Log A Green Deed
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Plant a garden in your windowsill with either a seed kit or make your own from scratch! -
Only use or purchase luggage made out of natural materials. If you need it waterproof- heavyweight canvas works as good as any gortex! -
Purchase glass beverage bottles and find places that refill them with your favorite beverage. Kombucha, juice at the farmers market, etc... -
Start a compost bucket in your backyard or apartment.
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Eat no food products produced more than 100 miles away!
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We have only been using cloth grocery bags for years.
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Pick up trash in your neighborhood. Make sure to separate recyclables.
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Make sure that everyone has access to and knowledge of the recycling bins in your office. -
Went to a wild party and made sure that there were containers to recycle cans and bottles as well as compostable waste.
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Donate a box of gently used items to Goodwill. Helps people and helps the planet. -
Donate a couple books of books to your local library. -
Get your name and address removed from junk mail lists. http://www.ecocycle.org/junkmail/index.cfm -
Ride Bike to Work
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Be outrageous, it's the only place that isn't crowded. -
Let's "Get To Work" and tell our leaders to "Get to work." Plan, organize and have a "10/10 Global Work Party" October 10, 2010 -
Kids: get an adult to work for you. Adults: find a kid with good ideas and help implement them. -
3 minute shower: cool down from hot to warm to tepid to cool to exhilarating: http://j.mp/ColdShower -
If you eat beef, don't eat feedlot beef. If in doubt, don't eat steak or hamburger. JUST SAY NO. -
Decide "now is the time" to commit to focusing on the climate crisis in your life's work. -
Use a personal cup at your favorite coffe shop. -
Vegetarian for a day.
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Picked up trash while walking dog this morning.
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Turn out the lights when you leave a room empty.
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Drink from a reusable water bottle instead of buying the plastic kind
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Walk to work
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No more paper coffee cups!
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Turn the computer off when leaving the house for work.
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Composted dinner scraps
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Walked to the grocery store instead of driving, and brought re-usable bags.
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did homework by natural light only (no lights on!)
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Print double sided to save paper
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Use cloth bags when shopping instead of plastic.
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Switch to reusable grocery bags.
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Rode the train instead of driving 180 miles each way from my city to my weekend city getaway
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Use reusable lunch containers
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bicycle to work
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Go Vegan
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Greencycled invasive plants in traffic circle. Add natives Improve soil, air and visual interest.
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Biked to work instead of drove
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Started Sustainability Council for my company. Will be internally and externally focused.
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I use only biodegradable bags to pick up after my dogs.
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Educated myself about ethical and ecological wildcrafting choices. I can use medicinal plants without using those that are endangered/rare.
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Walk home from school and recycle every chance I get.
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When offered a plastic cup with your drink on the airplane, decline. Just drink from the bottle or can. -
Created a video (draft-needs photos) about our need to change our lifestyle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB8nEcy_GvM -
Introduced re-usable cleaning cloths to janitor at work so that all those paper towels don't get used and tossed.
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Downloaded Granola for my home laptop.
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Use BioBags for all trash and pet litter
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Compost all of my fruit, veggies, coffee grinds, tea bags and other compostible materials in my yard and use the outcome for my garden.
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had clean-up in forest
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helped classmate re-use bottle instead of throghing it away
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Used Re-usable spoon
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using only reusable eco-friendly shopping bags and recycles plastic bottles and cartons
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composted and recycled all the bottles, cans, plastic, and glass and compostables at work.
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bought seasonal food at the local farmer
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Riding my bike to work the majority of the days since 1993.
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Take refillable water containers (2-3 gallon) for road trips and fill your water bottles from them rather than using plastic bottles. -
Use 100% recycled toilet paper, count the sheets everytime, dont jus pull a handful More info: http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/gtissue.asp
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Properly disposing of old appliances when they are found improperly discarded.
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Join a Community Supported Agriculture group or a Community Market, Obtain high quality food and support smaller, local farms.
