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PROBLEMS TO SOLVE: AIR POLLUTION: Have Plants – Plants can absorb some dangerous chemicals that are polluting your air. In doing so, they reduce your risk of getting sick. Minimize Air Conditioning – If you can avoid air-conditioning, do so. By keeping windows and shades shut, you may be able to avoid needing air conditioning, which will mean using less energy. Use Efficient Appliances – To cut down on energy usage, buy energy-efficient home appliances. Less energy usage will not only decrease pollution, it will decrease your energy bill too. Watch Out For Formaldehyde – Don't buy products containing formaldehyde because it can enter the air and cause chronic respiratory problems. WATER POLLUTION: Use Nontoxic Substances – If you can avoid purchasing products containing toxic chemicals, do so. Otherwise, there is a threat that these chemicals could enter the environment and the water supply. Substitute Substances – You can make your own non-toxic versions of ...

Good ways to save electricity: * Use ceiling fans instead of the air conditioner * Turn off lights you're not using * Turn off your computer when you're not using it * Don't leave electrical appliances on stand by * Use solar garden lights Good ways to save water: * Install dual-flush toilet * Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth * Take a shower instead of a bath * Collect rain water * Check your plumbing for leaks * Don't use your toilet as a trash can * Water plants less often but deeper I've personally tried some of these suggestions myself for a week and surprisingly there was about 20% electricity and water use drop during that time.

In the late 1990s, Tim Smit — an archaeologist turned pop-music producer — decided to build a new Eden. The Dutch-born Englishman envisioned a grand environmental-education park in the depressed southwestern English county of Cornwall — with the world's biggest greenhouses as its centerpiece. All he needed was the money. Smit turned to private funders and gave them a professional pitch. "I told them, 'We are going to build the Eighth Wonder of the World in a clay pit west of Cornwall, it's going to be wonderful, and you'll want to be a part of it,'" Smit says. "'Also, we have no business plan.'" Amazingly, the line worked. Smit scraped together more than $100 million, and after a final construction season pummeled by 134 straight days of rain — soggy even for Britain — the park opened on time in the spring of 2001. By all rights, Eden should have been a commercial disaster, as even its founder admits. "All environmental...

Wipe your behinds with leaves, do not use the whole tree! Worldwide, the equivalent of almost 270,000 trees is either flushed or dumped in landfills every day and roughly 10 percent of that total is attributable to toilet paper. Do not pee in the toilet! A Brazilian environmental group is trying to get the country’s residents to urinate in the shower. The group says that if a single household flushed the toilet just one fewer times a day, it would save a whopping 1,157 gallons of water each year. Prefer showers over baths ! Showers use less water. Don't forget to install an efficient showerhead. Use soaps and detergents that contain no phosphates! Use a mixture of water and vinegar to wash your windows . Wash clothes in cold water to avoid consuming energy to heat the water. On sunny days, use a clothes line instead of a clothes dryer. Your clothes will smell fresher and the sun's rays ensure that germs are successfully sizzled. Install low-flush toilets in your hom...

Help out in your community Donate Goods – If you no longer need something that might be useful to someone else, try to donate the goods rather than throwing them away. Celebrate Earth Day – Start an activity on Earth Day so that others in your community can become involved in saving the environment. Contact Your Government – Tell local officials that you are concerned about the destruction of the environment and find out what the city is doing to stop it. Don't Dump Chemicals – Avoid putting oil, grease, antifreeze, pesticides, fertilizers, paints, and cleaning agents down the gutters on sidewalks. Encourage others to do the same. Find Recycling Facilities – Find out where you can recycle in your community. Help to make others aware of the local recycling opportunities as well. Go To Schools – By telling young people about environmental problems and what they can do to save the environment, you can hel...