This is one of my most favorite weeks. Mother Earth is honored this week around the world. There has been an increased awareness on the things that are happening to our beautiful planet. This may have been long overdue, but I am glad that people are finally taking notice. The number one threat to Mother Earth is humans. This planet gives, gives, gives to us and we take, take, take. Any relationship needs a little give and take. Her are a few things you can do to honor and cherish Mother Earth:
1) Wash your laundry in cold water
2) Use reusable bags when shopping anywhere
3) Recycle your plastic , paper and glass (recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to power a computer for up to 30 minutes).
4) Unplug appliances when not in use (This can shave 10% off your electricity bill)
5) Switch to CFL lighting (A worldwide switch to CFL's would cause such a drop in electricity use that we could close more than 250 coal fired power plants)
6) Drink filtered tap water (In the U.S. 30 million plastic water bottles are thrown away each day)
7) Turn off the water while you brush your teeth (The average person would save about 150,000 gallons of water over a lifetime)
8) Eat locally grown foods, buy foods in season, eat out at local restaurants and grow your own food.
9) Buy clothing at thrift stores, recycle your old clothes at thrift stores.
10) Pay your bills online (If all Americans received and paid their bills online, they'd save 18.5 million trees'-worth of paper each year)
11) Make your next computer a laptop (It will consume up to 90% less energy)
12) Drive slower (Driving at 50mph uses 30% less fuel than driving at 70mph)
There are tons and tons of ways you can reduce your carbon footprint. Try to adopt one of the above suggestions this week, in honor of Earth Day !!!
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