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use body care products who won a prize for sustainability
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Own a low emissions and high gas mileage "Green Car" to save on fossil fuel consumption and prevent more air pollution!
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I refuse to use styrofoam.
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picked up trash at a park.
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Made a smoothie while riding a bike in place
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recycle plastic, paper, glass, metal etc...only household wet waste in the garbage :) -
Took the train for 650+km instead of flying.
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Walk when it's close (instead of driving)
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Shutting down the computer overnight and when it's not in use to save power.
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Walked to work and walked back home
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make your own soymilk at home to avoid tetrapak trash -
visit your congressperson to ask for environmentally responsible legislation -
made dinner with food from a community supported agriculture group. -
only bought local vegetables at the market (nothing that was imported)
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I reuse all my plastic grocery bags
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I turn all my office electronics off after leaving work. -
I bought reusable grocery bags made from recycled products. No more plastic grocery bags in land fills!
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I used to meet my climbing buddy at the gym. Now we CARPOOL and use half as much gas. (I will be switching to bicycle transportation soon)
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Learn about recycling properly with your community recycling program. If you cannot find information, urge them to create or provide it.
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My daughter and I collected half a bag of garbage from the banks of the pond in front of our house.
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I use cloth diapers for my baby
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Stopped taking new plastic bags every time I go shopping. Use re-usable bags. -
I refuse to buy bottle water, helping the environment in many ways.
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I use rechargeable batteries.
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I wash my clothes in cold water.
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I make my own low-sudsing laundry soap at home. Saves trucking heavy liquids & manufacture of new plastic conainers!
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Yesterday, someone crumpled up a newspaper and threw it in my bicycle basket. I recycled it when I got home.
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Started a program to stop people from using paper coffee cups. Been cup free for a month!!!
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Sponsored a reuse/e-cycle day at work --- we responsibly e-cycled 9 TONS of electronics.
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Wrote my state representatives to pass a bill to ban plastic shopping bags.
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Switch to a low-meat diet -- less meat means less farmland used for feed.
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Added an environmental message to my business e-mail signature as a reminder of our responsibility & my commitment 2 Earth. -
Every week I E-mail my personal e-mail list a green link or green company contact info so to aid them become more environmentally active -
Tweet an eco-tweet @least 1 a week with the hashtags #ecology #environment in order 2 reach more people(check the link bellow 4 my last one)
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Started following @ecogeek over Twitter 4 hardcore eco-information that will enable me 2 make more eco-conscious decisions
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I road my bike from Washington State to Oaxaca Mexico.
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i walk and run barefoot (just did my first marathon!). this eliminates all kinds of gnarly stuff that shoes incur and is just plain fun!
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Now we use kitchen garbage to fertilize plants in our little garden.
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Write on the back of old printed paper sheets.
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Used my reusable mug at Starbucks instead of a paper cup
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Take my bags to the supermarket each time, recycle all platic that I can, bags, containers etc.
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i will design my house furniture for recycled materials, salvaged wood and materials with low CO2 emmissions
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commute by bike everyday and put a manifest on the rear of your bike that says "think globally, bike locally" to spread the movement.
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I take tags off clothing, old calenders, etc. and cut up to make cards, and new store tags....
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Ask customers in my shop if they really "need" a bag for their purchase.
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recycling all my magazines by taking to the homeless people to read and pass around again and again.
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I sell reusuable recycled market bags from Kokua Hawaii Foundation....
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I recycle paper mail and my daughter shreds it and uses it as bedding for her pet mice
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Just bought an outdoor clothes rack to dry my clothes.
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I've been taking a plastic bag on my morning walk and pick up litter that I see.
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Anything that's plugged in still draws electricity. Unplug those energy suckers and shut down the computers at night.
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Change your incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). They use 75% less energy and last 10x longer.
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When making purchases, choose items that use minimal packaging or that are recyclable.
