavers.  They’ll fill up your container for about $.25 a gallon.  But be sure to reuse your containters.

Portable Solution: Invest in a Nalgene or CamelBak (BPA-Free) bottles  for travel. Or if you are particular about your water’s purity, try a water bottle purifier.

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In the summer, the hot sun blesses us in so many ways.  It brings people out of their homes and together; it warms our swimming pools and feeds the plants in our gardens.  There is also one thing the sun is perfect for, LAUNDRY.  Hanging up your clothes to dry and letting the sun do all the work not only can save energy, but it can save your clothes. Not to mention, it is really easy.

The clothes dryer accounts for 5.8% of residential energy use per year and is the third biggest user of electricity in your home according to the US Department of Energy.  According to Laundrylist.org, if each American hung their clothes up to dry, we would save enough energy to close down several power plants.

Another plus: Hanging  your clothes to dry not only saves energy but it also saves your clothes.  When clothes are tumbled dried, the fibers of your clothes are broken down, which causes your clothes to wear much quicker.  Where do you think dry lint comes from?  If your clothes are hung up to dry they can last longer, which in turn saves the material needed to buy new clothes.  It also decreases the amount of clothes thrown out into the land fill.

Here are a few simple tips from  the Queen of Clean and a few of my own to help you on the road to line drying your clothes.

• A tension curtain rod hung up in a laundry room can make a great place to hang up clothes.  Project Laundry List also has many styles of clothes lines to choose from.
• Want eye-popping whites?  Hang your clothes in direct sunlight.
• Use caution when hanging colored clothes in direct sun.  Just as the sun bleaches your whites, it can bleach your colored clothes.
• Hanging clothes on plastic hangers with sloped ends will help them dry without “shoulder dimples.”
• Don’t like how your clothes can be a little stiff after line drying?  Toss them in the dryer with a wet washcloth or hand towel for 5 minutes and it will soften the clothes.
• The sun and a little lemon juice works wonders on stains .  Pour a little lemon juice on the stain, sit it out in the sun for 30 minutes and then wash.  No more stains!
• Clothes will have fewer wrinkles when line dried if you don’t spin to much water out of them before you hang them up.  Shut off your washer half way through the spin cycle and then hang up your clothes. You also save a little extra energy that way.

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Summer is the perfect time to enjoy a picnic. But how green is your picnic if you’re bringing virgin plastic cutlery, paper plates, and paper napkins with you? As many places implement ‘carry in, carry out’ policies, we have to think about the effect our disposables are having on the municipal waste stream and how we can better minimize our impact.

Branch, which offers sustainable products for daily life, offers a series of biodegradable plates, bowls and napkins. These are made entirely of bagasse , which is a sugarcane fiber, a byproduct of the refining process.  It is a renewable material, but is often burned as a waste product instead of reused. Branch sells bowls, plates, trays, and platters made of this material that are unbleached and FDA approved.

Now all you need is your cutlery, right? Well, Branch offers a sustainable solution for that too. They sell forks, knives and spoons made of potato starch and vegetable oil which are also completely biodegradable. Their website advertises that the cutlery will decompose in just 180 days in a composting facility. A plastic fork (depending on the kind of plastic) can take decades to decompose. Tens, or even hundreds of years versus 180 days?

Lastly, Branch carries a line of cold cups made from a polymer that is derived from corn and other renewable resources. These are said to break down within 90 – 120 days in a commercial composting facility. Not only are these decomposing faster, but they are reducing our dependency on oil and focusing on products that we can grow in the US.

In addition to these biodegradable options, they also sell 100% recycled paper napkins. If you have to have disposable napkins, these may be a good choice but we can also suggest bringing your own cloth napkins from home, as these leave less of a waste trail.

Branch carries some great products for a more sustainable lifestyle. The only caveat for those trying to buy sustainable and local, is that many of their products are made in China or Thailand. If we can manufacture compostable tableware in the US instead of abroad, we can begin to close the loop in production, which would stimulate the local economy as well as be an environmental gain.

Though there are many options out there for biodegradable and compostable tableware, I like the selection at Branch because they clearly outline what their products are made of and why that is a more sustainable choice than its traditional counterpart. They also offer smaller quantities for the every day user, instead of only selling huge cases (better suited for retail). It’s important that it’s not only the food service industry that has access and incentive to buy these products, but that they are marketed for the individual as well.

We need to think about the purpose of the products we use and how the materials suit the need. Many products generally outlast the purpose they are built for, which contributes to greater waste. Instead, we can use biodegradable options that can be thrown into the compost pile or completely recycled when they’ve served their original purpose.

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So you’ve got your canvas grocery bag, and you’re off to the local farmer’s market to pick up some produce. You’re even biking there. You’re feeling good about reducing your carbon footprint when you grab a handful of leafy greens and suddenly realize you have nothing to put them in but a plastic produce bag. Luckily, instead of using those thin plastic bulk bags, it is easy to buy or even make your own reusable produce bags from organic materials.

