How To Save The World
A while ago my fiancé and I went and saw Al Gore’s documentary: An Inconvenient Truth. After watching this documentary I was inspired to, well, save the world. I’ve found that there are lots of people out there wanting to do that same thing, they are most commonly known as ‘hippys‘, or ‘greenies‘, but it is becoming a more and more common thing to do.
I’ve compiled a few simple ways for you to help save the world.
1. Drive Less. I’ll be honest, this one’s a hard one for me, and if you live somewhere like I do, where the public transport isn’t that crash hot, you’d understand. But carpooling, walking, or riding your bike are all alternative ways of getting to school, work, or the local shops. Car pooling can be done when you go almost anywhere, so that’s a good idea.
2. Plant a tree. This one’s one of my favourites, because I love trees and plants. I would definitely recommend natives. Bottle Trees, Flame Trees, Wattles, and Gum Trees (Eucalyptus) are all natives and look great. If you’re not into the tree thing, then Kangaroo paw, banksias (another picture) and bottlebrush. Native plants use less water and are more tolerant of Australia’s climate (or whatever country you’re from). Thanks to Native Nursery for the pictures.
3. Turn of the lights! Something as simple as turning off the lights, fans or air con when you leave the room can help the environment SO much. Climate Crisis has a few good ways to save not only the environment, but on your electricity bill also!
4. Compost. Garbage that is not contaminated with degradable (biological) waste can be more easily recycled and sorted, and doesn’t produce methane gases (a significant greenhouse gas contributor) when stored in a landfill. (courtesy of Earth Day)
5. Recycle. Even if all you do to recycle is put your rubbish in one bin, and your paper, glass and plastic in another, you’re doing the world, well, the world of good! You might like to try taking your used plastic bags into Woolworths or Coles for them to recycle, and buy a green bag while you’re there. And what about all those Christmas cards, why not recycle those as well! You could even be involved in water recycling…
6. Save Water. Have a shorter shower, don’t leave the tap running when you brush your teeth, wash all your dishes at once… The list goes on with ways that you can save water. We’re in a drought at the moment, and so it’s something that we’re all aware of constantly. Here’s a few more tips for saving water.
7. Think about what you’re buying. Buy recycled things- paper, toilette paper, green bags from Woolworth/Coles, recycled wood used in furniture, etc. Also think about the energy that you use. Are you using renewable energy?
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January 28 2007 07:05 pm | Environment and HowTo
March 28th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
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April 9th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
hrm.
i especially like the turning off lights one. Whenever i get a bit itchy inside i treat myself to a light switching, where i hunt around the house for lights that are on and then switch them off! sometimes i like to turn lights on, just so i can turn them off. muahaha! it is a pleasure comparable to sky diving, or sex.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:58 am
You have excellent analysis. thanks for writting