WASHINGTON - April 19 - This Earth Day, April 22, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) -- the largest conservation organization in the world -- challenges everyone to try some of these simple actions that can make a big difference.
1. Don't leave the water running. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth or washing the car. Fresh water is one of our most precious natural resources.
2. Flick off the light when you leave the room. Power plants burn fuels to create energy for your light bulb. Burning fuel makes smog that pollutes the air and adds to global warming. The less energy you use the less they need to make. Plus you'll save on your energy bill.
3. Print on both sides of the page at work. It's easy to change your printer settings -- you'll use half the paper and save trees.
4. Wash your clothes in warm or cold water. It works just as well as hot in your washing machine and cuts back on energy use.
5. Ditch the paper cups. Bring in a glass to keep at work instead of using the paper ones by the water cooler.
6. Use the right settings on your appliances. Many appliances, like your dishwasher and refrigerator, come with energy-saving settings. Make sure they're turned on.
7. Turn off your computer at the end of the day. A monitor left on overnight uses enough energy to print 5,300 copies.
8. Give your loose change to an environmental charity. After checkout at the supermarket, instead of tossing the coins into your pocket drop them into a Coinstar Center(r) to donate to WWF. Just select the "donate" option from the menu and choose WWF as the charity. There's probably a machine right in the store so it's an easy stop on your way out.
9. Pay attention to labels. Buy paper items with the "recycled" emblem over the ones without. Also, look for the Energy Star symbol when buying new appliances.
10. Sign up for an e-newsletter. Get updates on environmental issues and solutions emailed to you and glance through at your leisure. The WWF e-newsletter is easy to sign up for and comes out once a month, so it won't crowd your inbox. Visit http://www.worldwildlife.org to sign up now.
For more information on World Wildlife Fund and how you can make a difference this Earth Day and every day, World Wildlife Fund for their special Earth Day coverage.
About World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife Fund is the largest conservation organization in the world. For 45 years, WWF has worked to save endangered species, protect endangered habitats, and address global threats such as deforestation, overfishing, and climate change. Known worldwide by its panda logo, WWF works in 100 countries on more than 2,000 conservation programs. WWF has 1.2 million members in the United States and nearly five million supporters worldwide. For more information on WWF, visit World Wildlife Fund
7 comments:
An easy way to help is to use low energy lightbulbs. I read somewhere recently that if every house in the UK had just one low energy bulb that they wouldn't need to build one new power station... So what if we had two bulbs.. or five....?
Energy crisis? What crisis?
Oh, and another thing... Make sure that your tires are at the right pressure. It'll increase your 'Gas' mileage.
Oh, did you know that if the average US MPG was the same as the average European MPG... the USA wouldn't need to import ANY foreign oil? It's something to think about....
CK said, " ... if the average US MPG was the same as the European MPG ... the USA wouldn't need to import any foreign oil?"
I did not know that. Not surprising considering the amount of 30 ft Ford Excursions and Hummers we drive over here. Freud would have a field day with this generation of Americans.
I think the average over here is about 35-40 MPG. Some cars easily manage 60+ MPG. I think that the average US MPG is about 25-27 maybe less.
I'm not sure of the exact figure but it's something like that.
I paid 3.09 per gallon of gas today.
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Time to give up this attractive Tahoe for an ugly mid-sized sedan we can squeeze all the kids into.
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Sadie Lou said: I paid 3.09 per gallon of gas today.
That's about half what we pay....
CK,
That's the awful truth of our rise in gas prices ... maybe it's exactly what we need to finally break us from our gas-guzzling ways. We are spoiled by cheap gas.
I just bought a bike and plan on riding it everywhere.
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