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Save a few trees- read the newspaper online.
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I drink locally produced wine and beer.
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Sent my mum plantable flowers for Mothers day.
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Finals are over, and I just recycled all of my class notes.
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I use leaf mulch to keep weeds down, prevent the use of herbicides, and help the ground maintain moisture so I don't have to water as often.
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I reused my plasticware from the local lunch eatery all week. I wash it off briefly and save for the next day.
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I've asked friends who drink wine to save the bottles for me. I use them as vases.
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I began a recycling program in my small school program. All paper and plastic used to be thrown into a mixed dumpster.
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Became a vegetarian.
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Listened to Jeremy Jackson (TED talk) talk about our carbon footprint regarding oceans!
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Never throw your trash away in the environment. Allways in a trashcan.
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rode a crowded bus instead of driving alone
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Pick up recyclable litter and recycle it!
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Take reusable water bottle to work rather than buying plastic bottles or plastic cups.
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Keeping the doors and windows open and using fans instead of running the A/C -
Reused plastic bags from grocery stores for around the house, or brought them to appropriate recycling locations for proper disposal. -
Setup a recycling box at your office so you can do your part, even if the building doesn't (bring it home, or dispose responsibly) -
Planted basil, tomatoes and peppers in my garden today.
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Changed out an incandescent lightbulb for an LED
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Bring your own containers to restaurants and bring leftovers home - no food waste, no plastic waste -
Donate $$ to Rails-to-Trails Conservancy! They're a non-profit that's creating a nationwide network of bike trails from former rail lines.
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Make art/crafts with used items. Creative Re-use: used clothes, vintage books/paper, old wood, etc. Do a web search for upcycling ideas! -
Use mistakes from the printer and copier as scratch paper. Cut into quarters and secure with a binder clip. Voila, eco-notepad! -
Bring dishes & silverware (your old stuff or thrifted) to the office so co-workers can use them, moving away from one-use paper/plastic. -
Use cloth napkins. No need to wash them after every use. You -
Wrap gifts with old maps, comics, calendars, magazines, wallpaper... Make it artistic; personalize it. Re-use + Creativity = everybody wins. -
Cancel all or most of the catalogs you get in the mail! -
Buy and eat organic foods. It's better for your body and better for the soil. -
takin a blanket instead turning on the heat
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I turned my thermostat up this morning (I live in Phoenix) instead of the A/C running all day.
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I hung my clothes out to dry in the sun instead of the dryer ! yay !!
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Putting an old computer to use rather than sending it to the dump. -
Recycle unused phone book instead of throwing it away. -
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We just started our Organic kitchen garden today! More work than I thought !
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Today i recycle
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today at school i recycled all the papers i didnt need or use
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recycled some school papers
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went through the garbage and recycled recylable stuff.
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started collecting Nespresso capsules at work and taking them for recycling to Nespresso shop
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Used fallen leaves for mulch in my garden.
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Added an on/off switch to my Electric socket
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As I was walking from one place to another, I noticed many bottles, I picked up as many plastic bottles as I could carry and recycled them.
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Today I packed a litterless lunch to help maintain my schools garbage and the whole worlds garbage facility
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COMMITTED TO NOT USING ANYMORE PLASTIC BAGS FOR SHOPPING. INSTEAD KEEP PERMANENT SHOPPING BAGS MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIAL AND USE THEM.
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Installed 3.6kW solar panel array last year -
Ate vegetarian today
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Stopped buying bottled drinks for 1 week. Saved $25 and 17 plastic bottles. Donated the savings to Roz's row across the Pacific.
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Going on 2 months of meat-free Mondays. -
Promoted the use of recycling trash cans at work or school.