There are several options on the market for small reusable bags. ECOBAGS creates several sizes of bags to suit any amount of produce. They are washable, and carry both organic cloth or organic net sacks, depending on the size and weight of the fruits or vegetables. ECOBAGS use cotton that is bleach-free, so the fabric is natural and healthy.

Reusable produce bags are also easy to make. If you’re not up for buying the fabric and sewing, you can buy handmade bags from ‘remarket‘ on Etsy. These particular sacks are made of nylon tulle, and are see-through. The fabric is light so as not to add an extra weight to the produce scale and see through for easy identification in the grocery store’s check-out line.

If you find yourself without reusable bags, or you stopped at the grocery store on a whim, you can still make sound environmental choices. Many retailers, including Whole Foods offer both brown paper bags and plastic bags. If you end up using these, make sure to keep them with your other grocery bags so you can reuse them the next time you’re at the store. Most plastic bags simply get thrown away after one use, which pile up quickly in the landfill and can have devastating effects on marine life. Reusing a plastic or paper bag will at least extend its life if you forget your cloth produce bags.

Many consumers have become accustomed to using reusable tote bags for their bulkier groceries, but it’s the smaller stuff that counts too. Soon we hope the question of paper or plastic can be entirely eliminated with the use of stronger, more durable cloth bags.

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Before I heard about bamboo clothing, I slept on a bed with bamboo sheets.  I was hooked before I fell asleep.  They were softer than sheets washed 300 times, and not quite the thickness of flannel.  I was shocked those hard plant cousins of grass could be so cloud-like.  Bamboo now covers two of my beds and my couch.  I’m a total fan.

With 2009 came a rush of pregnancies with my family and friends.  Recession abound, everyone was trying to stretch the budget…and the life of their pre-pregnancy clothes. Enter The Belly Band.

Belly bands are tubular shaped chunks of fabric that are worn over the pants and up to the bra line to hide a protruding belly.  They resemble a T-shirt that has been cut off just below where the sleeves start.

Several of my friends bought these, both in cotton and in a bamboo/cotton mix.  Turns out I’m not the only one who finds this fabric irresistible. By the third trimester the bamboo belly bands were all that were worn.  Not only are they unbelievably soft to the touch, they have more stretch and are more absorbent, (I know! Cotton is super absorbent!) which comes in handy for hormones and the heat from cooking buns.

So not only were my girlfriends more comfortable, which is a seriously important thing when pregnant, but those bands were cultivated from plants that come from a renewable source.  There are some types of bamboo that can grow a couple of feet PER DAY. Now that’s sustainable.

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In the most recent environmental news, we’ve heard the number “230” a lot lately. 230 miles per gallon is what General Motors is claiming their new Chevy Volt will get in the city. Sounds incredible, right? Let’s take a closer look at what’s actually behind that number and why it might not be as green as it sounds.

In an article, “The Chevy Volt: Mileage Numerology“, published in the New York Times today, it points out that the number behind this claim is relatively speculative and hard to measure accurately. The vehicle line director for the Volt, Tony Posawatz, suggests that while we’re used to measuring in miles per gallon, plug-in hybrid vehicles may be better measured by cost per mile. He says that the Volt will achieve around two cents per mile (assuming electricity costs 10 cents per kilowatt hour) versus 12 cents a mile for gas-fueled cars at $3.60 a gallon.

Chevy describes the Volt on their website :

Unlike traditional electric cars, Chevy Volt has a revolutionary propulsion system that takes you beyond the power of the battery. It will use a lithium-ion battery with a gasoline-powered, range-extending engine that drives a generator to provide electric power when you drive beyond the 40-mile battery range.

Cheaper to drive and more fuel efficient sounds extremely promising, and it can be. But in order to power the batteries, we need to put more stress and more demand on the grid. A greater demand on the grid will force utilities to provide quick electrons and how they choose to fulfill that need will be a key factor in how green electric cars truly are.

So an important question must be raised: even if electric cars are more efficient and cheaper than gas cars to drive, will we demand clean power to meet all this new stress on our grid? Or will we switch from using oil to burning coal to power the electric car revolution? While the development of batteries gets more federal funding, and models such as the Volt are due out on sales lots by the end of next year, where is the funding and the push for greater renewable energy sources? If we are changing the way we commute to be more environmentally-friendly, shouldn’t our source of energy be clean?

Therefore we need to play catch-up in the renewable energy market and allow solar, wind and other renewable technologies to become a primary source of electricity before we can truly celebrate this transition. Plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles can only be as clean as their fuel source and right now we are still using oil and burning coal in power plants to produce most of our power.

As the momentum builds for plug-in hybrids, let’s also push for a greater investment in clean energy. Before we add a large piece of our transportation to the country’s electrical system, let’s green the grid. If we can use clean energy to power efficient electric vehicles, then the Chevy Volt and the advent of the electric car will truly be, electrifying.

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