Ten
Things you can do on Earth Day
1.
Take a breather from driving
Ride your bike or take the bus instead. It's good
for the pocket, good for the air and good for your legs.
2.
Buy a roll of recycled toilet paper
Paper
production is the third largest polluter in the world. The
one paper product we use daily is toilet paper. If every household
in the country replaced one roll of 500 sheets of virgin paper
for recycled paper we could save 423,900 trees.
3.
Replace 1 incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent
one.
Energy
production is the number 1 polluter in the world and our country
is responsible for 25% of greenhouse gas emitions. If every
household in the country replaced one light bulb with an ENERGY
STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb, it would prevent
enough pollution equal to removing one million cars from the
road*.
4.
Go veg for a day
Factory
farming is harmful to the environment and violent to the animals.
There are many delicious and satisfying meal options to try
that do not include meat. Check out a new restaurant, a new
cookbook, or a new recipe. There are also a many online websites
where you can find recipes, like www.compassionatecooks.com
and www.vegcooking.com
5.
Think before you shop
Decisions,
decisions, decisions. Would we be ok if we knew that the shirt
we are about to buy was made by someone who makes only pennies
a day? Or that the cosmetics on the shelf were tested on animals.
No one is going to stop us from buying it, but we can still
ask that question first before we do.
6.
Buy locally grown produce
Buying
produce from miles and miles away is really convenient, and
we all do it, but as small family farms disappear every day
in this country, by choosing local produce we are supporting
a locally-based economy, reducing the amount of gas used for
transportation and buying fresher fruits and vegetables. To
find a Farmers Market near you click here
7.
Ditch them stinky fumes
Common
house cleaner fumes are highly toxic and harmful to our health.
Many people don't realize that their indoor air quality is
many times more toxic than the outside air quality because
of house cleaners. There are many options out there that are
safer and just as effective, including very simple homemade
cleaners. Go online and look for "homemade cleaners".
Here's a good place to start at eartheasy
8.
Turn off lights in the room you're not in as well as appliances
not in use
Sounds
easy enough—it's amazing how much we can conserve by
flipping that switch.
9.
Turn off running water when brushing your teeth.
Same
principle. You are only paying for what you use.
10.
Do you really need to print out that email?
Ask yourself that today and everyday.
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