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I carpooled and made my students carpool to our site visit -
Instead of putting the heater on (it was 17 degrees inside) I added more layers of clothing. -
Had the heater on just to get the chill out of the room and rugged up afterwards in front of the TV
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Cycled to Central Institute of Technology for my relief class - 22km return trip -
Fertilized the veggies using municipal compost
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Recycle E waste
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Tended to my Community Garden plot, growing my own veggies
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Recycled batteries and take them to a recycling depot
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Weed by hand instead of pesticide
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Make electronic copies instead of paper ones
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Check tire pressure
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Used reusable glass and tableware at lunch.
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Not watch tv for four days
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use re-ciyced tolit paper
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nateve austraila plants in my garden
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Raked pine needles to share with friends for composting or to spread on their plant beds for nutrients
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No longer Drive a car . I walk , ride my bike,or catch a ride with someone else
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Educate the world the scientific reason of why to recycle and the impacts of not recycling rather simply preaching GO GREEN
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While hiking in the forest take along a trash bag and pick up trash that you find. There is far too much of it. -
Lead a group of over 100 volunteers during a day of community activism. -
When you see people doing good work for the environment thank them for their efforts. -
Think before you print. -
Don't buy CDs. Download your music off the internet. -
Drink organic locally brewed beer.
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Take a vacation with friends rather than alone in order to cut down on your individual impact. -
Pack your own lunch rather than eating out. -
Dispose of old paint cans and other toxics properly at local haxardous waste sites. -
Publish meeting materials electronicaly rather than printing and mailing numerous copies. -
Pack it in, pack it out. -
Conduct a training and recruiting meeting for 1Sky.org or 350.org to promote climate activism.
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Create a compelling cool catchy comment 2 catapult community collaboration & communication -
FOR BIG IMPACT "Do the http://j.mp/HardestThing first before you change your mind" @frankejames -
Talk to small business owners and realtors about the benefits of energy efficient green building -
Put http://j.mp/ab80d2 ice melt chart on your laptop/PC desktop. Explain to friends the bottom right falling off a cliff means "URGENCY" -
When I buy or order seafood I check http://j.mp/Seafood_Watch or http://j.mp/Seafood_iPhoneApp -
http://j.mp/SavorNature then plan your day 2 save the world. Tweet what your heart & gut savor -
Read "Eaarth" and understand what the internet, neighbors, gardens and hunkering have in common -
Read "Storms of My Grandchildren" - Hansen explains the urgency to save humanity. This is it! -
Plan & do a "Hands Across the Sands" event: NO to Offshore Oil Drilling, YES to Clean Energy. -
Take care of pets because they are a connection to the natural world and we need to reconnect! -
Why rescue pill, stick and stink bugs etc from the street, gutter or porch? http://j.mp/ingBugs
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Learn what can be learned from the http://www.BONOBO.org/ about living sustainably. More cool photos at http://j.mp/NatGeoPix -
Am I selfless or selfish: Check out http://j.mp/GlobalMindShift and http://j.mp/GlobeComm -
VISIT http://j.mp/NRDC_Action Center, CHECK out the causes, then PICK one and DO IT. -
Create a new deed promoting PLANET EARTH TRUST http://www.treeshaverightstoo.com/ -
Research and sign up for information about attempts to clean up Gulf Coast oil spill.
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Unplugged appliances not in use around home (toaster, blender, coffee, etc)
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switched from disposable plastic razors to classic safety razor and natural shave soap.
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Signed petition to reduce CAFO style farming ("factory farming") in Ohio. see: www.ohiohumane.com
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i read "How to Save the Planet 50 Ways to Save the Planet"
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Pick up your school/office's recycling
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Grow your own sprouts! They are healthy and you really can't get much more local with your produce. -
Clean garage/basement. Recycle bottles, cans, plastic, paper etc. Donate what you can & take unused toxics to a proper disposal facility.
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Read "Food's Frontier" a ten year old book by Richard Manning that explains how "traditional" farming methods fit in a modern world.
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Heros in the NW log in and read DowntoEarthNW.com for the latest news and comment on what you can do for mother Earth in the NW U.S..
