Actions
WE ALL have the obligation to act. To act now, or tell our children why we did not do anything in keeping the planet they have to live.
First of all, we can doit, we already defeated a global emergency with the CFC's
What are the benefits of this so little actions?
- They can save your planet (isnt that enough?!?!)
- They do not cost you a thing
- They are easy to do constantly, (new habits)
- They have big concrete benefits
- They are easy to improve
- They are easy to share
- They do not sacrifice or alter your routine
Actions you can take:
Ask for bank fund transfers, instead of receiving checks, wich you have to go pick them up and go deposit them in the bank.
Do bank fund transfers, instead of giving checks
Unplug everything you dont use
Share information about global warming and actions
Use equipment that uses less electric power
Unplug cell phone chargers when not in use
Tune your vehicule every 4000Km instead every 5000Km, that will save you gas
Correct air pressure on your tires will save you 5% to 10% in gas
Lower 20% your boiler temperature
Dont bath a day of the week, or bath with cold water a couple of days a week
Use better energy saving products
To favor products and companies wich, WITH ACTIONS, promote energy savings
Walk whenever possible
Share your car
Listen more independent cientific reports, than politic's personal opinions
Stop using paper, use PDF or email.
Host your website in an environmental friendly hosting like SlyHosting
Promote non rush hour turns, to generate less rush hour traffic
Invest in alternative energy sources
Invest in CLEAN ENERGY sources
Alternative fuels (biodiesel, ethanol, etc... ) are just a variation, the ideal is geothermal/eolic/solar/magnetic power in an electric car.
Help produce a climate forecast (climateprediction.net)
Use daylight instead of electric light sources. (Windows, etc.)
Paint rooms with bright colors, so you use less electricity to iluminate them.
Use sweater instead of heater
Use T-shirt instead of air conditioning
Use electric cars whenever possible
Put pressure in your law makers, gobernors and event the president, so:
- Anyone can produce electricity
- Force public organizations to buy electricity generated by civilians (like US, FDR law)
- Promote eolic energy recollection
- Promote solar energy recollection
- Promote electric vehicle usage
- Anyone can ideate, perfect, and promote changes in your public energy organizations so they can be more efficient
- We can accelerate the switch from oil to clean power sources like geothermal/eolic/solar/magnetic. Wich will inevitably happen.
An eolic turbine produces energy and money
Recicle paper as much as possible
To promote fuel savers
To promote better fuel saving cars
Think before printing
Do not use FAX, email it instead.
Toss away kitchen oil in napkings, instead of tossing it in its liquid form
Dont toss away batteries, take them to a recollection center
Dont buy alkaline batteries, or carbon zink, use rechargables. They pay for themselves shortly.
Dont use battery equipment, use wired.
To promote electric transportation
Share with your friends any positive environment information
Dont use paper towels to dry your hands, use airborne measures.
Wash all cloth with cold water
Use biodegradable soap, softners and freshners
To promote the usage of products with recycled materials
To promote NEGATIVELY companies that dont recycle their waste.
to promote companies that run under ISO environmental standards
Stay informed about climate change and take measures
Driving at 60-80kmh produces fuel savings
Dont go to the streets on public demonstrations or manifestations, they cause air pollutants (because of car traffic)
When you see an accident, DONT STOP TO STARE AT. This also causes air pollution (because of car traffic)
Dont toss plastic bags, re use them
Use energy saving light
Set up and run environmental measures in your work place
When you see something against our environment, say something so it can change.
DONT WASTE WATER
Promote usage of materials packed with glass or aluminum, wich are easier to recicle than steel
Separate your garbage, organic, non organic, toxic. and if its possible doit as paper, glass, aluminium, steel, organic, and toxic, better!
Use less nighttime light
Turn off nighttime lightning for gardens and decorative. Unless needed.
Why am I seeing environment information in a software development site? We live here too!.
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