Simple things YOU can do for the Earth:
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Easy
Moderate Effort
- Use a washable coffee mug
- Use a cloth bag for all shopping trips
- Write and print on used paper
- Replace incadescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent
- Ride the bus or carpool to work at least once per week
- Shop at a used clothing store
- Turn the thermostat on your water heater down to 120°
- Buy toilet paper that's manufactured from recycled paper
- Don't accept a straw with your drink at a restaurant
- Bring your own silverware and cloth napkin to a restaurant
- At home, replace paper napkins with cloth napkins
- Stop using outdoor electric "Bug Zappers"
- Don't buy a bigger home
- Don't buy a second home
- Don't buy a bigger car
- Don't buy a second car
Serious Commitment
- Purchase food that is locally grown and/or organic
- Decrease your time in the shower by 25%
- Air dry laundry at least one third of the year
- Buy grains, pastas, spices, oils and shampoo in bulk
- Purchase writing/printing paper that's manufactured from recycled materials
- For gift-giving consider homemade items (use recyled wrapping paper), coupons for personal services, or tickets to events
- Turn your thermostat to 68° or below when in the house and 55° or below when away from home or asleep
- Install and use ceiling fans (they can make a room feel up to 9° cooler)
- Ask your utility company for an energy audit
- Eat at least two meatless dinners each week
- Start a compost pile for your yard debris and food scraps
- Reduce watering your lawn
- Walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to work and school
- Sell your car(s)
- Remove your driveway and plant a garden in its place
- Declare your yard a chemical-free zone
- Forgo pet ownership
- Shift to a vegetarian diet
- Eliminate disposable products from your home
- Hand wash clothing, when possible, rather than dry clean
- Replace part of your lawn with a garden, native plants, or xeriscape
- Move to a smaller home or rent out extra living space
- Write letter to companies letting them know why you do not purchase their excessively packaged products
- Commit to having no more than two children or even no children at all
- Regularly volunteer time/resources to protect the Earth
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