- If you make a cup of green tea, only boil water for one cup. Don’t waste water.
- Buy a car with good gas mileage and stop sustaining to the oil companies.
- Speak up—join a march to stop global warming, celebrate earth day, visit the Red Cross website to find out about how to handle a heat wave, be aware of different view points on The Heartland Institute website.
- Read! Read! Read! Some recommendations include: Field notes from a Catastrophe: Man Nature and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert and Climate Change Begins at Home by Dave Reay
- Stay warm by lighting a natural gas fire place, or set up natural gas heating in your home.
- The paper industry tops third place as one of the greatest contributors to global warming pollution, so buy ONLY post-consumer recycled paper products.
- Change your light bulbs to compact fluorescent's in both your home and your business. They will last about ten times longer! Meanwhile, check your energy bill and see the decreased sum--feel proud of your energy efficient home.
- Decrease methane in the atmosphere by eating less meat, dairy and rice—instead try fish, grains and soy.
- Put up a clothesline! It makes your clothing smell fresher.
- Put food (no meat or dog poop) into a compost to reduce methane in the atmosphere.
- Standby power consumes about 30 million tons of green house gasses a year. So, unplug your appliances—chargers, iPods, TV’s and DVD players.
- Plant a tree (not an invasive species) and reduce one-fourth of the carbon emissions in our environment that results from deforestation.
- Recycle! Recycle! Recycle! If you do not have a pick up service, you should complain to your community and take it to a recycle center.
- Regularly service your heater, air conditioning system, car engine and tires.
- Transportation: Carpool, bike or take public transit. Your stress-level, eyes and mind will be grateful.
- Work at home when possible.
- Look into mileage-per-gallon ratings. Your earth and your pocketbook will be grateful!
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