Ten Things You Can Do to Help Save the Earth


	Ten Things You Can Do to Help Save the Earth

Newfman

4-28-2007 7:20 AM

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4-28-2007 9:07 AM

Stableboy

Good list. We often need to be reminded more than educated.

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Going <B><FONT color="green">green</FONT></B> is easier than you think.  There are little things you can do every day to help reduce greenhouse gases and make a less harmful impact on the environment.  Taking care of the Earth is not just a responsibility -- it's a privilege.  In the spirit of <A href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/earth-day.htm" set="yes">Earth Day</A>, HowStuffWorks came up with 10 things you can do to help save the Earth.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>1.</B> Pay attention to how you use <A href="http://people.howstuffworks.com/water.htm" set="yes">water</A>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>2. </B>Leave your car at home.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>3. </B>Walk or ride your <A href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/bicycle.htm">bike</A> to work, school and anywhere you can. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>4. </B> Recycle.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>5.</B> Compost.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>6.</B> Change your light bulbs.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>7.</B> Make your home more <A href="http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-heating-and-cooling-efficiency-tips.htm" set="yes">energy efficient</A> (and save money)</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>8.</B> Maintain your car.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>9.</B> Drive smarter.  Slow down -- driving 60 miles per hour instead of 70 mph on the highway will save you up 4 miles per gallon. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://people.howstuffworks.com/save-earth-top-ten.htm"><B>10.</B>Turn off lights when you're not in the room and unplug appliances when you're not using them.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/0D67530B-9810-4BC0-91A4-AB6206A5ED87/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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