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Learn about the "cradle to cradle" concept (www.mcdonough.com) and use the principle as much as possible in planning future purchases.
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If you buy cotton, buy organic. Look here to see why: www.ota.com/organic/environment/cotton_environment.html
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Tell BP: Stop burning endangered sea turtles alive. Take action: http://bit.ly/aFrbdv @CREDOmobile pls RT
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Google The Limits to Growth. Read about the premise and criticism of this book. Let's pledge to stop the denial from winning again. -
Visit ecogeek.org and find out about the ways technology is helping better our planet. Sign up to receive their e-newsletter.
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If you have a rodent problem in your house, use traps rather than poison baits to eliminate them. Poisons can harm pets and other animals.
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Check the site: uvm.edu/~gflomenh/ENV-NGO-PA395/articles/Lynn-White.pdf. Think about how these ideas apply to your own behaviors
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It's summer. For those outdoor projects using wood, avoid wood treated with Arsenic. Use sustainably grown cedar or recycled plastic "wood."
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When doing jobs that require digging or moving soil, even if you are in the city, be sure to install controls that prevent sediment runoff.
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Make today the day you decide to buy no new "stuff." Then go on to do it again one day next week, and the next. Got the idea?
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Learn about "wild foods" that were used by NA natives. Learn how to use, plant some in your yard so you can incorporate them into your diet.
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Use the quiz at www.myfootprint.org to see how heavily you tread on the planet. I think this is easier to understand than the C footprint.
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Vote for Roz as peoples choice winner in the Nat Geo Adventurer of the Year. Just enter http//j.mp/Vote4RozNatGeo
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made my own jam with locally grown fruit -
bought milk and juice in glas bottles instead of tetrapack -
picked basketsful of strawberries with the kids today -
collected plastic waste after my son's school party and recycled it
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I bring a reusable lunch box when I go somewhere.
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I used reusable batteries instead of having to through away all my old ones when I am done with them.
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Took the bus to dance and back home plus walking
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Take my own beverage when I go out vs. stopping for something in a paper or styrofoam cup.
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Exchange well kept unwanted/unfitting clothing items with friends, it saves money & resources, it's FUN + makes everyone HAPPY!
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Watched & FW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB8nEcy_GvM posted here by our Eco-Hero friend Pamela Green. Pls watch & FW :-)
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RT> @GulfOilSpillAct No more Drilling. Period. Sign the petition 2 Congress @Greenpeace http://bit.ly/ao6i1y & signed (of course!)
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In winter, I sleep with thermal clothes & blankets. In summer, only with a tee in order to reduce CO2 emissions & electricity usage.
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Volunteering my online media experience at FreePalmahim, a local eco-initiative aiming to save Israeli shores from residential developers. -
Ate at a fastfood place & asked them to cut down on 50% of the paper used to wrap the food.
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Used a single bag 4 four cleanings of my cat's litter box instead of a single use
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Use an online Fax service 4 digital faxing straight 2 my e-mail Inbox instead of hard copy faxes( http://bit.ly/biqp3l Site's in HE, sorry!)
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Do 85% of my laundry by hand with an eco-wash ball. No electricity, diminished water usage + water 4 garden & no polluting soap into oceans
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Spreading the word about GE Plug Into The Smart Grid's site http://bit.ly/F217
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A year ago I decided 2 stop doing design work 4 printed media as a way to remain truer 2 my personal paper usage reduction Eco-principels.
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Eat EnviroKidz cereals:they're organic, donate $$$ to Species & Habitat Conservation/Education programs + reduced their package size by 10% -
Plant a "Freedom from Oil Flag" 2 tell President Obama we want 2 b off oil 20 years from now http://action.sierraclub.org/freedomfromoil -
Use a Crystal Rock Deodorant: 100% pure, Paraben + Aluminum + Triclosan FREE, uses minimum packaging, does not pollute and lasts forever.
