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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...

How can you save gasoline/diesel? Drive the right car. See the list of dirtiest cars: Hummer H2 Hummer H3 Jeep Gran Cherokee BMW M5 Chevrolet Trailblazer Dodge Ram 1500 Doge Dakota Chrysler Aspen 1) Check your tire pressure (ask tire shop) Low tire pressure works like a brake - you need more gasoline/diesel 2) Check how much unnecessary things/weight you have in your car. Every pound raises your gasoline consumption. 3) Check your air filter An engine needs air to burn the gasoline/diesel When the air filter is clogged up, the engine has to suck harder and you need more gasoline/diesel 4) Think about how fast you drive The faster you drive the more gasoline/diesel you burn Our recycling truck gets 18 mi/gallon when we drive 70 mph BUT it run 22 miles a gallon when we drive 53 mph Sure, it takes more time, but just take your calculator When you have to drive 35 miles with 70 mph you need 1/2 an hour or 30 minutes Now, you want to save gasoline/diesel and you lower your speed to 53 mph y...

It is estimated that over 600,000,000 passenger cars travel the streets and roads of the world today. Most of them use petrol or diesel for their source of power. But at the end of 20-th century engineers and scientists started to develop more alternative fuels for cars. Innovative technology makes today’s automobiles cleaner and more fuel-efficient than ever. Ongoing advancements in fuels and technology will continue to drive future progress. Auto engineers have developed sophisticated emissions-control technology that is putting cleaner automobiles on the road everywhere. Catalytic converters use precious metals to reduce smog-forming emissions from cars. Automakers have dramatically reduced evaporative emissions with tighter gaskets, hoses and better gas tanks. Computers have revolutionized clean vehicle controls by precisely metering the fuel and air that go into the engine, reducing the smog-forming emissions coming out of the engine. And, a computer system called aeon-board diagn...

A technology that for years suffered ignominiously in scientific purgatory has been resurrected. Its virtues have been heralded by the likes of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the famed scientist Sir James Lovelock and even a few renegade environmental activists. The nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 and the horrific meltdown at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union in 1986 have become distant memories. Now, facing rising costs of oil on world markets and real-time global warming, nuclear technology has been given a public relations face-lift and is touted, by some, as the energy of choice in a post-oil era. However, before we let our enthusiasm run away from us, we ought to take a sober look at the consequences of re-nuclearizing the world. First, nuclear power is unaffordable. With a minimum price tag of $2 billion each, new-generation nuclear power plants are 50% more expensive than putting coal-fired power plants online, and they are far...

Probably the best way to save money is not to buy plastic bags to put your groceries in them. People should just buy one bag, which are available in most supermarkets, that are reusable. That way we save money and also the environment. Also, while brushing your teeth or doing the dishes , you should not let the water just run, use as much as you need. The best way to do that is to fill you sink with water, wash your dishes in that same water and then later rinse it in fresh water. It saves more that it might seem. When you leave the room, turn the lights off and when you are not at the computer just turn it off.

Miks valida roheline pulm? Tihti inimesed kardavad, et säästvad pulmad kujutavad endast äärmuslikku kokkuhoidu, mida hiljem keegi meenutada ei taha. Linnalegendid räägivad lausa keskkonnaaktivistidest, kes pakuvad külalistele lauatäit tofuroogasid ja aktsepteerivad vaid jalgsi või jalgrattaga saabujaid. Õnneks on olemas ka palju vähem ekstreemseid viise oma elu ühe olulisema sündmuse keskkonnasõbralikumaks muutmiseks. Miks me neid nippe aga üldse kasutama peaksime? Põhjus on väga lihtne. Pulmad, eriti suured pulmad on väga ressursikulukas ettevõtmine. USA-s ja Suurbritannias, kus tavatsetakse pidada suuri pulmi, on koguni välja arvutatud, et 178 inimesega pulm kulutab keskmiselt 16 tonni süsinikdioksiidi. Välismaa olusid kajastavad arvutused ei tähenda muidugi, et meie tagasihoidlikumad pulmad sama suured CO2 röövlid on, aga mõtlema paneb pulmade süsinikukulu igal juhul. Ka roheline pulm algab planeerimisest Nagu ka tavalise pulma puhul saab kõik alguse visioonist, milline pidu olema p...

Is our planet a safe place to live for animals, fish, birds, ourselves or plants? Many people think it is. But they don’t really understand that our planet is in great danger. And what is more, we ourselves are causing most of the problems. Of course, all of us don’t cut down trees and pollute the air on purpose but we are all slowly destroying our planet with unawareness. We just don’t notice the problems and therefore we can’t fight them. This way the air is being more and more polluted and forests are being cut down right in front of us. There are many problems that we could actually solve. One of them is air pollution . It is mostly caused by cars and factories. So what can we do? A very good idea is to use more public transport instead of cars. But to put this in practise, public transport should be improved – the buses should be cleaner, they should drive more frequently and there must be buses driving to more destinations. This way people would understand that this is an easier,...

One basis of economic lifestyle is conscious consuming . It is important in buying everyday food products and also in purchasing clothing and footwear. Next I bring you some useful tips on how to be a conscious consumer. What to keep in mind while buying food products? * Prefer local products over imported ones. Their transport doesn't require so much fuel and there is a bigger chance of them not containing preservatives. For example the preference for buying apples regarding the environmental effect should be(if living in Estonia): Estonian apple, then Polish, Spanish and the most condemnable choice would be Australian apple. *The less package , the better . Preferably buy one big than many small ones - you get more product and less package. If you get to choose between paper and plastic, then it's more economical to select packages, which are made out of renewable natural resources, like wood for example. When going to the store, take with you your paper or plastic bag, whi...

Turn off appliances . Turn of the computer, and the computer monitor when not in use. Approximately 40% of the time computers are in use, they are idle with no operator. Turn off the lights that are not necessary. Use your judgment and determine when to turn off lights at night or day. There are timers that can be put on to control automatic lighting. Unplug major devices that are not in use. Cable boxes and digital receivers still consume about 40 watts- that adds up to hundreds of dollars a month. Lower your thermostat. In winter, try to maintain air flow between rooms by not closing the doors unnecessarily. Find the best temperature setting. Try to put a thermostat in every room to give you better control. One degree change can save you a big percentage, as the heater will be idle longer. In summer, try to use efficient air conditioners and do use the thermostat. It can lower your consumption by half. Switch to florescent lighting. It can save 30% of your electric bills. Let dish...