Ecological crisis: Can something still be done?
Everything has its own end, as well as our earth;
the destruction of our environment is now widely known. So many wake up calls
had been already made but…guess what still nothing happens. The nature itself
had alarmed us with the possibilities that might or will happen in the future
if we continue these misbehaviors. The actions made were still not enough.
For me it is still not too late for remedies. There
is hope as long as we have the will to live. The preventive actions of some
organizations were quite good but we still need more effort and unity in every
step of the way. We need to dedicate more for our mother nature. Sacrifice is
also one of the key to success.
I think our earth will come to its end someday as
well as other living things. In the other hand we can still elongate its life
by simply doing “GREEN” practices. Especially those young people because we are
the ones who were next in line.
And because I love our environment so much I
have tips on how to save it ♥
HOME
1. STOP Vampire Electricity Leaching is responsible for 10% of your electric bill. Keep that 10% for yourself by unplugging unused appliances and electronics when not in use (ie: toasters, hairdryers, printers, electric toothbrushes, dust busters, cell phone chargers, coffee grinders, etc).
BATHROOM
2.
Shorten your Showers. Every minute spent in the shower wastes approx 2.5 gallons of
water. Cut your showers down from 10 minutes to the recommended 4 and cut your
monthly water waste from 750 gallons to 300 gallons. Don’t forget that using
less water means spending less on your water bill!
5. Store Leftovers in Glass
Containers. About 48 million tons of food is
tossed each year. It is estimated that as much as $31 billion worth of
perfectly good food finds its way to landfills instead of your (and every other
American’s) stomach. Boxing leftovers in glass (instead of plastic) containers
will help minimize the waste and save money.
LAUNDRY ROOM
6. Wash only full loads of laundry to save between 300 and
800 gallons of water a month.
YARD
7. Plant Trees or Support Tree
Planting. One single mature
tree can absorb as much as 48 lbs of carbon dioxide each year and release
enough clean oxygen into the atmosphere to sustain two people for a lifetime.
GYM
8. Green your Exercise
Routine. You actually burn
more calories and save electricity by getting off the treadmill and taking your
workout outside thanks to natural (even if minimal) inclines and declines. More
than changing your angle, when you are on the treadmill you have an
electrically propelled belt pushing you forward. No treadmill but want to
workout inside? Do a QuickieWorkout in Bed ! Outside, you’ve got no belt so you
have to work harder for every step. Just think of all of the money you will save
by cancelling your gym membership!
OFFICE
9. Save Paper-The average office employee goes through
10,000 sheets of paper a year- the same amount of paper that one tree produces.
If you have an office of 200 employees, there’s a good chance your company kills
200 trees a year. Save virgin paper by choosing recycled stock, them implement
these printing procedures: 10.
*$-Decrease your Margins. You don’t
need an empty inch and a half on either side of a document. For multiple page
documents, decreasing your margins will reduce your page count and save paper.
EXTRA CREDIT
10.CELEBRATE Earth Day by Drinking
Organic Wine! According to a
recently released report, wine and table grapes are charged with expending more
agricultural chemicals (nearly 60 million pounds per year) than any other crop
in California. Need even more reason to drink organic? Organic wine has fewer
sulfates in the red wine- which translates to less wine headaches.
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