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Buy a water cooler/filter 4 your home that can boil and cool water. U won't need a kettle, ice or plastic bottles anymore -@ least 4 water. -
Spent the whole afternoon with my daughter in the garden planting herbs & playing with the dirt. Reconnect with nature :-)
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Share this links: the world's most sustainable building http://bit.ly/9QZqJC and the cost of spam in carbon emissions: http://bit.ly/9Uv0CD
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OilSpill impact vs our every day impact> http://ow.ly/2cxBq Sharing the article 2 increase people's awareness about acts we give for granted -
My students must sort reuseable handouts from completed worksheets. Hundreds of sheets of paper saved!
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Gave my brother a no-occasion gift: a soy candle I made, in an upcycled glass container. Wrapped in tissue paper & a gift bag, both re-used! -
Buy fewer clothes. Buy used clothes. Pass along your unwanted clothes to a thrift shop or a friend. -
Be a "curbside shopper." You can find some great free stuff AND save it from the landfill! Freecycle & craigslist are also re-use hot spots. -
Instead of tossing magazines straight into the recycling, drop them at a cafe', hospital, etc. so they get *more use* before being recycled. -
Instead of buying new things & tossing the old & frayed, I mend my clothes & linens. (I even mend my cat's toys. Yup. He's pretty brutal.) -
I bought used stuff at my local thrift shop today for art- and gift-making. Reducing & Re-using! I love making use of others' cast-offs. <3 -
If a server gives you too many paper napkins, take them with you for later use. Don't let them go in the trash 'til they're all used up! -
Support local artisans who make gorgeous furniture & art from others' discarded materials. -
reuse paper and other things to ,ake stuff out of them like artwork
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Use a reusable cup and spoon for drinks
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Energy audit house
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Used torn leaf bags for a layer before putting mulch down
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Bought a soda stream instead of canned sodas. No more cans!
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become a Eco hero
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add green deeds to inspire other people to do & make green deeds
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cycle to school
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participate in clean up Australia day
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I recycle paper and plastic at Whitesville Elementary
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While walking though the woods today, picked up trash from the people who don't care
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Reusing a glass jar as a collection container for food scraps to be fed to my worms (vermicomposting).
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Reused a plastic bottle.
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Use reusable cloth wipes instead of toilet paper. Here's some good inspiration: http://walkslowlylivewildly.com/category/cloth-toilet-paper/ -
Advised my significant other that unless it was something I had specifically expressed interest in, I don't want to receive STUFF as a gift. -
I use dry bleach instead of liquid after reading that it is less toxic.
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I used social media to spread word about the earth911.com site.
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Used homemade laundry detergent. The ingredients are gentler on the environment and it reduces plastic consumption.
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Instead of using disposable dryer sheets, use a reusable & ultimately recyclable wad of tin foil in the dryer to eliminate static cling.
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Tweeted a Fake Plastic Fish/Beth Terry video to help inspire others to reduce their plastic consumption. http://youtu.be/Myr_KHDs_3g
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Use paper-based dryer sheets as they can be recycled or composted in contrast to their polyester-based counterparts.
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Use biodegradable laundry detergent.
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I use steam instead of chemicals to clean my floors.
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Use a high efficiency washing machine.
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Organised as gardening bee to plant our own food.
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Spoke to municipal politicians about the importance of making policies to cut GHG emissions and suggesting alternatives. -
i am using the backside of info-sheets and other unwanted post i get to print out my accounting
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Planted an organic garden only using man power, no machines.
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When you sweep throw the dirt back outside instead of in the trash.
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Join zipcar
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Exercise outside instead of going to the gym.
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I do not buy pictures, I just look at them and remember how it looked and then I draw them at home! -
Drive less.
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My mom is 79 years young and I gave her a recycling container which I go get her recycled stuff every week and have it recycled.
