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Take Action - Environment
Take action in your life and community, state and nation. The environment is where we live. Consider a bumper sticker "Maybe if we ignore the environment, it will just go away." Take action, and make a difference.
Earth from Moon
3 Things:
- Change your light bulbs. It will save you money and lower your energy usage.
- Think about ways to save energy all the time.
- Contact your Congressman and Senator and tell them we need a direct progressive tax on carbon emissions now.
7 More Things:
- Reduce use of your dryer (it accounts for about 6% of household electrical usage).
- Think about how to get more done with less fossil fuel.
- Talk to your friends about global warming and what it means.
- Buy Local Food
- Reduce consumption and choose products that use less packaging.
- Switch off or unplug unused electronics (vampire usage).
- Try to eat less meat. We reluctantly admit that meat is greenhouse gas intensive*.
* 37% of total methane (CH4), 65% nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, 9% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Waste
- Recycle
- Make sure toxins are properly disposed of.
- Reduce Consumption
