I now recycle everything that's recyclable.What should be my next step in trying to help the earth???

Answer 1

Good start.

Now look at the amount of energy you use. Can you walk instead of drive; is the thermostat on your central heating set too high; do you turn appliances off when they are not being used - that kind of thing.

Where does your food come from (food miles), how much of it is processed?

Go to this site, and take the EcoCal test. It is perfectly safe to download, it was deveolped by a university. the answers may surprise you.

Answer 2

First of all, the earth doesn't need any help. It's big and strong enough to take care of its self.

The organisms that live on/in it however, have a hard enough time as it is without things like pollution, climate change, habitat destruction, etc. making life harder than it already is.

There are hundreds of things that can be done, so I'll just offer one tip that comes to mind:

Invest in photo-voltaic cells (solar panels). The sun gives us huge amounts of free energy (all we need apparently) all the time. Initial costs of buying & installing solar panels are high, but the long-term benefits are worth it.

Even if energy savings don't offset the initial cost, and even if whatever environmental damage caused by the manufacture of the panels isn't completely offset by the reduced pollution from conventional energy sources, the benefits to the environment are still better in the long run.

Similar to using electric cars - the amount of energy expended is going to be the same or greater (assuming similar engine efficiencies), and there is still going to be pollution caused by power plants needed to produce the electricity needed to charge the batteries, but consider the benefits of having all the pollution confined to one point source (the power plant), instead of having it spread all over the world - from combustion exhaust.

Sometimes it's hard to balance the cost-benefit analysis, and because of thermodynamics, you're never going to get something for nothing, nor get back more than you put out (or break-even either).

Making the world a better/cleaner/healthier place to live is usually a lot of hard work, and costs more time/energy/money than the alternative. Is it worth it? What's more important - your money or your (and everybody / everything else's) health?

Answer 3

Pick any mile along a thoroughfare and pick up the litter and dispose of it properly. Do this at least once a week.

Hug a couple of trees along the way.

Answer 4

Elect Al Gore president (again) in 2008

Answer 5

Do you have a compost? Thats something good, reusing things like towels and such, using hankerchief instead of kleenx, the key is to limit the amount of waste and try and get others to do the same, no long showers, turning lights off, walking instead of driving, well good luck and good job, thanks and big hugs to you!

Answer 6

Stop living

Answer 7

please keep your car in tune, and clean up any litter you may see in your neighborhood, and plant trees lots of trees, they help clean the air, and also provide oxygen