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wife class did WWF lights out recycle unit w/recy truck planted trees on earth day saw movie Ocean smartboard on GULF SPILL for OCEAN DAY
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Walked to Walgreens p/u presc ask pharm give me mine w/o plastic bag note no plastic bag on acct had a heart transplant lots of prescrip
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planted a butterfly garden in backyard
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I recycled!
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I staked out and fired three "recycling companies" we hired to pick up our trash, until I finally found one that I caught *gasp* recycling.
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This relies too much on twitter format, and since I DO NOT TWITTER, I am gone Give people room to write something and it might be worthwhile
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i recycle daily
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Implemented a recycling plan at work. Paper only...for now.
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Major in Horticulture and Crop Production
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I switched to paperless bills through the electric company
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i recycle daily
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Composted yay! And wrote my Emergency Prevention Handbook - optimising our adaptive capacity to climate change http://bit.ly/aQzWa1
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Go out and run when you're cold. Don't put the central heating up.
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Lawn sale.
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Recycled a plastic water bottle instead of throwing it away.
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Weekend conservation project with Boy Scout Troop.
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Donated to an environmental organization in honor of my best friend,instead of buying a material gift. -
picked up trash on the side of the road
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Recycle Starbucks paper bags
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Sourcing around 75% of my food from within 200km of home
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I buy fruit and vegetables locally to support the farmers. less travelling for the greens and less gas to spend.
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I actively participate in all local recycling programs and I use a composter. As a result, my trash has been decreased by at least 80%.
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Putting up solar panels!
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Drive my hummer 1 mile to work instead of commuting in a Prius for 20 miles each day...
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killing all of human, no absolutle some in arctic will be saved, sve our nature
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Recycled old clothes and made it into something else -- Socks became pot holders and scraps of clothes became fancy patches! -
Using Refill water botle, 1 botle a days, meanss I save 365 plastic water botle.
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Carried my few items from supermarket to the car rather than using a plastic bag. -
Set Cruise Control for dual carriage ways. -
Composted the lawn cuttings. -
Put out the recycling boxes including plastics, cans, glass, cardboard & paper. -
I found a plastic bottle in the street. I picked it up and put it in the recycle bin.
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Recycled a plastic bottle!
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Joined "The Green Team" at school.
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I conducted a recycling pilot program at the hospital in Manhattan where I go medical school. It led to an 700 pound increase in recycling -
Walked instead of taking the bus.
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I'm giving the keynote for AzBizGreen on Thursday Morning !
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Brought my own reusable bags to grocery shopping! Now I don't have to use disposable ones.
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During lunch at school, we put a bag in the middle, and put everything that could be recycled in it. Than we recycled it.
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Attended a recycling assembly today.
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Work from home - no fuel used and no wear/tear on vehicle.
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Carpooled with my neighbor to the park to excercise.
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I recycled grocery bags to make a really cute paper mache club for my cave girl costume.
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Cut out articles in the newspaper that I wanted to read and recycled the rest.
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Picked up trash that other girls in my running club left behind:)
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Did community service projects with the girls from my running club.
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I changed my phone onto a setting that changes the screen to dark that saves energy.
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I recycled my plastic cup instead of putting it in one of the over-flowing trash cans.
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Always download movies and music and never ever EVER by disks or CDs. This decreases the need to make them.
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Posted online petition and agreed to some more to save earth, trees, air, etc.
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Blocked AUTOMOBILE and AIR TRAVEL advertising from my website.
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i never throw food away
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Lowered the thermostat setting to 56 degrees.
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I re-calculated my carbon footprint after one year http://www.alisongannett.com/Alison_Gannett/CROP™.html
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Make a peice of furniture out of reclaimed wood.
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Bring and reuse coffee travel mug
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After boiling my breakfast eggs, I put all the hot water in the sink with the plug in, and waited for the water to cool before I emptied it.
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I took paperbags from home to the grocery store when shopping today!
