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A comprised list of 50 methods of doing our part to help the Earth
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26 responses // 50 ways to help the planet

  • Making a meaningful change can be so simple. This resource is a perfect example of how many choices there are. -Nice DACEN
    WLittleton
  • Lists like these are extremely useful. So many people are unaware of the fact that "green lifestyle" characteristics aren't hard to adopt.
    MissJonaLyn
  • Everybody loves lists. This is perfect.
    pogschampion
  • This is a GREAT page! Will be utilizing this in my organization to get Greek houses to go Green!

    p.s. check us out - http://web.missouri.edu/~ggg
    urkovs
  • Nice post and great list, DACEN! I don't quite agree that the EPA has great standards when it comes to our drinking water though. Fluoridation of tap water is not healthy. Still, I'm passing this along. :-)
    Hawkmang
  • I like it
    ohmankidvicious
  • Thanks for posting this!!!
    CarolynGillis
  • I wonder if every single person followed the list what would happen?
    ipodrulz
  • Great list! This is certainly a good start. The often unspoken part of doing stuff on a list like this is that it will save you money and everybody likes saving money!
    twodee
  • We have adopted most of these, including going vegetarian 100% of the time instead of just one day. However, some changes are not so good. Lightbulbs with mercury in them do not seem like a good solution, and certainly our best minds can come up with something better.

    Also, when talking water concervation our industrial farms could start nurturing the land and making it sweet again (and therefore more able to hold water), and also we could stop the constant encroachment from golf courses which are threatening many aspects of our ecology.

    Much of our pollution and lack or resources are due to not thinking about what we are doing. Do we really need long rolling lawns, or would it be better to plant food gardens? Do we need to kill every creature that makes our yard their home, or can we move over a bit and live and let live?
    HappyYoga
  • HHMMM personaly I think the world could benifit from this.
    ANDREWS
  • "brush without running" - a funny phenomenon, but obviously one that makes sense. I used to do this too. I wonder what it is about running the water that's somehow psychologically comforting to a mouth full of flouride.
    stephenthomson
  • Companies should take these things upon themselves. Make it policy to turn out the lights every night, at every station. Stop ordering plastic materials and disposable cups etc. Either have silverware and ceramic plates available or make people bring their own.

    Grocery Stores should no longer give people the choice of plastic OR paper bags. Make them bring their own every time. Food is not an option, so the grocery stores dont have to worry about losing business. and people will catch on fast. In the future, not bringing your bag to the grocery store would be as silly as getting in the car without your keys.

    Vegetarian once a week? Why not be a vegetarian 5 days out of 7? Meat is the luxury, it should be spared much more than one day.
    stephenthomson
  • THUMBS DOWN.
    I'm the only one who doesn't like this list. It makes each thing seem equal to every other 49 things. The truth is you have a few major lifestyle changes that make a major impact on the environment, and everything else is just a drop in the bucket.

    You'd save more water by not eating a pound of California beef than you would by not showering for an entire year.

    Beef production alone uses more water than is consumed in growing the nation's entire fruit and vegetable crop. The meat industry is the largest user of water, more than all your baths, showers and running-water-while-you-brush-your-teeth -- combined.

    http://www.goveg.com/environment.asp
    Julie_Soller
  • for real - go veggie - i don't know what took me so long but I made the switch in Feb this year and havent looked back.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7389678.stm
    tealanchor
  • I can't think of one bad thing about going green. I'm proud of what I'm doing, and its a great conversation starter when someone asks about the homemade bag I carry to the grocery store, or one of my trash can raids. I've just joined Freecycle.com (one of the tips), and I can't wait to start trading instead of trashing!
    aBeaUtifulSavAge
  • Very cool
    googolplexer
  • not having kids is the ultimate solution - anyone who has to have a kid should adopt one - this is what real "humanitarianism" is - this cannot be argued .
    malathion
  • if only we could all do one of the things on here, perhaps this whole going green thing wouldnt be a trend
    alman365
  • trend
    chore
    spiritual awakening
    business opportunity

    it will be different things to different people. but it must be, as Al Gore defines in Earth in the Balance, our new "central organizing principle"
    stephenthomson
  • Great Post!

    Key Ideals and Solutions! Thanks "DACEN"!

    Ha! Did I just read there on the last line what I just said in the other post?

    "Sharing!"

    What a marvelous and real concept!
    stopnoise
  • malathion-

    while I usually find your responses cold and very uninviting, I totally agree with you on this one.

    I've been saying it for years. The real problem is overpopulation. And when the time comes that I feel all grown up (I'm almost 30...) I'll adopt.

    There are plenty of people out there that need a helping hand, and another mouth to feed/polluter/etc is just an addition to the already unsustainable planet we're making for ourselves...

    That's why I rescued my puppy too!!!

    PEACE
    onechance
  • And YES, being veggie is a major helper. Although dumping that "classic" car could help too...

    I've been veg for over 7 yrs and I feel great. It's easier than ever. Options are EVERYWHERE in liu of meat.

    Nice contributions everyone. I LOVE CURRENT.

    Gives me faith in humanity, and gives me a chance to reply to the remaining few douches out there too...
    onechance
  • onechance, i've seriously curbed my meat intake, but i have not cut it out completely because I heard on NPR the other day that those who are strict vegetarians have to take pills and dietary supplements to get all of the protein they need. how do you compensate?
    stephenthomson
  • Every little bit counts. Thanks for a wonderful resource!
    lmcniel
  • http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm
    stephenthomson-

    I heard that interview too, with that guy that has a book out right?

    It was interesting.
    Anyway, I "compensate" by eating natural foods that are high in protein. There are thousands of "substitutes" for what we shouldn't be eating in the first place.

    I'm not trying to knock people that eat meat, I'm just saying that in this day and age, we have gotten to the point where meat "production" is totally detrimental, and cold hard science has found that there are tons of long term, adverse health effects like clogged arteries, high blood pressure etc that come from lots of red meat consumption, not to mention the poisoning of animals from growth hormones, mercury in the ocean, etc...

    Also, we don't have teeth to cut meat (like carnivores do) and we have a digestive system that leads to ROTTING meat in our bodies (carnivores have VERY short tracts which process red meat correctly).

    Anyway, flax, beans&rice together, soy, tofu, nuts, peanut butter, cottage cheese, yogurt, legumes, etc etc etc...

    Check out this site too...
    onechance

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