Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Aid The Earth By Being More Environmentally Aware

By Carol Grant

Admit it, you contributed to the current state of our environment. By current state, we mean dilapidated and abused to the core without guilt.

Before you spring into defense, think back to the Sunday paper you tossed in the garbage instead of the recycling bin, or the cigarette butts and gum wrappers you've tossed out the window. It's nearly impossible to begin calculating the amount of energy you have required and consumed since you were born.

Unless you are a total caveman, living on scraps from animal remains and uncooked vegetables, you surely have contributed to Earth's slow death. Now is the perfect time to set things right and make up for the destruction men have caused.

The simplest thing to begin with is saving electricity by unplugging your appliances when you're not using them. Believe it or not, when appliances are left plugged in they remain in a standby mode and continue to consume electricity. Unplugging will save energy for the earth and save money for you.

Try to not use plastic straws. Have you ever asked yourself where the plastic straws go after you drink them? Definitely, no one would use them again. Their ending would be in the dump, accumulating tons and tons over the years.

Sometimes the oldies are the best, and this is true here too, you should adhere to the three Rs- reduce, reuse, and recycle. Reuse old newspapers for lining or cleaning, reduce the amount of plastic bags you use, and recycle glass. These are just some of the ways you can bring the three R's to life.

You can bring your new green lifestyle to your work office as well by recycling any and all unneeded paper products. Set up a workplace policy to get everyone to contribute.

There are still a lot of ways on how you can help Mother Nature heal and most of them are quite easy, actually. The trick here is to feel the effects of the climate change, the need for cleaner water and the responsibility to contribute to change.

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