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Pledge: For every single use plastic bottle you buy, if you still buy them, find a second along the road or in the trash and recycle two.
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Carpool to Work 5 days a week.
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Loaned books to a friend so she didn't have to buy them.
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Created an indoor running track when it was raining instead of surfing the web or watching T.V.
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Only use my phone for necessary phone calls.
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Reused paper and plastic bags! :D
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Recycling ALL Papers
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Made my own candy instead of buying it in the store.
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Instead of making dinner for just one day I've started to prepare food that will last for several day's.
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Create your own reuseable grocery bags from your gently-used clothing. This is also a great gift idea. No more plastic bags!
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Got a coffee hour and mug contest approved at work to promote using mugs not styrofoam
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Recycle all paper,plastic,glass and metals from daily home use.
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Set up a recycling bin at home.
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Recycled all metal drinks and food cans for a month.
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Chipped garden waste at refuge centre - then use as mulch.
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When you next buy a car actively seek one with much lower carbon emissions.
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Only use wood from sustainable sources, as shown by the FSC stamp. Build raised beds to grow vegetables in.
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When you have to take the car drive for maximum fuel economy - gentle acceleration and braking, AC off etc. Saves fuel and money.
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Recycle vegetable peelings in compost bin every day.
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Planted another native tree in the garden - a small effort to combat my carbon footprint but also a new habitat for insects and birds.
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Buy energy saving switch off adapter plugs to turn off TVs that go to standby. Gave them to my older relatives as well to save electricity.
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Used compost that I made myself in raised vegetable bed ready for new plants to be added this weekend.
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Using reclaimed stone and brick to build raised garden beds. Recycling and cheaper.
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Took apart old flatpack furniture - recycled every part at local recycling centre - none went to landfill.
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Established compost system and now reduce our waste by 40%
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Use old postcards/photos as cute gift cards x ditch envelope & reuse old ribbons, string and store wrapping paper add flower/herb sprig
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Adopted our neighbours's rabbit when they moved she's an organic lawnmower,loves eating vegetable/fruit scraps and is fun
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Attended a community tree planting day and planted new trees in our local park
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clean out shed and garden and donate good stuff to charity
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unplugging laptop and only charging when needed
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Make your own cereal bars and cakes, so theres no packaging waste!
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Did not take a plastic bag at the store; carried my purchases out in my own hands
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Carbon Reporting!! Raise awareness
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Showed our local community college how to save a building they were going to demolish and dump in a land fill.
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Going by train to work
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Air dried all laundry.
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Washed and reused every piece of aluminum foil.
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Composted egg cartons, lint from the dryer, and shredded junk mail (without too much printed ink).
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Recycled: 3 plastic bags; 1 bag of cardboard and 2 bags of newspapers/mailings at Krogers.
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planted a group of apricot trees in my eco garden from organic fruit I made jam with.
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Constructing a wooden sailboat out of salvaged cedar lumber from deconstructed backyard decks.
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sorting and recycling garbage daily
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I chose to eat no fish to help restore sea life biodiversity
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Never buy fruit juice served on plastic.
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Started a compost.
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buy at yard sales and second hand shops instead of new
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made a big pot of spaghetti sauce from scratch from fresh ingredients instead of buying processed sauce.
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made homemade yogurt, healthier and reduces waste.
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Riding my bike instead of taking a car.
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I made 2 gals liquid soap from 1 bar soap & use for shampoo, bodywash, dishes, toothpaste. Saves lots of plastic & trucking.
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In sunny climates install the biggest photovoltaic grid connected system you can afford and that the local regulations and laws allow you.
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A full fridge uses less energy so keep it full. If no food then replace with water bottles. If colder outside cool them down here first.
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Pick up any plastic bags you find outside and put it in the bin.
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tell people to help too.and to log on eco-heroes.
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show my students an inspiring green ted talk!
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I began to buy only fruits and vegetables that are not pack in plastic conatiners
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