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101 Ways To Live More Ecologically


1. Avoid disposable in favor of reusable
items.
2. Avoid drying rags in a clothes dryer.
3. Avoid power appliances when handpower works.
4. Avoid highly processed foods.
5. Avoid using styrofoam—it can't be recycled.
6. Avoid watering driveways and sidewalks.
7. Be responsible and creative with leftover foods.
8. Buy in bulk goods to reduce wasted packaging.
9. Buy energy efficient electric appliances.
10. Buy foods without additives.
11. Buy foods without preservatives.
12. Buy food and goods from sources you trust
13. Buy large quantities to reduce shopping trips.
14. Buy living Christmas trees.
15. Buy locally grown food and produce.
16. Buy organic, pesticide-free foods.
17. Compost your food scraps.
18. Discover and protect watersheds in your area,
19. Don't burn trash or other smoky materials.
20. Drain cooking grease onto paper bags, not paper towels.
21. Drive a fuel-efficient car.
22. Drive less: walk, bicycle, carpooland use public transportation.

23. Eat foods low on the food chain; avoid meat.
24. Eat more natural, nutritious foods.
25. Educate elected representatives on ecology.
26. Exercise regularly.
27. Explore and learn about your bioregion.
28. Grow your own food, even a small amount.
29. Hang dry some or all of your clothes.
30. Heat your home less and wear warmer clothes.
31. Heat your home more with renewable energies.
32. Hold a potluck dinner to discuss local ecology.
33. If you use a dishwasher, turn off the drying cycle.
34. Install a water-conserving device in your toilets.
35. Install a water-conserving showerhead.
36. Insulate your home to maximum efficiency.
37. Invest for social responsibility as well as profit.
38. Invest in solar power, where practical.
39. Invest in well-made, long-lived clothing.
40. Keep hazardous chemicals in safe containers.
41. Keep appliance motors well adjusted for efficiency.
42. Mend and repair rather than discard and replace.
43. Oppose meddling in ecological balance.
44. Oppose private development of special areas.
45. Oppose roadside use of defoliants.
46. Organize or join a neighborhood toy exchange.

47. Pick up litter along streets and highways.
48. Plant native trees and shrubs around your home.
49. Plant trees throughout your community.
50. Plant your living Christmas tree.
51. Practice preventive health care.
52. Practice responsible family planning.
53. Prepare only as much food as will be eaten.
54. Protect your favorite distinctive natural areas.
55. Purchase goods in reusable/recyclable containers.
56. Put a catalytic converter on your wood stove.
57. Put toxic substances out of reach of children.
58. Recycle aluminum.
59. Recycle glass.
60. Recycle newspaper.
61. Recycle old clothes.
62. Recycle plastic.
63. Recycle used motor oil.
64. Recycle your unneeded items.
65. Re-use paper bags.
66. Re-use plastic bags for storage and waste.
67. Save up for full loads in clothes washers.
68. Save up for full loads in dishwasher.
69. Shop by phone, then go pick up your purchases.
70. Speak out about your values in community groups.
71. Support efficient energy sources in your bioregion.
72. Support elected representatives on ecological issues.
73. Support energy conservation in your bioregion.

74. Support global ecological improvement efforts.
75. Support local credit unions.
76. Support local merchants before large chains.
77. Support neighborhood food cooperatives.
78. Support proper waste water and sewage treatment.
79. Support the cultural diversity in your bioregion.
80. Support the plants and animals in your community.
81. Take shorter showers.
82. Teach your children ecological wisdom.
83. Turn down the thermostat on your water heater.
84. Turn off the lights when not needed.
85. Turn off the water while you brush your teeth.
86. Use biodegradable soaps and detergents.
87. Use cloth diapers.
88. Use cloth table napkins.
89. Use less tapwater whenever possible.
90. Use non-toxic pest control.
91. Use only medications you trust/understand.
92. Use rags or towels instead of paper.
93. Use rechargeable batteries.
94. Use the second side of paper for scratch paper.
95. Use water from cooking vegetables to make soup.
96. Volunteer for work in a community garden.
97. Volunteer to maintain local parks and wilderness.
98. Wash clothes in cold water.
99. Wash dishes in still, not running water.
100. Weather-seal your home.
101. Work to unlearn poor ecological habits.

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2007-06-09 09:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Of course, in fact, scientists have recently found that if you go outside with an electric fan and leave it running 24 hours a day, you are increasing the world's life expectancy by 100 years. Or alternatively, just taking a towel and shaking it out in a fanning motion for an hour can save fossil fuels, making them last for another 10 years each! Do you bit today! Burn the fossil fuels so that they cannot damage the environment anymore!

2016-05-20 22:03:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Umm, dude? It's already green. Global Warming is most likely going to be extremely beneficial, not harmful.

2007-06-09 14:12:14 · answer #3 · answered by punker_rocker 3 · 0 0

God has a very good reason for this green color instead of red. Who are we to question him?

THE BALANCE OF NATURE WAS GREATLY ALTERED like the extraction of oil and water underground. The earth's core was affected greatly that we are overheating. Let's us pray for salvation.

2007-06-09 04:02:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

if u do this u are helping
plant more trees
recycle
dun use hair sprays or oil cans or anyhitng with CFC
tell everyone u know to watch Al Gore's movie
dun drive ur car unless in great need
use water and electricity wisely
dun pollute

2007-06-09 19:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by I_am ingrid 3 · 0 0

If you believe that you have been sucked in by the liberal agenda. Learn to think for yourself. Stop being led around like sheep. Just because it is on the television doesn't make it true.

2007-06-12 22:19:54 · answer #6 · answered by Lance S 1 · 0 0

1)use minimum energy to do maximum things like try to walk or cycle or public transport try not to use high energy things like driving,,,2) buy food made in local not food uses airplane to deliver or3) try not to travel to long distance using air
4)use less cooling in summer or less heater in winter since most of the global warming is due to using too much fossil fuel which produce too much carbon more than 50% of world energy is fossil fuel
or5) plant tree buy carbon credit to non profit organization
try to 6)use green products which include environment cost not products just dump waste to river without treatment or products using energy efficient 7)
try to use consume low energy products like hybrid car 8)
the problem is everybody want to enjoy high standard living but most of the high standard living equal to high energy consumption

2007-06-09 03:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by bird 1 · 0 0

It's too late already. Enjoy the earth as it is and stop worrying about it, there's nothing anyone can do to reverse the process.

2007-06-09 03:41:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I think the the simplest step that is easy for even a kid to take is to plant more and more trees. There should be campaigns against unneccessary tree-cutting and CFC-free stuff.

2007-06-09 00:56:45 · answer #9 · answered by Ibi 2 · 0 0

global warming is harmful?

we can change it?

you are asking things for which there are no anwers yet.

2007-06-09 06:33:00 · answer #10 · answered by kevin M 2 · 0 0

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