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Green Living: 10 Easy
Things You Can Do
1. Change your type of light bulb. Make
the switch to more energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs.
2. Leave the car at home once or twice
a week. If you have the option for carpooling, public transportation, walking, or
biking to work or school, try it out once or
twice a week (if not more). Cutting back
on your car use by 1 or 2 days a week
can make a nice dent in greenhouse gas
emissions over time.
3. Fix leaky faucets, toilets, air conditions, etc. It’ll save gallons of wasted
water each year.
4. Take a shower rather than a bath and
save water. Showers use approximately
50% less water than a tub of bath water.
5. Leave grass clippings on the lawn
when you mow. It’ll serve to fertilize as it
decomposes naturally.
6. Unplug electronics when not in use.
Some electronics still use energy when
they are turned off. Unplug the VCR or
TV when not in use. You can use a power surge protector to make this process
even more convenient.
7. Bring reusable bags when you shop.
This will prevent waste from unneeded
plastic bags. Keep a washable tote bag
(or two) in your car to help make it easy
to remember and handy to use.
8. Reduce your garbage quantity. You
can do this by buying reusable products
and items with recyclable containers on
your next shopping trip.
9. Use less water. Shorter showers,
turning the faucet off when brushing your
teeth, catching and reusing rain water to
water the lawn and plants, and washing
only full loads of laundry help to reduce
wasted water in day-to-day use.
10. Recycle and reuse items. You can
recycle a lot of things from used motor
oil to aluminum cans to plastic and glass
containers, from scrap metal to electronics, cardboard, paper, and rechargeable
batteries. Containers and boxes can be
reused, so can your clothing (through
a donation or yard sale). Recycling and
reusing items can prolong the use or give
new life an item.
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Green Resources For You
Honor the Earth is a national Native
environmental initiative and grant
making organization created to meet
and support the Native environmental movement. www.honorearth.com
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has a wealth of information
just a click away. We especially like
the Earth Day Take-home Kit section
with a lot of greaat ideas for your
kids to be involved. www.epa.gov/
earthday
EnergyHog.org is a great place for
tips and ideas for both adults and
kids. The adult site offers strategies
on lower energy costs, while the kids
site features and interactive game
where the little ones can learn and
play at the same time. www.EnergyHog.org
Earth Day Canada is a neatly organized site with Canadians in mind.
You can get your fix of eco-trivia and
volunteer.
www.earthday.ca
American Indian Environmental
Office: www.epa.gov/indian
Indigenous Environmental Network:
www.ienearth.org